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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Burney MS Name Benedictine abbey of St Augustine, Canterbury, Kent, 598-1538 Level [40] File

1. 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

2. Burney MS 36

Reference (shelfmark):
Burney MS 36
Title:
Glossed Gospel of Matthew, preceded by prologues
Scope & Content:
Glossed Gospel of Matthew, preceded by prologues (f. 2r-v). Decoration: 1 large foliate and interlace initial, in colours and gold (f. 3r). Large initials alternating red, blue, or pale brown, usually with simple decoration in one of the other colours. Small initials alternating red, blue, or ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd or 3rd quarter of the 12th century
Extent:
Parchment codex