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Vellum, 6.875 x 4.875, ff. 458, double columns of 50 lines. 13th cent., fine small hand, pointed and black. Old blue velvet binding.
On flyleaf: Geo. Calvert 3 Maii 1618.
Collation : 116 220 316 – 916 1014 1116 – 2616 276 2816 2918.
Contents:
Proll. a.
Frater Ambrosius. b. Desiderii mei.
Gen. – 2 Chron. Prayer of Manasses follows without break,
but
with title in margin.
Ezra, Neh., 1 Esdras (of
Apocr.), Tobit – Esther. Usual proll.
Job (2 proll.). Psalter Gallican, no prol.
Prov. – Ecclus. (Prov.,
Eccl., Sap. have proll.).
Isa. – Mal. (Baruch follows
Ezekiel. xii Prophets have proll.).
1, 2 Macc. (proll. of
Rabanus).
Evv. (Mt. has 2 proll., the
rest single). Paul. Epp. (arguments).
Cath. Epp. (prol.). Acts (prol.). Apoc. (prol. of Gilbert).
Explicit iste liber scriptor
sit crimine liber.
In another hand:
Table of Epistles and
Gospels for the year, the Sanctoral incomplete 423
Interpretationes nominum in
triple columns . . . 425
Aaz – Zuzim.
There are two historiated initials, viz.:
Prol. Man writing. Genesis. Nimbed figure with book.
A few others are in gold and colour, but most in red and blue only.