Cambridge. Corpus Christi College, Parker Library MS 246

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  • Other Form of the Shelfmark :
    • Cambridge. Corpus Christi College, Parker Library MS 246
    • CCCC MS 246
    • MS 246
    • Parker Library MS 246
  • Held at : Cambridge. Corpus Christi College, Parker Library
  • Languages : Latin
  • Date of Origin :
    • 1200 - 1299
  • Script :
    • in a fine minute hand
  • Support Material : Vellum
  • Composition :
    • ff. 7 + 400 + 3
  • Dimensions :
    • 102 x 156
  • Codicological details :
    • double columns of 56 lines
    • ff. i-vi + 1-400 + vii-ix. Partially imaged: front cover exterior and interior + ff. 1-22v + back cover exterior only
    • res litteras
    • a(4) (1 lining cover) b (three) 1(22) 2(24)-5(24) (one canc.) 6(24)-9(24) 10(20) 11(24) 12(24) 13(22) 14(22) 15(24) 16(24) 17(28) (wants 8) c (three).

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Contents

Data Source: Parker on the Web

  • Résumé : CCCC MS 246 is a small thirteenth-century Latin Bible with simple red and blue initials at the beginning of each book. In France such portable Bibles were made in very large numbers in Paris during the period c. 1220-80, but this one was made in England where relatively few were made. The College copy of Stanley's Catalogue records CCCC MS 246 as a donation from John Duncombe. However, as CCCC MS 245 is also listed as a donation from Duncombe, James suggests that this manuscript might be the Bible donated by either William Roberts (Fellow in 1626) or T. Hopbury. William Roberts's donation was recorded in the Catalogue of Benefactors and T. Hopbury's donation of a Bible was noted by Masters in his history of Corpus Christi College. The book retains its original binding and is one of the best medieval bindings in the collection. As a result of the fragility of this binding it has only been possible to image the exterior and interior of the front cover, the exterior of the back cover, and part of the text pages, ff. 1r-22v.


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    Langue(s) des textes : latin


    1v-399r - Bible

    Note : On flyleaves

    Note : (ivr) drawing of the golden candlestick with notes

    Note : (ivv) rough mappa mundi: notes

    Note : (vr) Notes

    Note : (vv) List of Biblical books

    Note : (vir) Diagram of the Tabernacle

    Note : (1r) Prologues, a. Frater Ambrosius. b. Desiderii mei

    Note : (3v) Genesis. - 2 Paral. Prayer of Manasses follows without break

    Note : (62v) Proll. to Jos. I Reg. I Par.

    Note : (138r) I Esdr. (Ezra), II Esdr. (Neh.), Ill Esdr. (Et fecit losias)

    Note : (150v) Tob., Judith, Esther, Job

    Note : (170v) Psalter (Gallican)

    Note : (190r) Ps. 151 added in lower margin

    Note : (190r) Prov. - Ecclus.

    Note : (218v) Isa. - Mal.

    Note : (299v) 1, 2 Macc.

    Note : (319v) Evv., Paul. Epp., Cath. Epp., Acts, Apoc.

    Note : (399r) Ending

    Note : (399r) Rules for preaching

    Note : (399r) Also the name Ry. Massy

    Note : (399v) beginning of a table of chapters (Gen. - 4 Reg.)

    Note : (400v) Memorial verses on the Gospels

    Note : (400v) A general. B magos egiptum petit exit

    Note : On flyleaves at end further erased cautiones f. viiir-viiiv

    Note : (viiir) (1) Caucio doctoris iacobi standiche

    Note : The others not legible

Provenance

Data Source: Parker on the Web

  • Added in manuscript in the College copy of Stanley's Catalogue, with the note : Ex dono Mri Duncomb: 1745: but see MS 245. In case there is any error here, it is worth mentioning that William Roberts, Fellow in 1626, gave a MS. Bible in Latin. This is recorded in the MS. Catalogue of Benefactors.
  • Masters in his Appendix, p. 23, alludes to a manuscript Bible given by T. Hopbury (H. P. S.).

Notes

Data Source: Parker on the Web

  • Additions: Old binding; skin, once red, over boards.
  • Additions: On a flyleaf f. iiir (xvi): Constat Richardo Masseo.
  • Additions: Also a Cautio partly erased f. iir : Caucio m. ler ... (or ber ... ) exposita in cista. W ... embris. Anno dni mmo cccco lxxix (?) et habet duo suple menta antonii in metaphisica (?) 2o fo ilia que et ... stat(uta?) 2o fo. (?) quod et iacet pro xlvis viijd
  • Additions: On another leaf f. iv an earlier entry: precium iiij marc.
  • Additions: Within the cover a list of the Biblical books.
  • Additions: The initials to the books are in red and blue: none have miniatures.

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