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Royal MS 2 C IV
- Record Id:
- 040-002105831
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002105724
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000277.0x000015
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Royal MS 2 C IV
- Title:
- Scope & Content:
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BOOKS OF THE MACCABEES (1 and 2), in Latin, with the commentary of Rabanus Maurus. Preceded by the usual prologues (Berger, Prefaces, no. 192) addressed to Louis I of France (beg. 'Domino excellentissimo et in cultu Christianae religionis strenuissimo'), and to Geroldus, archdeacon of the palace (beg. 'Reverendissimo et omni charitatis officio dignissimo'). The commentary begins 'Initium libri Machabeorum simile est principio libri Ezechielis' (Migne, cix. 1125). The number of ' versus' in the text is given at the end of each book as 23oo and i8oo respectively. Marginal comments and references are added throughout, in at least two hands. At the end (f. 120 b) is a list of Jewish high-priests from Joachim to Hyrcanus, kings of Syria from Seleucus Nicanor to Philip, and kings of Egypt from Ptolemy I to Cleopatra. Vellum; ff. 122. 13 in.x 9 in XIII cent. Gatherings of 8 leaves, numbered at the end, with catchwords. The text and commentary in parallel columns, the former in larger characters. Sec. fol. 'iuuentute sua'. Initials coloured and flourished in red and blue. On the fly-leaves (ff. 1, 2, 121, 122) are miscellaneous 13th cent. notes of a theological character, and (f. 121) twenty-two hexameter verses on the elephant, beg. 'Barit (sic) edit truncos lapidesque draconibus hostis'. Belonged to Lord Lumicy (f. 3); cat. of 1666, f. 5; CMA. 7938.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Royal Collection
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002105724
040-002105831 - Is part of:
- Royal MS 1 A I-20 E X : Royal Manuscripts
Royal MS 2 C IV : BOOKS OF THE MACCABEES (1 and 2), in Latin, with the commentary of Rabanus Maurus. Preceded by the usual prologues (Berger,… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002105724[0094]/040-002105831
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Royal MS 1 A I-20 E X
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1200
- End Date:
- 1299
- Date Range:
- 13th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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