Matthew, glossed; France, c. 1200
MS. Laud Lat. 41
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Matthew, glossed; France, c. 1200
Shelfmark
MS. Laud Lat. 41
Place of origin
French
Date
c. 1200
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
i (paper) + i (parchment) + 160 + i (parchment) + i (paper), foliated i-ii, 1–162
Hands
Protogothic by several hands.
Decoration
‘Pontigny’ style initials, cf. Pächt and Alexander i. 501, pl. XXXIX.
Blue or red initials with foliate decoration in the opposite colour.
Running heads in red and blue.
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: 13th-century ex libris, fol. 3r.
William Laud, 1573–1645: his ex libris, 1637, fol. 3r.
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Title
Gospel of St Matthew, with gloss
Shelfmark
MS. Laud Lat. 41
Summary
Gospel of St Matthew, with gloss:
Fol. 1ra-1vb. Three prologues to Matthew and the four Gospels; added, early thirteenth century
Fol. 2ra-rb. Letter from the cathedral chapter of Würzburg to the cathedral chapter at Mainz; added, early thirteenth century
Fols. 3rb-4ra. Prologue to Matthew, with Glossa ordinaria
Fols. 3r-160v. Gospel of Matthew, with Glossa ordinaria, supplemented by additional gloss
Date
c. 1200
Language
Latin
Physical extent
160 Leaves
Custodial history
Manuscript 2493 acquired by the Bodleian Library
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Collection contents
Gospel of St Matthew, with gloss
