Royal MS 1 A I

BIBLE, in Latin, of S. Jerome's version; preceded by the epistle of Jerome to Paulinus, beg. ' Frater Ambrosius'. The books of the Old Testament are in the usual order of the Vulgate, except that the Prayer of Manasses is inserted after Chronicles (f. I7I b). Gallican Psalter. No titles of books. Jerome's prologues to the various books are given, with the following variations: an additional table of capitula is prefixed to Chronicles (f. 146 b) ; job has as a second prologue part of the genealogy found at the end of the book in the Syriac, beg. 'In terra quidem habitauit' (f. I94 b, cf. Migne, Patrologia, xxix, Col. II3; Berger, Les Préfaces jointes aux livres de la Bible, 1902, P. 39, no. 58), and at the end (f. 2o3 b) the paragraph relating to the book in the epistle of Jerome to Paulinus, beg. ' lob exemplar patientie' (Berger, no. 57); the prologue to the Psalms beg. 'David filius lesse'(f. 2o4, Berger, no. 69); there is a prologue to Ecclesiastes, beg. 'Memini me hoc ferme quinquennio', being Jerome's prologue to his commentary on the book (f 233, Berger, no. 138); the prologues to Daniel and the Minor Prophets are omitted; and there is a short prologue to Maccabees, beg. ' Machabeorum libri duo' (f. 344 b, Berger, no. I89). The books of the New Testament are arranged thus: Gospels, Catholic Epistles, Pauline Epistles, Acts, Apocalypse, with the usual prologues to the Gospels, Catholic Epistles, Pauline Epistles (except Romans), and Acts. Modern chapters. At the end (f. 454), in a different hand, is an imperfect table of Hebrew words, with their interpretations and references, differing from that of Jerome (Migne, xxiii. 774); beg. 'A[aron mons fortis uel mons] forti. tudinis' (cf. 1 A. vii).

Vellum; ff. 454. 4.75 in. x 3.75 in. XIII cent. Gatherings of 20 leaves. Double columns of 50 lines, in a very small hand, probably English. Sec. fol. 'enim epistolavit'. Initials in red, blue, and green, with filigree work; larger initials on ff. 1, 365.