f.1 Prologue
f.2b Text. The two first pages are framed in double red lines with yellow between, which has an odd effect
There are a few pencil notes on f.113, and on f.114 in pencil of cent. xiii is
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The James Catalogue of Western Manuscripts
B.3.29
| Shelfmark | B.3.29 |
|---|---|
| Manuscript Title | Glossed Isaiah |
| Alternative Title | Isaias Glosatus. |
| James Number | 108 |
| Century | 12th |
| Physical Description | Double columns of text with gloss interspersed: text 22 lines to a full column. Fine hand. Two initials, to prologue (blue and gold), and to text: the latter in the style of the Bosham MSS. with squirrel and dog, but inferior. |
| Provenance | Given by Whitgift. From Ch. Ch. Canterbury. On f.1 is the mark ·BN· Ingram, no.41. Isayas glosatus. 2 fo. despiciant ne uideantur.It may be the copy in Edwards, p.185, among Ralph of Rheims' books, or possibly that on p.182 among those of Becket. |
| Religious House | Canterbury, Kent, Benedictine Cathedral Priory (Christ Church) |
| Donor | Whitgift, John (1530/31?–1604), Archbishop of Canterbury, Master of Trinity |
| Size (cm) | 33 x 23 |
| Folio | 116 ff. |
| Material | Parchment |
| Language | Latin |
| Collation | a2 | i8-xiv8 | b2. |
| IIIF Manifest URL |  https://mss-cat.trin.cam.ac.uk/Manuscript/B.3.29/manifest.json |
| Online Since | 18/12/2014 |
Contents
Bibliography
Ker, N. R., Medieval Libraries of Great Britain, Royal Historical Society Guides and Handbooks 3, 2nd edn (London, 1964)
de Hamel, C., Glossed Books of the Bible and the Origins of the Paris Booktrade (Woodbridge, 1984)
James, M. R., The Ancient Libraries of Canterbury and Dover (Cambridge, 1903)
Jackson, D., Morgan, N. and Panayatova, S. (eds.), Illuminated Manuscripts in Cambridge : A Catalogue of Western Book Illumination in the Fitzwilliam Museum and the Cambridge Colleges. Part 3, France, vol 1, c.1000-c.1250 (London, 2015), vol 1. no. 48.
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