The James Catalogue of Western Manuscripts

Shelfmark B.2.25
Manuscript Title

Robert Holcot, Commentary on the Book of Wisdom

Alternative Title

Holcot Super Librum Sapientiae.

James Number 68
Century 14th
Physical Description

Double columns of 52 lines. Clear, but ugly hand. There is a fine border and initial on the first leaf of the text.

Provenance

Given by Nevile.

From Christ Church, Canterbury. On the fly-leaf is (xiv, xv) Holcot super librum sapiencie cum plena tabula eiusdem (erasure) ecclesie christi cantuarie.

On f.1 of text: holcot super librum sapiencie ecclesie christi cant.

Ingram, no.139: holcot super librum sapiencie. 2 fo. quidam spirituales.

On a fly-leaf at end. Liber Eccl. Christi Cant., and a longer erased inscription. The MS. is too late to be in the xivth cent. Catalogue.

Second Folio quidam
Religious House Canterbury, Kent, Benedictine Cathedral Priory (Christ Church)
Donor Neville [Nevile], Thomas (c. 1548–1615), College Head and Dean of Canterbury
Size (cm) 31 x 20.5
Folio 279 ff. (numbered wrongly)
Material Parchment
Language Latin
Collation

Collation : a4 | 112-2112 | 2212 2312 | b4.

IIIF Manifest URL https://mss-cat.trin.cam.ac.uk/Manuscript/B.2.25/manifest.json
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Contents

Inc. Dominus petra mea et robur meum. 2 o Regum 22.
Artes et Sciencie humanis studiis adinuente
-precioso sanguine redemisti quod nos concedat etc.
Diligite iustitiam etc. Acturus de sapiencia sapientissimus Salomon in hoc libro.
Ends f.251. Concupiscencia sapiencie deducet ad regnum perpetuum ad quod nos perducat.
Quamuis autem ista sapiencia in qualibet parte scripture
-bonis moribus informantur.

2. f.251 List of Lectiones and Questions

3. f.253 Table, headed Adiutorium nostrum in nomine domini
In another hand. A rough initial is stuck in on a separate slip.
Abraham-Zona.
Volentes inspicere hanc tabulam
-facilius poterunt inuenire. f.275

4. Inc. Dubia pertractata in hoc lectura et sunl in numeris 54. f.276 In a late hand

5. f.277 An insertion of an omitted passage of cent. xiv
Solet ● n ● iuuenes de fortitudine sua nimis gloriari etc.
Virgilius in bucolicis egloga 2a.
O formose puer nimium ne crede colori.
Alba ligustra cadunt, vaccinia nigra leguntur.
Vacinia apud virgilium aliquando sunt parui fructus nigri anglice horten in austro in borea bilberies in gallia blebens et sic leguntur hic. aliquando vacinia sunt flores qui uocantur primule ueris quibus similes sunt cousloppes etc. hoc quod hic scribitur deberet scribi in fine lectionis 112 ut patet signum ibi factum.

Bibliography

Ker, N. R., Medieval Libraries of Great Britain, Royal Historical Society Guides and Handbooks 3, 2nd edn (London, 1964)

James, M. R., The Ancient Libraries of Canterbury and Dover (Cambridge, 1903), p. 514

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