Bod-Inc: B-307
Biblia Latina (ed. Petrusevangelus de Monte Ulmi and Gregorius Britannicus).
Analysis of Content
A1r [Title-page.]
A1v Brunus, Gabriel: ‘Tabula alphabetica historiarum'. Pref. no. 52.
A9v [First colophon, dated 29 Dec. 1496].
A10r ‘Translatores Biblie'. Pref. no. 53.
A10v ‘Modi intelligendi sacram scripturam'. Includes verse ‘Littera gesta docet'. See pref. nos 54-5
a1r Hieronymus: [Letter addressed to] Paulinus. ‘Prologus in Bibliam'. Pref. no. 1.
a3v [Gn–IV Rg.] Ios preceded by an ‘argumentum'.
t6r ‘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.
t6v [I–II Par.]
aa7v [OrMan.]
aa8r [I–II Esr.] II Esr here entitled ‘Neemias'.
cc1v [III–IV Esr.]
ee2r [Tb–Est.]
ff8r ‘Alius prologus' [to Iob]. Pref. no. 3; preceded by ‘Prologus in Iob'.
ff8v [Iob–Ps (G)]. Iob preceded by an ‘argumentum'. Ps (G) preceded by the first of Jerome's prologues only.
ll2v ‘Prologus' [to Prv]. Pref. no. 4; preceded by ‘Epistola sancti Hieronymi presbiteri ad Chromatium et Heliodorum episcopos, de libris Salomonis'.
ll3r ‘Alius prologus'. Pref. no. 5.
ll3r [Prv.]
mm3v ‘Prologus' [to Ecl]. Pref. no. 6.
mm3v [Ecl–Ct.]
mm8r ‘Prologus' [to Sap]. Pref. no. 7.
mm8v [Sap–Is.] Is preceded by an ‘argumentum'.
rr10r Hieronymus: ‘Prefatio' [to Ier]. Pref. no. 8.
rr10v ‘Alius prologus'. Pref. no. 9. Preceded by Jerome's ‘Prologus'.
rr10v [Ier–Lam.] Preceded by an ‘argumentum'.
xx1v ‘Prefatio' [to Bar]. Pref. no. 10.
xx1v [Bar–Dn.]
[et et]8r ‘Alius prologus' [to Twelve Prophets]. Pref. no. 11; preceded by ‘Prologus in librum duodecim prophetarum'.
[et et]8v ‘Prologus' [to Os]. Pref. no. 12.
[et et]8v [Os.] Preceded by an ‘argumentum'.
[con con]3v ‘Prologus' [to Ioel]. Pref. no. 13.
[con con]3v ‘Alius prologus'. Pref. no. 15.
[con con]3v [Ioel.] Preceded by an ‘argumentum' (pref. no. 14).
[con con]4v ‘Prologus' [to Am]. Pref. no. 17.
[con con]5r ‘Alius prologus'. Pref. no. 18; in other editions entitled ‘Argumentum'.
[con con]5r ‘Alius prologus'. Pref. no. 19.
[con con]5r [Am.]
[con con]7r ‘Prologus' [to Abd]. Pref. no. 20.
[con con]7v [Abd.] Preceded by an ‘argumentum'.
[con con]8r ‘Prologus' [to Ion]. Pref. no. 21.
[con con]8r [Abd.] Preceded by an ‘argumentum'.
[con con]8v ‘Prologus' [to Mi]. Pref. no. 23.
2A1r [Mi.] Preceded by an ‘argumentum'.
2A2v ‘Prologus' [to Na]. Pref. no. 24.
2A2v [Na.] Preceded by an ‘argumentum'.
2A3v ‘Prologus' [to Hab]. Pref. no. 25.
2A4r [Hab.] Preceded by an ‘argumentum'.
2A5r ‘Prologus' [to So]. Pref. no. 26.
2A5r [So.] Preceded by an ‘argumentum'.
2A6r ‘Prologus' [to Agg]. Pref. no. 27.
2A6v [Agg.] Preceded by an ‘argumentum'.
2A7r ‘Prologus' [to Za]. Pref. no. 28.
2A7v [Za.] Preceded by an ‘argumentum'.
B2v ‘Prologus' [to Mal]. Pref. no. 29.
B2v [Mal.] Preceded by an ‘argumentum'.
B3v Hieronymus: ‘Prologus' [to Mcc]. Pref. no. 31.
B3v ‘Alius prologus'. Pref. no. 32.
B4r [I–II Mcc.]
E1v ‘Alius prologus' [to Four Evangelists]. Pref. no. 33; preceded by ‘Epistola beati Hieronymi ad Damasum Papam in quatuor Euangelia'.
E2r ‘Prologus' [to Mt]. Pref. no. 35.
E2v [Mt.] Preceded by an ‘argumentum' (pref. no. 34).
F6v ‘Prologus' [to Mc]. Pref. no. 36.
F6v [Mc.]
G6v Hieronymus: ‘Prefatio' [to Lc]. Pref. no. 37.
G6v [Lc.] Verses 1-4 here called ‘Prohemium'.
I3v ‘Prologus' [to Io]. Pref. no. 38.
I4r [Io.]
K6r ‘Prologus' [to Rm]. Pref. no. 39; preceded by ‘Prefatio sancti Hieronymi in omnes epistolas sancti Pauli'.
K6v [Rm.] Preceded by an ‘argumentum'.
L3v ‘Prologus' [to I Cor]. Pref. no. 40.
L3v [I Cor.] Preceded by an ‘argumentum'.
L8v ‘Prologus' [to II Cor]. Pref. no. 41.
M1r [II Cor.] Preceded by an ‘argumentum'.
M4r [Gal–Hbr.] Each letter preceded by an ‘argumentum'.
O2r Hieronymus: ‘Prefatio' [to Act]. Pref. no. 42.
O2r ‘Alius prologus'. Pref. no. 43.
O2r [Act.]
P7v ‘Prologus' [to Canonical Epistles]. Pref. no. 44.
P7v [Iac–Iud.] Each letter preceded by an ‘argumentum'.
Q5v [Gilbertus Pictaviensis]: ‘Prologus' [to Apc]. Pref. no. 49.
Q6r ‘Alius prologus'. Pref. no. 50.
Q6r [Apc.] Preceded by an ‘argumentum'.
Q12v [Extended second colophon, in honour of the book, naming Petrusevangelus de Monte Ulmi and Gregorius Britannicus as editors, and dated 7 Sept. 1496]. Incipit: ‘Laus, honor et sempiterna gloria deo patri omnipotenti . . .’ On the date in this colophon see BMC VII 978.
11r [Langton, Stephen]: ‘Interpretationes nominum hebraicorum'. Pref. no. 65.
Imprint
Imprint: Brescia: Angelus and Jacobus Britannicus, 29 Dec. 1496. 8°.
Remarks: Sheppard records as 4° and 8°.
Collation
Collation: A10 a–x aa–qq8 rr10 ss–zz [et et] [con con] 2A–P8 Q12 1-48 510.
References
ISTC: ib00599000
GW: GW 4276;
Hain: HC *3119;
Goff: Goff B‑599;
BMC: BMC VII 978;
Proctor: Pr 6993;
Others: BSB‑Ink B‑475; Copinger, Incunabula Biblica, 106; Darlow–Moule 914; Quentin 83; Rhodes 357; Sheppard 5789; Veneziani, Brescia, 119.
LCN: 13909722
Copies
Copy number: B-307(1)
Wanting gathering1 A and leaves 59-10, the last being blank.
Binding: Parchment, with details of imprint on spine in black ink.
Size: 165 × 125 × 55 mm.
Size of leaf: 159 × 112 mm.
Provenance: Deleted inscription on a1r, now unread. Antonius Todeschinus (sixteenth/seventeenth century); cancelled inscription on 58v. Joseph Niesert (1766-1841), 1809; inscription on a1r; label bearing sale number on spine. Purchased at his sale for £1. 0. 0: see sale catalogue (1843), lot 2735, and Books Purchased (1843), 6.
SHELFMARK: Bib. Lat. 1496 f.1.
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