Wigbod and Bede, commentaries on the first eight books of the Bible; Lorsch Abbey, 2nd quarter of the 9th century

Title

Wigbod and Bede, commentaries on the first eight books of the Bible; Lorsch Abbey, 2nd quarter of the 9th century

Shelfmark

MS. Laud Misc. 159

Date

9th century, 2nd quarter

Language

Latin

Contents

Form

codex

Support

parchment

Physical extent

i + 137 + i leaves

Hands

Carolingian minuscule, written by multiple hands; Bischoff designates it Jüngerer Lorscher Stil.

Decoration

Incipits, explicits and subheadings in Capitalis rustica and, more rarely, in uncial (partly in red): fol. 1ra, line 1 in capitalis rustica and line 2 in uncial.

Initial capitals (enlarged at the beginning of text or sections), sentence capitals; chapter count; quotation marks; Change of speaker between Discipulus (Δ) and Magister (M) recorded to the left of the text columns

Binding

Standard Laudian binding, brown tanned calf over laminated pulpboard. Rebacked.

Acquisition

Given to the Bodleian Library as part of Laud’s third donation in 1639.

Provenance

Eberbach, Cistercian Abbey of the Virgin Mary of the Virgin Mary. Listed in the Eberbach catalog of 1502 under the signature F 13: F 13 Collecta super libros moysi Iudicum. et Ruth Initium In principio creauit deus celum (edited in Palmer 1998, p. 237).

The Eberbach library was plundered several times during the Thirty Years' War 1631-1635 and numerous manuscripts subsequently came into the possession of William Laud. Inscribed, Liber Guilielmi Laud Archiepiscopi Cant: et Cancellar: Uniuersit: Oxon. 1638 (fol. 1r).

Title

Wigbod, Commentary on Octateuch

Shelfmark

MS. Laud Misc. 159

Date

9th century, first half

Language

Latin

Physical extent

135 Leaves

Custodial history

Belonged to Lorsch, not Nantes. Manuscript 2642 acquired by the Bodleian Library