Bod-Inc: B-251
Biblia Latina
Analysis of Content
[a2r] Hieronymus: [Letter addressed to] Paulinus. ‘Prologus in Bibliam'. Pref. no. 1.
[a4r] [Gn–IV Rg.] Ios preceded by ‘argumentum'.
[n1r] ‘Alius prologus' [to I–II Par]. Pref. no. 2; preceded by ‘Prefatio sancti Hieronymi in librum Dabreiamin, qui est Paralypomenon'. Slight variation in the incipit of the first preface to I–II Par.
[n1v] [I–II Par.]
[p2v] [OrMan.]
[p2v] [I–II Esr.] II Esr entitled ‘Neemias' in this edition.
[q6r] [III–IV Esr.] III Esr entitled ‘II Esr' and IV Esr ‘III Esr' in this edition.
[r4v] [Tb–Est.]
[s6v] ‘Alius prologus' [to Iob]. Pref. no. 3; preceded by ‘Prologus in Iob'.
[s7r] [Iob–Ps (G).] Iob preceded by ‘argumentum'. Ps (G) preceded by the first of Jerome's prologues only.
[x1r] ‘Prologus' [to Prv]. Pref. no. 4; preceded by Jerome's preface.
[x1r] ‘Alius prologus'. Pref. no. 5.
[x1v] [Prv.]
[x8v] ‘Prologus' [to Ecl]. Pref. no. 6, followed by Ecl–Ct.
[x8v] [Ecl–Ct].
[y2v] ‘Prologus' [to Sap]. Pref. no. 7.
[y2v] [Sap–Is.] Is preceded by ‘argumentum'.
[B7v] Hieronymus: ‘Prefatio' [to Ier.] Pref. no. 8.
[B7v] ‘Alius prologus'. Pref. no. 9; preceded by ‘Prologus'.
[B7v] [Ier.] Preceded by ‘argumentum'.
[D6r] [Introduction to Lam.] Incipit: ‘[E]t factum est postquam in captiuitate . . .’
[D6r] [Lam.]
[D8r] ‘Prefatio' [to Bar]. Pref. no. 10, followed by Bar–Dn.
[D8r] [Bar–Dn].
[G2r] ‘Alius prologus' [to Twelve Prophets]. Pref. no. 11; preceded by ‘Prologus in librum duodecim prophetarum'.
[G2v] ‘Prologus' [to Os]. Pref. no. 12, followed by an ‘argumentum' and Os.
[G2v] [Os.] Preceded by ‘argumentum'.
[G5r] ‘Prologus' [to Ioel]. Pref. no. 13.
[G5r] ‘Alius prologus'. Pref. no. 15, followed by argumentum (Pref. no. 14), and Ioel.
[G5r] [Ioel], preceded by ‘argumentum'.
[G6r] ‘Prologus' [to Am]. Pref. no. 17.
[G6r] ‘Alius prologus'. Pref. no. 18; in other editions, called ‘argumentum'.
[G6r] ‘Alius prologus'. Pref. no. 19.
[G6v] [Am.]
[G8r] ‘Prologus' [to Abd]. Pref. no. 20.
[G8v] [Abd.] Preceded by ‘argumentum'.
[G8v] ‘Prologus' [to Ion]. Pref. no. 21.
[G9r] [Ion.] Preceded by ‘argumentum' (Pref. no. 22).
[G9v] ‘Prologus' [to Mi]. Pref. no. 23, followed by ‘argumentum' and Mi.
[G9v] [Mi.] Preceded by ‘argumentum'.
[G11r] ‘Prologus' [to Na]. Pref. no. 24, followed by ‘argumentum' and Na.
[G11r] [Na.] Preceded by ‘argumentum'.
[G12r] ‘Prologus' [to Hab]. Pref. no. 25.
[G12v] [Hab.] Preceded by ‘argumentum'.
[H1r] ‘Prologus' [to So]. Pref. no. 26, followed by ‘argumentum' and So.
[H1r] [So.] Preceded by ‘argumentum'.
[H2r] ‘Prologus' [to Agg]. Pref. no. 27.
[H2v] [Agg.] Preceded by ‘argumentum'.
[H3r] ‘Prologus' [to Za]. Pref. no. 28, followed by ‘argumentum' and Za.
[H3r] [Za.] Preceded by ‘argumentum'.
[H5v] ‘Prologus' [to Mal]. Pref. no. 29.
[H6r] [Mal.] Preceded by ‘argumentum'.
[H7r] Hieronymus: ‘Prologus' [to Mcc]. Pref. no. 31.
[H7r] ‘Alius prologus'. Pref. no. 32, followed by I–II Mcc.
[H7r] [I–II Mcc].
[K1v] ‘Alius prologus' [to Four Evangelists]. Pref. no. 33; preceded by ‘Epistola beati Hieronymi ad Damasum Papam in quatuor Euangelia'.
[K1v] ‘Prologus' [to Mt]. Pref. no. 35.
[K2r] [Mt.] Preceded by ‘argumentum' (pref. no. 34).
[L2v] ‘Prologus' [to Mc]. Pref. no. 36, followed by Mc.
[L2v] [Mc.]
[L9r] Hieronymus: ‘Prefatio' [to Lc]. Pref. no. 37, followed by Lc, where verses 1-4 are called ‘Prohemium'.
[L9r] [Lc.]
[M10r] ‘Prologus' [to Io]. Pref. no. 38.
[M10v] [Io.]
[N9r] ‘Prologus' [to Rm]. Pref. no. 39; preceded by ‘Prefatio sancti Hieronymi in omnes epistolas sancti Pauli'.
[N9v] [Rm.] Preceded by ‘argumentum'.
[O1v] ‘Prologus' [to I Cor]. Pref. no. 40.
[O1v] [I Cor.] Preceded by ‘argumentum'.
[O5v] ‘Prologus' [to II Cor]. Pref. no. 41.
[O6r] [II Cor–Hbr]. Each letter preceded by ‘argumentum'.
[P10v] Hieronymus: ‘Prefatio' [to Act]. Pref. no. 42.
[P10v] ‘Alius prologus'. Pref. no. 43.
[Q1r] [Act.]
[R2r] ‘Prologus' [to Canonical Epistles]. Pref. no. 44, followed by Iac–Iud, each letter preceded by ‘argumentum'.
[R7r] [Gilbertus Pictaviensis]: ‘Prologus' [to Apc]. Pref. no. 49.
[R7v] ‘Alius prologus'. Pref. no. 50.
[R8r] [Apc.] Preceded by ‘argumentum'.
[R12v] [Colophon.]
[S1r] [Langton, Stephen]: ‘Interpretationes hebraicorum nominum'. Pref. no. 65.
Imprint
Imprint: Venice: Franciscus Renner, de Heilbronn and Nicolaus de Frankfordia, 1475. Folio.
Collation
Collation: [a–h10 i–l12 m–s10 t v12 x–z A–E10 F–I12 K–M10 N12 O–Q10 R12 S10 T12 V10+1].
References
ISTC: ib00541000
GW: GW 4216;
Hain: HC *3054;
Goff: Goff B‑541;
BMC: BMC V 193;
Proctor: Pr 4163;
Others: BSB‑Ink B‑419; CIBN B‑377; Copinger, Incunabula Biblica, 24; Darlow–Moule 910; Quentin 79; Sheppard 3338.
LCN: 13911170
Copies
Copy number: B-251(1)
Wanting the blank leaf [a1], and [a2], the place of which has been taken by a manuscript facsimile.
Leaf [V11] mounted.
Binding: English calf, c.1790, bound for the Bodleian Library; on both covers single gilt fillets form a border; single gilt fillets on edges of boards; Greek key-pattern roll on turn-ins; marbled pastedowns, gilt-edged leaves; the gold stamp of the Library on both covers; according to Morelli, the previous binding was French.
Size: 285 × 210 × 75 mm.
Size of leaf: 275 × 185 mm.
Some early marginal notes. Note on [a3r] presumably refers to Paulus (Paulinus), first bishop of Tivoli, c.366.
On [a2r] a fourteen-line initial ‘F' is supplied in reserved white, with red pen-work infill and decoration and extensions into the margin. Other initials are supplied in red or blue, some having pen-work infill and decoration in the other colour, with extensions into the margins. Paragraph marks are supplied in red or blue. Capitals touched with yellow wash.
Provenance: Maffeo Pinelli (1735-1785); see Morelli (1787), I no. 128; sale (1789), lot 5037. Purchased for £5. 7. 0; the annotated sale catalogue gives no name of purchaser, but the same price as Books Purchased (1789), 1.
SHELFMARK: Auct. M 2.1.
Go to top of page