New Testament, later Wycliffite version, Four gospels in the Later Version of the Wycliffite Bible with usual prologues, Apocalypse without a prologue, followed by Jude, both in the Later Version of the Wycliffite Bible, Extracts from epistles: 2 Peter 2:21–22 and James 5:1–6 in the Later Version of the Wycliffite Bible — 15th century, end of the first quarter (?); England

Title

New Testament, later Wycliffite version, Four gospels in the Later Version of the Wycliffite Bible with usual prologues, Apocalypse without a prologue, followed by Jude, both in the Later Version of the Wycliffite Bible, Extracts from epistles: 2 Peter 2:21–22 and James 5:1–6 in the Later Version of the Wycliffite Bible — 15th century, end of the first quarter (?); England

Shelfmark

MS. Rawl. C. 752

Date

15th century, end of the first quarter (?)

Language

Latin

Middle English (1100-1500)

Contents

Form

codex

Support

thin parchment, paper flyleaves

Physical extent

143 leaves, c.

Hands

textura; gospels and the Apocalypse are probably copied by different scribes; another change of scribe on fol. 139r

Decoration

5- to 6-line initials in pigment and gold, and 1-sided borders, decorated with foliage and gold disks at the beginnings of gospels.

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

Floral or occasionally zoomorphic (fol. 17r) designs in penwork, some with red and yellow wash, decorating catchwords, running titles, indexing letters, etc.

4-line red and blue ‘puzzle’ initial and a penwork border at the beginning of the Apocalypse.

Decoration in the gospels is in a different style than elsewhere in the manuscript.

Binding

Black leather over pasteboard, 18th century. Rebacked with the original spine relaid. Rectangular gilt roll floral decoration with floral corner-pieces on both covers. Double gilt fillet-line border around the outer edge of the covers. Four raised bands on spine. Gilt decoration on the panels between the bands. Red leather label on spine with gilt lettering ‘EUANGELISTS’. Marbled paper pastedowns and flyleaves; further laid paper flyleaves.

Acquisition

Bodleian Library: bequeathed by Rawlinson and accessioned in 1756.

Provenance

Constat iste liber domino Rogero Waltun clerico et presbetero anno domini mº qgisim … et Regis Henrici octavi (fol. 139v).

Ric Stauntonj liber 1603 (fol. 139v).

Bookplate of Robert Nash (1691/2–1752), fellow of Wadham College, Oxford, and, from 1731, Chancellor of the Diocese of Norwich on the upper pastedown (see Blomefield (1806)).

Richard Rawlinson (1690–1755); see Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: bookplate on the first flyleaf.

Title

New Testament, later Wycliffite version (part: Gospels, Jude, Apocalypse)

Shelfmark

MS. Rawl. C. 752

Date

mid 15th century

Language

English

Physical extent

1 item