Jerome, Epistles; A) Würzburg, Domstift, 9th century, second third, B) Würzburg, Domstift, or Niederaltaich, 9th century, second third, C) Würzburg, 12th century.

Title

Jerome, Epistles; A) Würzburg, Domstift, 9th century, second third, B) Würzburg, Domstift, or Niederaltaich, 9th century, second third, C) Würzburg, 12th century.

Shelfmark

MS. Laud Misc. 252

Date

9th century, second third

12th century

Language

Latin

Contents

Form

codex

Support

parchment

Physical extent

i (17th century paper) + i (17th century parchment) + 128 leaves + i (17th century parchment) + i (17th century paper)

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

Würzburg, Domstift St. Kilian: a 15th-century shelfmark of A) p. 1 & B) p. 11, presumably in the same hand. The existence of the shelfmark in both parts shows that they were already bound together by the 15th century. The entries in list 800, no. 6 and in list 1000, fol. 1r, no. 245 could refer to this MS.

William Laud, 1573–1645: his ex libris, 1637, p. iv.

Title

Jerome, Epistles: fols. 1-5 are separate from the rest in writing and size

Shelfmark

MS. Laud Misc. 252

Summary

Jerome, Epistles: fols. 1-5 are separate from the rest in writing and size:

Part A, 9th century, second third, Germany, Würzburg, St. Kilian:

Pp. 1-8. Jerome, Epistula ad Pammachium de morte Paulinae (ep. 66)

Pp. 10a-b. Poem on a dialogue between a magister and his discipulus

Pp. 22b recto. Jerome, Epistula Damasi ad Hieronymum de Hosanna (ep. 19)

Part B, 9th century, second third, Germany, Würzburg, St. Kilian or Niederaltaich, Benedictine abbey:

Pp. 11-248. Jerome, Epistulae. Selection, including Augustine, epp. 67, 68, 38, 74, 73, 28, 72, 40, 71, 75

Pp. 245-248. Augustine, Homilia de divitibus huius mundi et de contemptu avaritie (serm. 36)

P. 248. Isidore of Seville, Epistula ad Massonem episcopum

Part C, Würzburg, 12th century addition:

Pp. 210b-e. Notes on dialectic, two inserted leaves between pages 210 and 211

The 'carmina' of the catalogue (2) are single hexameters. Both 1. and 2. have old shelfmark 'xiij'.

Date

9th century, second third and 12th century

Language

Latin

Physical facet

On parchment, brown tanned calf over laminated pulpboard

Physical extent

248 Leaves

Custodial history

Manuscript 2425 acquired by the Bodleian Library