The James Catalogue of Western Manuscripts

Shelfmark B.15.15
Manuscript Title Jacobus de Voragine, The Golden Legend
Alternative Title Ianuensis Legenda Aurea.
James Number 351
Century 14th
Physical Description Double columns of 43 lines. In a rather round Italian-like hand.
Provenance Given by Whitgift. An inscription on f.1 in red has been erased.
Second Folio de sco thimotheo or ponit
Donor Whitgift, John (1530/31?–1604), Archbishop of Canterbury, Master of Trinity
Size (cm) 30.5 x 22.5
Folio 276 ff.
Material Parchment
Language Latin
Collation 112-412 514 612-2212 238 (wants 8 blank), 3 fly-leaves.
IIIF Manifest URL https://mss-cat.trin.cam.ac.uk/Manuscript/B.15.15/manifest.json
Online Since 23/05/2016

Contents

Inc. prologus super legendas sanctorum quas compilauit fr. Iacobus nacione ianuensis de ordine fratrum predicatorum.
f.1 Uniuersum tempus
Capitula (clxxx).
i. De aduentu domini.
clxxix de S. Arsenio Abb.
clxxx De sancto dedificacione ecclesie (sic).
In the text this is followed by
Miracula de s. martho.
de quadam uirgine anthiochie.
De assumpt. S. Marie.
de S. Iohanne crisostomo.
Ends f.273.
mortuus est autem circa annos domini ccc lxxxx. hic terminatur liber.

On the fly-leaves are scribbles
1. Pencil notes on the miracles of the Virgin in the Legenda Aurea.
2. A couplet (xv)
Dimidium lune solis pariterque rotundum
Et pars prima rote sunt quod deus exigit a te (i.e. COR).
Cp. a story in the Fasciculus Morum.
3. In ink, xiv,
a. On patience.
Multi sunt quod dolendum est hiis diebus qui nec ipsum Christum per pacienciam imitantur.
b. On Obedience.
Si quod deus precipit facimus.
4. Other notes (two), one on the line
Mortis vel vite breuis est lvx Ite venite.

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