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New Testament, Germany, s. xvin

MS. Laud Lat. 40

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Title

New Testament, Germany, s. xvin

Shelfmark

MS. Laud Lat. 40

Place of origin

Germany

Date

15th century, beginning

Language

Latin

Contents

This description is abbreviated from Daniela Mairhofer, Medieval Manuscripts from the Mainz Charterhouse in the Bodleian Library, Oxford: A Descriptive Catalogue (Oxford, 2018), pp. 187-193. For purposes of scholarly citation, reference to the printed catalogue is requested.
1. (fols. 1r–150v) New Testament, with prologues
i. (fols. 1r–87v) Gospels and Acts of Apostles
(fol. 1r–v) Jerome Prologue to Gospels
(fols. 1v–19r) Matthew
(fols. 1v–2r) Prologue to Matthew (Monarchian prol.)
(fols 2r–19r) Matthew
(fols. 19r–31r) Mark
(fol. 19r–v) Prologue to Mark (Monarchian prol.)
(fols. 19v–31r) Mark
(fols. 31r–51r) Luke
(fol. 31r–v) Prologue to Luke (Monarchian prol.)
(fols. 31v–51r) Luke
(fols. 51r–66v) John
(fol. 51r) Prologue to John (Monarchian prol.)
(fols. 51r–66v) John
(fols. 66v–67r) Acts
(fol. 51r) Prologues to Acts
(fols. 67r–87v) Acts
ii. (fols. 87v–150v) Canonical and Pauline Letters, Revelation
(fols. 87v–88r) Prologue to Canonical Letters
(fols. 88r–90r) James
(fols. 90r–93v) I-II Peter
(fol. 90ra) Prologue to I Peter
(fols. 90r–92r) I Peter
(fol. 92r) Prologue to II Peter
(fols. 92r–93v) II Peter
(fol. 93v–96r) I-III John
(fol. 93v) Prologue to I John
(fols. 93v–95v) I John
(fol. 95v) Walahfrid Strabo? Prologue to II John
(fols. 95v–96r) II John
(fol. 96r) Prologue to III John
(fol. 96r–r) III John
(fol. 96r–v) Jude
(fol. 96r) Prologue to Jude
(fol. 96r–v) Jude
(fol. 97r Pauline Epistles
(fol. 97r–v) Pelagius Prologue to Pauline Epistles
(fol. 97v) Isidore of Seville Prologue to Pauline Epistles
(fols. 97v–) Romans
(fols. 97v–98v) Pelagius Prologue to Romans
(fol. 98v) Isidore of Seville Prologue to Pauline Epistles
(fol. 98v) Isidore of Seville Prologue to Romans
(fols. 98v–106v) Romans
(fols. 106v–119v) I-II Corinthians
(fol. 106v) Marcion Prologue to I Corinthians
(fols. 106v–114r) I Corinthians
(fol. 114r) Peter Lombard Prologue to II Corinthians
(fols. 114r–119v) II Corinthians
(fols. 119v–122r) Galatians
(fol. 119v) Marcion Prologue to Galatians
(fols. 119v–122r) Galatians
(fols. 122r–124v) Ephesians
(fols. 122r) Marcion Prologue to Ephesians
(fols. 122r–124v) Ephesians
(fols. 124v–126v) Philippians
(fols. 124v–125r) Marcion Prologue to Philippians
(fols. 125r–126v) Philippians
(fol. 126v–128v) Colossians
(fol. 126v) Marcion Prologue to Colossians
(fol. 126v–128v) Colossians
(fols. 128v–131r) I-II Thessalonians
(fol. 128v) Marcion Prologue to I Thessalonians
(fols. 128v–130r) I Thessalonians
(fol. 130r) Prologue to II Thessalonians
(fol. 130r–131r) II Thessalonians
(fols. 131r–134v) I-II Timothy
(fol. 131r) Prologue to I Timothy
(fols. 131r–133r) Timothy
(fol. 133r) Peter Lombard Prologue to II Timothy
(fols. 133r–134v) II Timothy
(fols. 134v–135v) Titus
(fol. 134v) Peter Lombard Prologue to Titus
(fols. 134v–135v) Titus
(fols. 135v–136r) Philemon
(fol. 135v) Marcion Prologue to Philemon
(fols. 135v–136r) Philemon
(fol. 136r–141v) Hebrews
(fol. 136r) Prologue to Hebrews
(fols. 136r–141v) Hebrews
(fols. 141v–150v) Apocalypse
(fols. 141v–142r) Ps.-Isidore of Seville Prologue to Apocalypse
(fols. 142r–150v) Apocalypse
2. (fol. 152r–v) Notes
(fol. 152r) De Horis Canonicis

Form

codex

Support

parchment

Physical extent

i (17th cent.) + 152 + i (17th cent.) leaves

Hands

1: (fols. 1r–80v) textualis formata (rotunda)

2: (fols. 81r–140v) semitextualis, under cursive influence

3: (fols. 141r-150v) textualis formata (textus quadratus)

Sporadic marginalia, in the text hands and in contemporary hands.

Decoration

Flourished initials

Alternating red and blue initials

Rubrics.

Binding

Brown tanned calf over laminated pulpboard for Abp. Laud, 1637–1639.

Acquisition

Given to the Bodleian as part of his third donation, dispatched on 28 June 1639.

Provenance

Mainz, Charterhouse St Michael: 15th-century ex-libris inscription at the upper margin of fol. 1r; a list of contents, possibly inserted at the Mainz Charterhouse, in s. xv. (fol. 152v)

William Laud, 1573–1645: his ex-libris inscription, dated 1638, at the lower margin of fol. 1r.

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Title

New Testament

Shelfmark

MS. Laud Lat. 40

Date

15th century, beginning

Language

Latin

Physical facet

12th century binding, much repaired

Physical extent

125 Leaves

Custodial history

Manuscript 2542 acquired by the Bodleian Library

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Laudian Collection

New Testament

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