New Testament in the Earlier Version of the Wycliffite Bible without prologues. The books are in the following order: four gospels, Acts, Catholic epistles, Romans– Hebrews, Apocalypse — 15th century, first quarter; England
MS. Rawl. C. 258
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
New Testament in the Earlier Version of the Wycliffite Bible without prologues. The books are in the following order: four gospels, Acts, Catholic epistles, Romans– Hebrews, Apocalypse — 15th century, first quarter; England
Shelfmark
MS. Rawl. C. 258
Place of origin
England
Date
15th century, first quarter
Language
Latin
Middle English (1100-1500)
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment, paper flyleaves
Physical extent
184 leaves, c.
Hands
textura, black and brown ink
Decoration
2- to 3-line blue initials with red penwork at the beginning of books; 2-line similar initials at the beginning of chapters.
Rubrics in red ink; red paraphs at the start of sections within the text.
Binding
Brown leather, 18th century. Five raised bands on spine framed by gilt fillet lines. Gilt lettering on spine ‘NEW TESTAMENT WYCLIF’S TRANSLATION M.S.’. Edges of textblock dyed red.
Acquisition
Bodleian Library: bequeathed by Rawlinson and accessioned in 1756.
Provenance
Owned by John Lacy, Dominican recluse of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, associated with Newcastle from 1407 to 1434 (see Ker, N. R., Medieval libraries of Great Britain, a list of surviving books, 2nd edn (London, 1964), pp. 134, 284; Doyle (1948); Doyle (1990), pp. 22–3; Pepler (1951); Clay (1953); Warren (1985), pp. 24, 69, 252, 259; Hanna (2002), p. 129). An ownership inscription added in red ink after the colophon at the end of gospels: Iste liber constat fratri Iohanni lacy ordinis predicatorum reclus’ nom’ castri super tynam (fol. 86r). Orate pro anima fratris […] ordinis predicatorum Noui Castri super Tynam qui dedit … ecclesie sancti Iohannis Noui Castri super Tynam; in three erased lines, at foot of fol. 1r (legible in part by UV light). Lacy is described as of the Shrewsbury convent in 1398 (Emden (1967), p. 76). See also MS. Bodl. 771 owned in the Franciscan convent in Shrewsbury.
Thomas Rawlinson (1681–1725); see Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: lot 702 in his sale, March 1733/4.
Richard Rawlinson (1690–1755); see Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: bought at Thomas Rawlinson sale. On an inserted slip after fol. 1 in Rawlinson’s hand: Purveys New Testament, numb. 2. quarto ninth days sale.
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Title
New Testament (early Wycliffite version)
Shelfmark
MS. Rawl. C. 258
Date
early 15th century
Language
English
Physical extent
1 item
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Collection contents
Rawlinson C: History, Theology
New Testament (early Wycliffite version)
