f.2 (Red capitals.) In nomine domini incipiunt capitula librorum S. Ambrosii Mediolanensis archiepiscopi quos fecit in expositionem evangelii B. Lucae Evangelistae (xv. 1527)
Inc. prologus S. Ambrosii Mediolanensis in expositionem super Lucam Evangelistam.
f.4 Scripturi in euangelii libro
Fine initial with purple ground.
f.5b Lib. i. Initial with beast
f.15 Lib. ii. Initial with birds and fish -man and dragon
f.33 Lib. iii. Initial with dragons
f.44b Lib. iv.
f.56b Lib. v. Man killing dragon with sword
f.92b Lib. vi. Man in foliage
f.119b Lib. vii. Man with sword, and suppliant
f.130 Lib. viii. Man with sword: blade under arm
f.138b Lib. ix.
f.143b Lib. x.
Ends f.159b -in monte complures fuisse. f.160 blank.
The James Catalogue of Western Manuscripts
| Shelfmark | B.3.9 |
|---|---|
| Manuscript Title | Ambrose, Expositio evangelii secundum Lucam |
| Alternative Title | S. Ambrosii Super Lucam Libri X. |
| James Number | 88 |
| Century | 12th |
| Physical Description | Double columns of 32 lines. In a hand very like that of no.77, B.2.34. The initials, in which purple is a conspicuous colour, are of the same style, and contain men, beasts, birds and fish. There is one at the beginning of each book. |
| Provenance | Given by Whitgift. From Christ Church, Canterbury. On f.1 is : "Ambrosius super Lucam" and above it the traces of a classmark mostly cut off. D. ij G. V (?). See Edwards, p.129. Ambrosius super Lucam libri x.Ingram, no.134, Ambr. super Lucam, 2 fo. nec quisquam putet. |
| Second Folio | nec quisquam |
| Religious House | Canterbury, Kent, Benedictine Cathedral Priory (Christ Church) |
| Donor | Whitgift, John (1530/31?–1604), Archbishop of Canterbury, Master of Trinity |
| Size (cm) | 34 x 23 |
| Folio | 160 ff. |
| Material | Parchment |
| Language | Latin |
| Collation | a2 (wants 1) | i8-xx8 (wants 8 blank).The quires, as usual in these books, are marked on middle bottom of last leaf in Roman figures. |
| IIIF Manifest URL |  https://mss-cat.trin.cam.ac.uk/Manuscript/B.3.9/manifest.json |
| Online Since | 04/12/2017 |
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