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Royal MS 20 D V
- Record Id:
- 040-002107694
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002105724
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000338.0x00023d
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- ISAD(G)
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- Royal MS 20 D V
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ST. GREGORY the Great, forty homilies on the Gospels: the same translation (by Pierre de Hangest ?) as in 15 D. V, art. 1, and containing the homilies in the same order. A missing leaf after f. 49 contained the end of hom. xiii and beginning of hom. xiv (23, 24 of Migne, Patr. Lat. lxxvi). After the table of contents the work begins with rubric (in gold), 'Ci comence lespistre saint Gregoire [pape?] sur lexposicion de les omelies des xl euuengilles'; text, 'Tresreuerent et saint frere saint Secondin'. Ends 'grant contrainte. Deeux le nous vueille prester a qui est gloire par tous les siecles des siecles. amen'. Colophon, 'Explicit iste liber, scriptor sit crimine liber. deo gracias'. Vellum; ff. i + 176. 13 1/4 in. x 10 in. Circ. A.D. 1400. Gatherings (beg. f. 3) of 8 leaves (vi7 by loss of a leaf, vii6, x5, xiii6, xix7, xx4, last1), lettered, with catchwords. Double columns of 34 lines. Sec. fol. in table 'defunt'; in text, 'enveillira'. Illuminated initial and elaborate ivy-leaf border with grotesques and miniature with chequy background on f. 3, in French style; but the smaller miniatures (usually about 21/2 in. x 11/2 in.) prefixed to each homily (except the last) are suggestive of English work in the style of the Richard II Missal (Add. MSS. 29704, 29705), though of inferior quality. Three (hom. xxv, xxxii, xxxix, ff. 113, 142, 165) have been cut out, besides the whole leaf at beg. of hom. xiv. The subjects are :-
1. Pope Gregory bands his book to a messenger ; three cardinals standing by. f. 3.
2. Erunt signa: Christ pointing to the sky, and disciples. f. 3 b.
3. Cum audisset Iohannes : S. John Baptist in prison, and two disciples. f. 6 b.
4. Miserunt Iudaei: priests, &c., talking to S. John Baptist. f. 10.
5. Anno quiniodeeimo: S. John Baptist preaching beside Jordan. f. 13 b.
6. Exiit edictum: Augustus giving the order; and on 1. S. Joseph and the Virgin going up to Bethlehem. f. 21 b.
7. Cum natus essei: the Magi and others in the midst of a city, gazing upwards. f. 23.
8. Simile est regnum: Christ and disciples standing. f. 27.
9. Cum turba plurima: Christ preaching to people sitting and standing. f. 31 b.
10. Assumpsit Iesus: Christ and disciples in the midst of a city. f. 35.
11. Ductus est Iesus: Christ and the Devil with stone. f. 38 b.
12. Dicebat Iesus turbit: Christ conversing with chief priests. f. 41 b.
13. Maria Magdalene: the Marys at the tomb. f. 49.
1 4. Duo ex discipulis: Christ and two disciples; Emmaus on l., Jerusalem on r. f. 48 b.
15. Maria stabat: the Magdalen before the tomb; two angels. f. 53.
16. Una sabbati: SS. Peter and John before the tomb. f. 59.
17. Cum esset sero: locked room; Christ among the disciples showing His wounds. f. 64.
18. Dicit dominus . . . ego sum Pastor: Christ and disciples standing. f. 69 b.
19. Recumbentibus: Christ, showing wounds, and disciples standing. f. 72 b.
20. Si quis diligit: Christ and disciples standing. f. 77.
21. Dixit lesus . . . homo quidam erat dives: Christ and disciples standing. f. 83 b.
22. Dixit Iosus . . . homo quidam fecit cenam: Christ and disciples standing. f. 90 b.
23. Erant appropriquantes: Christ and Pharisees, &c. f. 98.
24. Cum appopinquaret: Christ and two disciples approaching the city. f. 107 b.
25. Dicebat Iesus turbis: Christ in pulpit; hearers seated. f. 118 b.
26. Loquebatur Iesus: Christ and chief priests, &c., standing, f. 122 b.
27. Erat quidam regulus: Christ, with two disciples, and the nobleman with one attendant with sword. f. 131.
28. Hoc est praeceptum: Christ and disciples standing. f. 133.
29. Ambulans Iesus: Christ on shore; SS. Peter and Andrew in boat on l. f. 136 b.
30. Homo quidam peregre: Christ and disciples standing. f. 138 b.
31. Cum audieritis: Christ and disciples standing. f. 144.
32. Si quis vult post me: Christ and disciples standing. f. 147 b.
33. Si quil venit: Christ standing amid disciples. f. 151.
34. Loquente lesu: Christ standing amid disciples; His mother and brethren seated. f. 156.
35. Simile est regnum caelorum thesauro: Christ standing amid disciples. f. 158.
36. Simile est r. c. &cem virginibus: Christ and disciples on r. seated. f. 161.
At the end of the table of contents is the autograph inscription (cf. 17 D. VI, ff. 1, 120, 19 B. XVII, f. 5, in the latter case wrongly referred to Thomas Fitzalan, who d. 1524) 'My trust ys. Arundell. Thys boke ys myn' of William Fitzalan, Earl of Arundel (d. 1487); and on f. 175 b are inscriptions (referring to his son and grandson respectively) 'Ce liure apartient au noble conte Guillaume Aroundell myllio vc et xxxvi' and 'Ce liure apartient au noble conte Henri Arundel mylle vc xlvii'. On f. 176 is 16th cent. scribbling ,John Bourdin'. It afterwards belonged (f. 1) to Henry Fitzalan's son-in-law [John Lord] Lumley; not identified in Lumley cat. cat. of 1666, f. 11; not in CMA.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Royal Collection
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002105724
040-002107694 - Is part of:
- Royal MS 1 A I-20 E X : Royal Manuscripts
Royal MS 20 D V : ST. GREGORY the Great, forty homilies on the Gospels: the same translation (by Pierre de Hangest ?) as in 15 D. V, art. 1,… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002105724[1835]/040-002107694
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- View / search within Archive / Collection: Royal MS 1 A I-20 E X
- Record Type (Level):
- File
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- 1 item
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1395
- End Date:
- 1405
- Date Range:
- c 1400
- Era:
- CE
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