Bod-Inc: B-287
Biblia Latina
Analysis of Content
a1v Franciscus Moneliensis: [Prefatory letter, praising the work of Herbort]. ‘In sacrosanctam ac sacratissimam Bibliam epistola'. Incipit: ‘Rettulimus iam iam summum opificem adeo immensum . . .’
a2r Hieronymus: [Letter addressed to] Paulinus. ‘Prologus in Bibliam'. Pref. no. 1.
a3v [Gn–IV Rg.] Ios preceded by ‘argumentum'.
o4r ‘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.
o4r [I–II Par.]
q6v [OrMan.]
q6v [I–II Esr.] II Esr here entitled ‘Neemias'.
r5v [III–IV Esr.] III Esr here entitled ‘II Esr', and IV Esr ‘III Esr'.
t1r [Tb–Est.]
u3r ‘Alius prologus' [to Iob]. Pref. no. 3; preceded by ‘Prologus in Iob'.
u3v [Iob–Ps (G)]. Iob preceded by ‘argumentum'. Ps (G) preceded by the first of Jerome's prologues only.
A1r ‘Prologus' [to Prv]. Pref. no. 4; preceded by ‘Epistola sancti Hieronymi presbiteri ad Chromatium et Heliodorum episcopos, de libris Salomonis'.
A1r ‘Alius prologus'. Pref. no. 5.
A1v [Prv.]
A7v ‘Prologus' [to Ecl]. Pref. no. 6.
A7v [Ecl–Ct.]
B3r ‘Prologus' [to Sap]. Pref. no. 7.
B3r [Sap–Is.] Is preceded by ‘argumentum'.
E8v Hieronymus: ‘Prefatio' [to Ier]. Pref. no. 8.
E8v ‘Alius prologus'. Pref. no. 9; preceded by ‘Prologus'.
F1r [Ier.] Preceded by ‘argumentum'.
G8r [Introduction to Lam.] Incipit: ‘[E]t factum est postquam in captiuitate . . .’
G8v [Lam.]
H1v ‘Prefatio' [to Bar]. Pref. no. 10.
H1v [Bar–Dn.]
K8v ‘Alius prologus' [to Twelve Prophets]. Pref. no. 11; preceded by ‘Prologus in librum duodecim prophetarum'.
K8v ‘Prologus' [to Os]. Pref. no. 12.
K8v [Os.] Preceded by ‘argumentum'.
L2v ‘Prologus' [to Ioel]. Pref. no. 13.
L3r ‘Alius prologus'. Pref. no. 15.
L3r [Ioel.] Preceded by ‘argumentum' (pref. no. 14).
L3v ‘Prologus' [to Am]. Pref. no. 17.
L4r ‘Alius prologus'. Pref. no. 18; in other editions called ‘Argumentum'.
L4r ‘Alius prologus'. Pref. no. 19.
L4r [Am.]
L5v ‘Prologus' [to Abd]. Pref. no. 20.
L6r [Abd.] Preceded by ‘argumentum'.
L6r ‘Prologus' [to Ion]. Pref. no. 21.
L6r [Abd.] Preceded by ‘argumentum'.
L6v ‘Prologus' [to Mi]. Pref. no. 23.
L7r [Mi.] Preceded by ‘argumentum'.
L8r ‘Prologus' [to Na]. Pref. no. 24.
L8r [Na.] Preceded by ‘argumentum'.
M1r ‘Prologus' [to Hab]. Pref. no. 25.
M1r [Hab.] Preceded by ‘argumentum'.
M2r ‘Prologus' [to So]. Pref. no. 26.
M2r [So.] Preceded by ‘argumentum'.
M2v ‘Prologus' [to Agg]. Pref. no. 27.
M3r [Agg.] Preceded by ‘argumentum'.
M3v ‘Prologus' [to Za]. Pref. no. 28.
M3v [Za.] Preceded by ‘argumentum'.
M6r ‘Prologus' [to Mal]. Pref. no. 29.
M6r [Mal.] Preceded by ‘argumentum'.
M7r Hieronymus: ‘Prologus' [to Mcc]. Pref. no. 31.
M7r ‘Alius prologus'. Pref. no. 32.
M7r [I–II Mcc.]
O6r ‘Alius prologus' [to Four Evangelists]. Pref. no. 33; preceded by ‘Epistola beati Hieronymi ad Damasum Papam in quatuor Euangelia'.
O6v ‘Prologus' [to Mt]. Pref. no. 35.
O7r ‘Registrum in euangelium Matthei'. Preceded by ‘argumentum' (pref. no. 34).
O7v [Mt.]
P8v ‘Prologus' [to Mc]. Pref. no. 36.
P8v ‘Registrum in euangelium Marci'.
Q1r [Mc.]
Q6v Hieronymus: ‘Prefatio' [to Lc]. Pref. no. 37.
Q7r ‘Registrum in Lucam'.
Q8r [Lc.] Verses 1-4 here called ‘Prohemium'.
S1v ‘Prologus' [to Io]. Pref. no. 38.
S2r ‘Registrum in euangelium Johannis'.
S2v [Io.]
T2r ‘Prologus' [to Rm]. Pref. no. 39; preceded by ‘Prefatio sancti Hieronymi in omnes epistolas sancti Pauli'.
T2v [Rm.] Preceded by ‘argumentum'.
T6r ‘Prologus' [to I Cor]. Pref. no. 40.
T6v [I Cor.] Preceded by ‘argumentum'.
U2r ‘Prologus' [to II Cor]. Pref. no. 41.
U2r [II Cor.] Preceded by ‘argumentum'.
U4v [Gal–Hbr.] Each letter is preceded by an ‘argumentum'.
X7v Hieronymus: ‘Prefatio' [to Act]. Pref. no. 42.
X7v ‘Alius prologus'. Pref. no. 43.
X7v [Act.]
z1r ‘Prologus' [to Canonical Epistles]. Pref. no. 44, followed by an ‘argumentum'.
z1r [Iac–Iud.] Each letter is preceded by an ‘argumentum'.
z5v [Gilbertus Pictaviensis]: ‘Prologus' [to Apc]. Pref. no. 49.
z5v ‘Alius prologus'. Pref. no. 50.
z6r [Apc.] Preceded by ‘argumentum'.
z10r ‘Biblia quem retinet sequitur nunc metricus ordo'. Pref. 61a, with a number of variants from the edition [Basel: Johann Amerbach], 1479 (GW 436; Bod-inc. B‑270).
z10r [Colophon.]
11r [Langton, Stephen]: ‘Interpretationes hebraicorum nominum'. Pref. no. 65.
47v Cimbriacus, [Elius] Quintius Aemilianus: [Verse.] Incipit: ‘Qui primus latias effinxit in aere lituras | Et docuit sacros aere notare libros'; 3 elegiac distichs.
Imprint
Imprint: Venice: Johannes Herbort, de Seligenstadt, 31 Oct. 1483. Folio.
Collation
Collation: a10 b–x8 y10 A–X y8 z10 1-48.
References
ISTC: ib00579000
GW: GW 4254;
Hain: HC *3090;
Goff: Goff B‑579;
BMC: BMC V 303;
Proctor: Pr 4691;
Others: BSB‑Ink B‑450; Copinger, Incunabula Biblica, 59; Oates 1858.5; Quentin 81; Sheppard 3753.
LCN: 13910446
Copies
Copy number: B-287(1)
The first gathering of Interpretationes Hebraicorum nominum is bound after the second.
Binding: Contemporary German (Kyriß workshop no. 134) blind-tooled pigskin over bevelled wooden boards, with remains of metal clasps. On the upper cover quadruple fillets form a frame in which are a circular rosette stamp (Kyriß pl. 269, no. 5), a lozenge-shaped floral stamp (Kyriß pl. 269, no. 6), a lozenge-shaped fleur-de-lis stamp (Kyriß pl. 269, no. 9), a small circular floral stamp (Kyriß pl. 269, no. 7) and an acorn stamp (Kyriß pl. 269, no. 1). In the inner rectangle, repeated merrythoughts, a repeated fleuron, the acorn stamp, a small circular rosette stamp (Kyriß pl. 269, no. 10) and a foliate stamp (Kyriß pl. 269, no. 2). On the lower cover quadruple fillets form a frame in which are the circular rosette stamp, the lozenge-shaped fleur-de-lis stamp, a circular fleur-de-lis stamp (Kyriß pl. 269, no. 11) and the foliate stamp. The inner rectangle, formed by double fillets, is divided by further double fillets into triangular and lozenge-shaped compartments, with a small lozenge-shaped floral stamp at the intersection of each pair of fillets (Kyriß pl. 269, no. 8), and with the lozenge-shaped floral stamp, the small circular floral stamp, a lozenge-shaped crowned eagle stamp (Kyriß pl. 269, no. 3), a lion rampant stamp (Kyriß pl. 269, no. 4), and the lozenge-shaped fleur-de-lis stamp. Worn manuscript label on spine. Shelfmark in black ink on spine ‘R.16. N.55'(?)
Size: 326 × 232 × 82 mm.
Size of leaf: 312 × 211 mm.
Very occasional marginal notes.
Provenance: Georg Franz Burkhard Kloß (1787-1854); book-label: see sale (1835), lot 718. Purchased in 1835 for £1. 0. 0; see Books Purchased (1835), 5.
SHELFMARK: Auct. M inf. 2.5.
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