Old Testament (Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Wisdom, Ecclesiasticus, Job, Tobit, Judith, Esther, I-II Maccabees) — Multiple dates; German
MS. Laud Lat. 97
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Old Testament (Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Wisdom, Ecclesiasticus, Job, Tobit, Judith, Esther, I-II Maccabees) — Multiple dates; German
Shelfmark
MS. Laud Lat. 97
Place of origin
German
Date
additions (decoration, punctuation) and corrections, late 12th century
11th century, second half
Language
Latin
Old High German (ca. 750-1050)
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
ii + 167 + ii fols., foliated i-ii, 1–169 (87 omitted, 88 doubled)
Hands
Late Caroline minuscule. Cistercian punctuation, added 12th century, last quarter
Decoration
Decorated initials, that on fol. 1 repainted (Pächt and Alexander i. 61). Foliate initials. ‘Silhouette’ initials added, late twelfth century. Fol. 1, ‘silhouette’ initial in red and yellow with penwork decoration, in a yellow border.
Coloured initials in red.
Musical notation
Neums (fol. 84).
Acquisition
Part of his third donation to the Bodleian, 1639.
Provenance
Eberbach, Cistercian abbey, perhaps by the late twelfth century, when Cistercian punctuation and initials in Cistercian style were added.
Eberbach ex libris, late 15th century.
Identifiable as a 11 in the Eberbach library catalogue of 1502.
William Laud, 1573–1645, 1637.
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Title
Old Testament (Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Wisdom, Ecclesiasticus, Job, Tobit, Judith, Esther, I-II Maccabees)
Shelfmark
MS. Laud Lat. 97
Summary
Fols. 1r-24v. Proverbs
Fols. 25r-30v. Ecclesiastes
Fols. 30v-33r. Song of Songs
Fols. 33r-44v. Wisdom
Fols. 45r-84r. Ecclesiasticus
Fols. 85v-105r. Job
Fols. 105r-113v. Tobit
Fols. 113v-123v. Judith
Fols. 123v-132v. Esther
Fols. 132v-167v. I-II Maccabees
Date
11th century, second half
Language
Latin
Physical extent
167 Leaves
Custodial history
Manuscript 2739 acquired by the Bodleian Library
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Collection contents
Old Testament (Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Wisdom, Ecclesiasticus, Job, Tobit, Judith, Esther, I-II Maccabees)
