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2. Burney MS
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Burney MS
- Title:
- Burney Manuscripts
- Scope & Content:
- Manuscripts collected by Charles Burney, classical scholar (b 1757, d 1817), primarily relating to classical literature and Christian texts in Greek and Latin. The collection also contains a substantial corpus of notes by Burney and others, and letters and papers of modern scholars.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English, French, German, Greek, Ancient, Italian, and Latin
- Date Range:
- 7th century-19th century
- Extent:
- 524 items
3. 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
4. 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
5. 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
6. 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
7. 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
8. 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
9. 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
10. 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