Bod-Inc: B-272
Biblia Latina
Analysis of Content
a2r Hieronymus: [Letter addressed to] Paulinus. ‘Prologus'. Pref. no. 1.
a5r [Gn–IV Rg.] Ios preceded by ‘argumentum'.
n3v ‘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.
n3v [I–II Par.]
p3v [OrMan.]
p3v [I–II Esr.] II Esr here also entitled ‘Neemias'.
q2v [III–IV Esr.] III Esr here entitled ‘II Esr', IV Esr ‘III Esr'.
r5r [Tb–Est.]
s7r ‘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.
x4r ‘Prologus' [to Prv]. Pref. no. 4; preceded by ‘Epistola sancti Hieronymi presbiteri ad Chromatium et Heliodorum episcopos, de libris Salomonis'.
x4r ‘Alius prologus'. Pref. no. 5.
x4r [Prv.]
x10v ‘Prologus' [to Ecl]. Pref. no. 6.
y1r [Ecl–Ct.]
y4v ‘Prologus' [to Sap]. Pref. no. 7.
y4v [Sap–Is.] Is preceded by ‘argumentum'.
[con]7v Hieronymus: ‘Prefatio' [to Ier.] Pref. no. 8.
[con]8r ‘Alius prologus'. Pref. no. 9; preceded by ‘Prologus'.
[con]8r [Ier.] Preceded by ‘argumentum'.
A5v [Introduction to Lam.] Incipit: ‘[E]t factum est postquam in captiuitate . . .’
A5v [Lam.]
A7r ‘Prefatio' [to Bar]. Pref. no. 10.
A7r [Bar–Dn.]
D2r ‘Alius prologus' [to Twelve Prophets]. Pref. no. 11; preceded by ‘Prologus in librum duodecim prophetarum'.
D2r ‘Prologus' [to Os]. Pref. no. 12.
D2v [Os.] Preceded by ‘argumentum'.
D4v ‘Prologus' [to Ioel]. Pref. no. 13.
D4v ‘Alius prologus'. Pref. no. 15.
D4v ‘Argumentum' (pref. no. 14).
D4v [Ioel.]
D5v ‘Prologus' [to Am]. Pref. no. 17.
D5v ‘Alius prologus'. Pref. no. 18; in other editions called ‘argumentum'.
D5v ‘Alius prologus'. Pref. no. 19.
D6r [Am.]
D7v ‘Prologus' [to Abd]. Pref. no. 20.
D7v [Abd.] Preceded by ‘argumentum'.
D8r ‘Prologus' [to Ion]. Pref. no. 21.
D8r [Ion.] Preceded by ‘argumentum'.
D9r ‘Prologus' [to Mi]. Pref. no. 23.
D9r [Mi.] Preceded by ‘argumentum'.
D10r ‘Prologus' [to Na]. Pref. no. 24.
D10v [Na.] Preceded by ‘argumentum'.
E1r ‘Prologus' [to Hab]. Pref. no. 25.
E1v [Hab.] Preceded by ‘argumentum'.
E2r ‘Prologus' [to So]. Pref. no. 26.
E2v [So.] Preceded by ‘argumentum'.
E3r ‘Prologus' [to Agg]. Pref. no. 27.
E3v [Agg.] Preceded by ‘argumentum'.
E4r ‘Prologus' [to Za]. Pref. no. 28.
E4r [Za.] Preceded by ‘argumentum'.
E6v ‘Prologus' [to Mal]. Pref. no. 29.
E7r [Mal.] Preceded by ‘argumentum'.
E7v Hieronymus: ‘Prologus' [to Mcc]. Pref. no. 31.
E8r ‘Alius prologus'. Pref. no. 32.
E8r [I–II Mcc.]
H1v ‘Alius prologus' [to Four Evangelists]. Pref. no. 33; preceded by ‘Epistola beati Hieronymi ad Damasum Papam in quatuor Euangelia'.
H1v ‘Prologus' [to Mt]. Pref. no. 35.
H2r [Mt.] Preceded by ‘argumentum' (pref. no. 34).
I2r ‘Prologus' [to Mc]. Pref. no. 36.
I2r [Mc.]
I8v Hieronymus: ‘Prefatio' [to Lc]. Pref. no. 37.
I8v [Lc.] Verses 1-4 here called ‘Prohemium'.
K9v ‘Prologus' [to Io]. Pref. no. 38.
K9v [Io.]
L8r ‘Prologus' [to Rm]. Pref. no. 39; preceded by ‘Prefatio sancti Hieronymi in omnes epistolas sancti Pauli'.
L8r [Rm.] Preceded by ‘argumentum'.
M2r ‘Prologus' [to I Cor]. Pref. no. 40.
M2v [I Cor.] Preceded by ‘argumentum'.
M6v ‘Prologus' [to II Cor]. Pref. no. 41.
M6v [II Cor–Hbr]. Each letter preceded by ‘argumentum'.
O1r Hieronymus: ‘Prefatio' [to Act]. Pref. no. 42.
O1r ‘Alius prologus'. Pref. no. 43.
O1r [Act.]
P2r ‘Prologus' [to Canonical Epistles]. Pref. no. 44, followed by an ‘argumentum'.
P2r [Iac–Iud.] Each letter preceded by ‘argumentum'.
P7r [Gilbertus Pictaviensis]: ‘Prologus' [to Apc]. Pref. no. 49.
P7v ‘Alius prologus'. Pref. no. 50.
P7v [Apc.] Preceded by ‘argumentum'.
P12v [Colophon.]
Q1r [Langton, Stephen]: ‘Interpretationes hebraicorum nominum'. Pref. no. 65.
Imprint
Imprint: Venice: Nicolaus Jenson, 1479. Folio.
Collation
Collation: a–z [et] [con] [rum] A–E10 F6 G8 H–O10 P12 Q–S10 T U8.
References
ISTC: ib00563000
GW: GW 4238;
Hain: HC *3073;
Goff: Goff B‑563;
BMC: BMC V 180;
Proctor: Pr 4119;
Others: BSB‑Ink B‑434; Copinger, Incunabula Biblica, 40; Darlow–Moule 6083; Lowry, Jenson, 249 no. 76; Quentin 79; Sheppard 3290.
LCN: 13908292
Copies
Copy number: B-272(1)
Wanting a1-4, U7.
Binding: Eighteenth-century tree calf; single gilt fillets form a border; gold stamp of the Bodleian Library on both covers. Rebacked.
Size: 333 × 227 × 82 mm.
Size of leaf: 325 × 204 mm.
On a5r an 11-line Italian (Venice) initial ‘I' is supplied in red and pink on a gold ground, with foliate decoration in green and blue, and with pen-work extensions into the guttering in black ink, with gold dots; see Pächt and Alexander II, 111 no. pr. 89. Some initials, particularly at the beginnings of books or prologues, are supplied in red with purple pen-work infill and extensions into the margins, or blue with red pen-work infill and extensions into the margins. Other initials and paragraph marks are supplied in red or blue.
Provenance: Purchased for £2. 2. 0; see Books Purchased (1799), 1.
SHELFMARK: Auct. M 2.10.
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