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Parabole Salomonis secundum hebraicam ueritatem translate ab eusebio Ieronimo presbitero petente chromatio et heliodoro episcopis. Ieronimus.
f.1 Iungat epistola quos iungat sacerdotium
Gloss. Parabole grece latine similitudines.
Ends f.60b
Explicit liber prouerbiorum habens uersus mille dutos. xlta.
2. Incipit (prologus beati) Ieronimi (presbiteri in libro) ecclesiastes.
f.60b Memi(ni me) hoc ferme
Gloss. Tribus nominibus uocatum fuisse salomonem.
The hand changes at f.67.
Ends f.76
Explicit (added: liber diuine doctrine).
Gloss ends: cum uideatur in multis ad uoluptates hortari.
Pencil notes on the verso.
f.77. Hec acta sunt in ecclesia S. petri et pauli apud London. Anno domini millesimo cco. Liij.
f.77b (xv). Bonum vinum et suaue bibit abbas.
Raulf.
Ego sum bonus puer quem dominus amat.
A few pencil notes.
The James Catalogue of Western Manuscripts
B.1.13
| Shelfmark | B.1.13 |
|---|---|
| Manuscript Title | Glossed Proverbs and Ecclesiastes |
| Alternative Title | Parabolae et Ecclesiastes Glosati. |
| James Number | 12 |
| Century | 12th |
| Physical Description | Text 17 lines to a page, gloss 45 lines.In two hands, one round and tall, the other pointed. |
| Provenance | Given by Whitgift. Probably from Buildwas. [Ker (1964) rejected Buildwas, but Sheppard (1997) re-established the volume as from Buildwas having belonged to Master Robert Amiclas] |
| Second Folio | principium |
| Religious House | Buildwas, Shropshire, Cistercian Abbey |
| Donor | Whitgift, John (1530/31?–1604), Archbishop of Canterbury, Master of Trinity |
| Size (cm) | 25 x 17.5 |
| Folio | 77 ff. |
| Material | Parchment |
| Language | Latin |
| Collation | a8-g8 h10 | i8 k4 (wants 4 blank). |
| IIIF Manifest URL |  https://mss-cat.trin.cam.ac.uk/Manuscript/B.1.13/manifest.json |
| Online Since | 07/04/2014 |
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