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Gospel Book
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Parchment, medieval parchment flyleaf (foliated 1) + 124 fols. (foliated 2-125), 170 x 119 mm (126 x 84 mm), ruled in plummet, 27 long lines, running headers, quire marks
BINDING: nineteenth century, brown leather over pasteboards
SECUNDO FOLIO: quator seniorum (fol. 4r)
SCRIPT: Early Gothic bookhand
CONTENTS
fols. 2v-4r Jerome, Prologue, beginning Plures fuisse (Stegmüller 1950-1980, no. 596)
fols. 4r-5v Epistle of Jerome to Pope Damasus, beginning Beatissimo pape Damaso
fols. 5v-7v Breviarium in evangelio secundum Matheum, beginning Nativitas Christi magi cum muneribus veniunt
fols. 8r-15v Canon Tables
fol. 16r-v Argumentum for Matthew
fols. 16v-48r Matthew
fol. 48r-v Prologue to Mark
fols. 48v-49v Capitula for Mark
fols. 49v-68r Mark
fol. 68r-v Argumentum for Luke
fols. 68v-71r Capitula for Luke
fols. 71r-101v Luke
fols. 101v-102r Argumentum for John
fol. 102r-v Capitula for John
fols. 102v-125v John
DECORATION
Canon Tables in dull-red ink with round arched framework supported by Corinthian columns with capitals and bases, some containing dot or scroll motifs (fols. 8r-15v).
ORNAMENTATION
Dull-red initials [6-8 ll.], some with reserved linear ornament in stems, with simple red penwork geometric motifs as infill around edge of initial bowls and beside initial stems, at main text divisions (e.g. fols. 2v, 4r, 16v, 48r); one-line red initials in left margins; capitals highlighted in red on fol. 75r and in green on fols. 105r-111v.
History note: The Cistercian monastery of Cambron ('Liber sancte Marie de Camberone' on fol. iir, a later hand has written 'de Camberone' on the lower margin of at least one leaf in every quire); In possession of Samuel Sandars by 1886, he presented it to the museum in 1892.
Given by Samuel Sanders
Method of acquisition: Given (1892) by Sandars, Samuel
12th Century
Circa
1150
CE
-
Circa
1175
CE
Support
composed of
parchment
Text
Height 126 mm
Width 84 mm
Page
Height 170 mm
Width 119 mm
Accession number: MS 7
Primary reference Number: 118771
Project ID: 276
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Manuscripts and Printed Books
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