Capitula-list of New Testament arranged by book and chapter, New Testament in the Later Version of the Wycliffite Bible — 15th century, first quarter; England

Title

Capitula-list of New Testament arranged by book and chapter, New Testament in the Later Version of the Wycliffite Bible — 15th century, first quarter; England

Shelfmark

MS. e Mus. 110

Place of origin

England

Date

15th century, first quarter

Language

Latin

Middle English (1100-1500)

Contents

Form

codex

Support

parchment, paper flyleaves

Physical extent

139 leaves, c.

Hands

textura; black and brown ink; possibly the work of several scribes with well-matched hands

Decoration

3- to 7-line blue initials with red penwork at the beginnings of books; 2- to 3-line similar initials at the beginnings of prologues and chapters.

Exaggerated ascenders and descenders in the top and bottom lines decorated with human faces, profiles and arabesque designs.

Rubrics in red, red paraphs within the text.

Binding

Brown leather over thick pasteboard, 18th century. Double blind fillet-line border round the outer edge of both covers; blind roll arabesque decoration next to the spine. Seven raised bands on spine, framed by double blind fillet lines. Gold lettering on spine ‘E MVS. 110.’; ‘110’ painted white at the top of the spine. Laid paper pastedowns and flyleaves. Fols. ii and 139 served as pastedowns of a medieval binding, probably with seven sewing stations matching the ones on the present binding.

Acquisition

Bodleian Library: presented by Herbert in 1666. Former shelfmark: ‘e Musaeo (62)’ (fols. ii verso, v recto).

Provenance

Robert Parsons: Constat Roberto Personi, 15th century (fol. 1r).

Sir Thomas Herbert (1606–1682); see Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: name on fols. v recto, 1r; motto in Welsh Paub yn y eruer on fol. v recto.