Gospels (incomplete) with Old English glosses. — 9th century, end; French, Brittany

Title

Gospels (incomplete) with Old English glosses. — 9th century, end; French, Brittany

Shelfmark

MS. Auct. D. 5. 3

Place of origin

French, Brittany

Date

9th century, end

Language

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

Latin

Contents

Form

codex

Support

parchment

Decoration

Good initials. (Pächt and Alexander i. 424, pl. XXXV)

Title

Part of the first three Gospels in the Vulgate translation

Shelfmark

MS. Auct. D. 5. 3

Summary

Part of the first three Gospels in the Vulgate translation, containing from 'Eliacim: Eliacim autem genuit Azor' (Matth. i. 13) to 'latronibus blasphemat' (Luc. xxiii. 39). The Gospels divide at fols. 43, 67v, and have prologues. A fragment only of the first leaf, which contained Matth. i. 1-13, is left. The Ammonian sections occur in the margin.

Some Old English glosses (of about A.D. 1100?) occur on fols. 23, 25, 27, 29v and elsewhere. At fol. 43v occur notes from a liturgical service in an English hand of the time of the glosses: 'R[esponsorium] Nobilissimus. V[ersiculus] Digna. digni. R. Corde & anima [with musical notation] V. Ualde nam. R. Nata V. Corde.'

On fols. 44, 68 are two elaborate but not fine coloured capitals in blue, yellow, green and red, with interlaced bands and animal figures. The symbol for -us is always placed over the preceding letter: the Saxon g occurs twice on fol. 51v.

[I suggest that the MS. was executed in the zone of N. France. E.W.B.N.]

Date

written perhaps in the first half of the 11th century, in England (?)

Language

Latin

Physical facet

On parchment, with two illuminated capitals, see below

Physical extent

105 Leaves