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Egerton MS 2908

Record Id:
032-002249251
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
032-002249251
MDARK:
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LARK:
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Format:
ISAD(G)
Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton MS 2908
Title:
Bible
Scope & Content:

BIBLE, in Latin; Vulgate version, the Psalms in an unusual version (see below). The order of books and prefaces (the references are to Berger, Préfaces, 1902) is as follows: —

  • (1) Pentateuch, with prefaces nos. 1, 2. f. 12; —
  • (2) Joshua, pref. no. 22, arg. no. 23, Judges, and Ruth. f. 68; —
  • (3) 1-4 Kings, pref. no. 30. f. 83b; —
  • (4) 1 and 2 Chronicles, pref. no. 36 (the Prayer of Manasses is not included). f. 120b; —
  • (5) 1 and 2 Esdras, i.e., Ezra and Nehemiah, followed by the apocryphal 3 Esdras, pref. no. 42. f. 140; —
  • (6) Tobit, pref. no. 45 (the first 11 lines of text retouched). f. 152; — (
  • 7) Judith, pref. no. 48. f. 154b; —
  • (8) Esther, pref. no. 51, arg. no. 53. f. 158; —
  • (9) Job, pref. nos. 55, 56, arg. no. 58. f. 161b; —
  • (10) Psalter, pref. no. 67; a version intermediate between the Hebrew on the one hand and the Gallican and Roman on the other, but containing a number of words found in none of these versions. e.g. Ps. v. 1, 'Dicta mea attende domine,' f. 169b; Ps. ix. 13, 'nec oblitus vociferaciones pauperum,' f. 170; Ps. xvi. 13, 'Surge domine preueni faciem eius et humilia eum,' f. 170b; Ps. lxxx. 2, 3, 'Cantate ad dominum uirtutem nostram Jubilate ad deum Jacob; Leuate canticum et date tympanum et cytharam suauem cu[m] psalterio, f. 178b. f. 169; —
  • (11) Proverbs pref. nos. 129, 130, arg. 131. f. 185b; —
  • (12) Ecclesiastes, pref. no. 138. f. 192; —
  • (13) Song of Solomon, no pref. f. 194; —
  • (14) Wisdom, pref. no. 142, and Ecclesiasticus, pref. beg. 'Multorum nobis et magnorum.' ff. 195, 199; —
  • (15) Prophets, viz. Isaiah, pref. no. 150, arg. no. 151, Jeremiah, pref. no. 155, arg. nos. 160, 157, Lamentations and Jeremiah's prayer, Baruch, Ezechiel, pref. no. 162, Daniel, pref. no. 166, and Minor Prophets, pref. nos. 170, 172, 173, 171 etc. ff. 208b-277; —
  • (16) 1 and 2 Maccabees, pref. no. 189, arg. no. 190. f. 277b; —
  • (17) Gospels, pref. nos. 199, 225, 230, 236. ff. 294, 303, 308b, 318; —
  • (18) Pauline Epistles, pref. nos. 253, 255, 254, 280B-D, etc. ff. 325-342; —
  • (19) Hebrews, pref. no. 283. f. 342b; —
  • (20) Acts, pref. no. 250, arg. no. 244. f. 345; —
  • (21) Catholic Epistles, pref. no. 293, 294, 290, etc. f. 355-359b; —
  • (22) Apocalypse, pref. no. 310, arg. no. 311. f. 359b.

Followed by (a) Franciscan Calendar, in red and black, the red entries including Transl. S. Francisci, 25 May; S. Antonii presb. et conf. de ordine minorum, 13 June and octave; S. Clare uirg., 12 Aug.; S. Francisci fundatoris ordinis minorum, 4 Oct. f. 364; — (b) Interpretationes Hebraicorum nominum, printed in Bedae Opera (Cologne, 1688), iii, p. 371, but more probably assigned to Remigius of Auxerre. Beg. 'Aaz apprenhendens'; ends 'Zuzim,' etc. f. 366.

Prefixed, f. 1b, is a table of Epistles and Gospels, written on thicker vellum in a German 15th cent. hand and at foot of f. 23b are four lines from the Graecismus of Eberhardus Bethuniensis (ed. Wrobel, 1887, cap. x, ll. 248-251).

Vellum; ff. i + 390. 5¾ in. x 37/8 in. XIII cent. Written in Italy in a very small hand, on thin vellum, with 101 coloured initials, of which 34 are historiated, very well executed in Italian style. Sec. fol. '[uo]-luntatem suam.' On f. 390b is an erased note of ownership, 'Ista biblia est fratris Johannis … ' German (?) 16th cent. binding of wooden boards covered with dark brown leather, stamped (the impression almost effaced). From the Farnborough Fund.

Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Project / Collection:
Egerton Manuscripts
Hierarchy Tree:
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Hierarchy Record Ids:
032-002249251
Is part of:
not applicable
Hierarchy:
032-002249251
Container:
not applicable
Record Type (Level):
Fonds
Extent:
1 volume
Digitised Content:
Languages:
Latin
Scripts:
Latin
Start Date:
1200
End Date:
1299
Date Range:
13th century
Era:
CE
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