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1. Burney MS 1

Reference (shelfmark):
Burney MS 1
Title:
Bible with prologues
Scope & Content:
Bible with prologues. 'Modern' chapter numbers; chapters do not start on a new line. Medieval column-numbering in arabic numerals. Extensive ink glosses from I Samuel to Esther (ff. 67v-136r), and elsewhere, sometimes systematically erased, e.g. in the minor prophets.10-part division of the P...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st half of the 13th century
Extent:
Parchment codex

2. Burney MS 2

Reference (shelfmark):
Burney MS 2
Title:
Bible with prologues, and Interpretations of Hebrew names
Scope & Content:
Bible with prologues (ff. 2r-523r), and Interpretations of Hebrew names (ff. 524r-570v). Decoration: 79 large historiated initials (one more missing), in colours and gold, at the beginnings of biblical books. Large foliate initials, in colours and gold, at the beginnings of prologues, etc. Sma...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 13th century
Extent:
Parchment codex

3. Burney MS 3

Reference (shelfmark):
Burney MS 3
Title:
Bible with prologues, without Psalms ('The Bible of Robert de Bello')
Scope & Content:
Bible with prologues, without Psalms ('The Bible of Robert de Bello'). Proverbs, Maccabees, and the New Testament each start on a new quire. The Psalms and the Interpretations of Hebrew names are absent. Morgan 1982 dates the manuscript to between 1230 and 1240, but it is likely to be later bec...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
between c. 1240 and 1253
Extent:
Parchment codex

4. Burney MS 4

Reference (shelfmark):
Burney MS 4
Title:
Bible; the Interpretations of Hebrew names, synoptic table of biblical parallels
Scope & Content:
This manuscript consists of two parts: the original part contains the Old and New Testament of the Latin Vulgate (ff. 1-249, 273-656). The younger part (ff. 250-277*, ff. 657-667) seems to have been added in the second half of the 14th century to replace lost or damaged parts of the Old Testamen...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd quarter of the 13th century-2nd half of the 14th century
Extent:
A parchment codex

5. Burney MS 5

Reference (shelfmark):
Burney MS 5
Title:
Bible with prologues
Scope & Content:
Bible with prologues. The Old Testament ends imperfect in II Maccabees 14:33; the New Testament ends imperfect in Luke 3:31. The general prologue is not divided into chapters; chapters do not start on new lines; Proverbs starts on a new quire (f. 115r); Psalms 51 and 101 do not have initials ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
1st half of the 13th century
Extent:
Parchment codex

6. Burney MS 6

Reference (shelfmark):
Burney MS 6
Title:
Bible with prologues, and the Interpretations of Hebrew names
Scope & Content:
Bible with prologues (ff. 2r-358v), and the Interpretations of Hebrew names (ff. 359r-377v). The first prologue is not divided into chapters; chapters of biblical books start on new lines, but the chapter numbers are placed in the margins, suggesting a date in second quarter of the 13th century...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd quarter of the 13th century
Extent:
Parchment codex

7. Burney MS 7

Reference (shelfmark):
Burney MS 7
Title:
Bible with prologues
Scope & Content:
Bible with prologues. The Interpretations of Hebrew names are absent. Psalms have the 10-part divisons. Decoration: Large foliate initials in colours and gold, with a green framing line, at the beginning of the volume and Genesis (ff. 2r, 4v). Large puzzle initials in red and blue, with red a...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd or 3rd quarter of the 13th century
Extent:
Parchment codex

8. Burney MS 8

Reference (shelfmark):
Burney MS 8
Title:
Bible with prologues, and Interpretations of Hebrew names, Isidore of Seville, Etymologiae 5:39: De descriptione temporum ('The Six Ages of the World'), and other texts
Scope & Content:
Bible with prologues (ff. 4r-579v), and Interpretations of Hebrew names (ff. 580r-627v), Isidore of Seville, Etymologiae 5:39: De descriptione temporum ('The Six Ages of the World') (ff. 3r-3v, 628r), Chapter lists of biblical books from Genesis to Hebrews (ff. 628v-635v). Chapters start on new...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Hebrew and Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 13th century
Extent:
Parchment codex

9. Burney MS 9

Reference (shelfmark):
Burney MS 9
Title:
Bible with prologues
Scope & Content:
Bible with prologues. Imperfect at the end (in Romans 16:20) and elsewhere. Some repairs use fragments from other leaves; f. 364 almost totally cut away. Chapters start on new lines, and chapter numbers are inset into the text space. Decoration: 1 zoomorphic initial, in colours, at the begi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 13th century
Extent:
Parchment codex

10. Burney MS 10

Reference (shelfmark):
Burney MS 10
Title:
Bible with prologues, and the Interpretations of Hebrew names
Scope & Content:
Bible with prologues (ff. 4r-171v, 196r-589r), and the Interpretations of Hebrew names (ff. 172r-195v, 590r-607v). The Interpretations of Hebrew names ends imperfect in the letter 'T'. Chapters start on new lines and chapter numbers are inset into the text space. The Psalms have the eight-par...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 13th century
Extent:
Parchment codex

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