Bod-Inc: B-308
Biblia Latina
Analysis of Content
[*1r] ‘Sanctus Hieronimus interpres biblie'. Incipit: ‘Simachus atque Theodotion vel septuaginta | Addo aquilam et quorum nomina lata patent'; 4 elegaic distichs.
[*2r] Brunus, Gabriel: Tabula alphabetica. Revised version. Pref. no. 52.
[*6r] ‘Ad diuinarum litterarum verarumque diuitiarum amatores exhortatio'. Pref. no. 64.
[*6r] ‘Librorum ordo'. Pref. no. 61b.
[*6v] ‘Summarium'. Incipit: ‘Librorum totius Sacre Scripture in Biblia conprehense . . .’
a1r Hieronymus: [Letter addressed to] Paulinus. ‘Epistola beati Hieronymi ad Paulinum presbyterum de omnibus diuine historie libris'. Pref. no. 1.
a3r [Gn–IV Rg.] Most books preceded by Jerome's preface; Ios also preceded by an ‘argumentum'; chapters preceded by ‘C.S.' throughout (casus summarii).
aa3r Hieronymus: ‘Alius prologus' [to I–II Par]. Pref. no. 2; preceded by ‘Prefatio sancti Hieronimi in librum Dabreiamin, qui est Paralipomenon'. Slight variations in the incipit of the first preface to I–II Par.
aa3r [I–II Par.]
ee3r [OrMan.]
ee3r [I–II Esr.] Preceded by Jerome's preface.
ff6r [III–IV Esr.]
hh8v [Tb–Est.] Preceded by Jerome's preface.
kk6r [Iob.] ‘Alius prologus in Iob secundum hebraicum'. Pref. no. 3; preceded by the Prologus sancti Hieronymi in libro Iob and followed by an ‘argumentum' and Iob.
mm1v [Ps (G).] ‘Liber hymnorum soliloquiorum'. Preceded by the first of Jerome's prefaces only.
pp2r ‘Prologus' [to Prv]. Pref. no. 4; preceded by ‘Epistola sancti Hieronymi presbyteri ad Chromatium et Heliodorum episcopos de libris Salomonis'.
pp2v ‘Alius prologus'. Pref. no. 5.
pp2v [Prv.]
qq4v Hieronymus: [Ecl.] ‘Prologus . . . in librum Ecclesiasten'. Pref. no. 6, followed by Ecl.
qq7v [Ct.]
qq8v ‘Prologus in librum Sapientie'. Pref. no. 7.
qq8v [Sap–Is.] Is preceded by an ‘argumentum'.
yy2r Hieronymus: ‘Prefatio in Hieremiam prophetam'. Pref. no. 8.
yy2r ‘Alius prologus'. Pref. no. 9. Preceded by ‘Prologus'.
yy2r [Ier–Lam.] Preceded by ‘argumentum'.
B4v [Bar.] ‘Prefatio in librum Baruch prophete'. Pref. no. 10; followed by Bar.
B7r [Ez–Dn.]
F2v ‘Alius prologus' [to Twelve Prophets]. Pref. no. 11; preceded by ‘Prologus in librum duodecim prophetarum'.
F2v ‘Prologus in librum Osee prophete'. Pref. no. 12.
F2v [Os.] Preceded by an ‘argumentum'.
F5v ‘Prologus in Johel prophetam'. Pref. no. 13.
F5v ‘Alius prologus'. Pref. no. 15.
F5v ‘Item alius prologus'. Pref. no. 16.
F5v [Ioel.] Preceded by an ‘argumentum' (pref. no. 14).
F6v ‘Prologus in Amos prophetam'. Pref. no. 17.
F6v ‘Alius prologus'. Pref. no. 18.
G1r ‘Alius prologus'. Pref. no. 19.
G1r [Am.]
G3r ‘Prologus in Abdiam prophetam'. Pref. no. 20. The passage beginning ‘[H]ebrei hunc dicunt esse . . .' is not headed ‘Alius prologus', but forms part of this prologue.
G3r [Abd.] Preceded by an ‘argumentum'.
G3v ‘Prologus in Jonam prophetam'. Pref. no. 21.
G3v [Abd.] Preceded by an ‘argumentum'.
G4v ‘Prologus in Micheam prophetam'. Pref. no. 23.
G4v [Mi.] Preceded by an ‘argumentum'.
G6r ‘Prologus in Naum prophetam'. Pref. no. 24.
G6v [Na.] Preceded by an ‘argumentum'.
G7r ‘Prologus in Abacuc prophetam'. Pref. no. 25.
G7v [Hab.] Preceded by an ‘argumentum'.
G8v ‘Prologus in Sophoniam prophetam'. Pref. no. 26.
G8v [So]. Preceded by an ‘argumentum'.
H1v ‘Prologus in Aggeum prophetam'. Pref. no. 27.
H1v [Agg.] Preceded by an ‘argumentum'.
H2r ‘Prologus in Zachariam prophetam'. Pref. no. 28.
H2v [Za.] Preceded by an ‘argumentum'.
H5v ‘Prologus in Malachiam prophetam'. Pref. no. 29.
H5v [Mal.] Preceded by an ‘argumentum'.
H6v Hieronymus: ‘Prologus . . . in libros Machabeorum'. Pref. no. 31.
H6v ‘Alius prologus'. Pref. no. 32, followed by I–II Mcc.
L6v ‘Alius prologus' [to Four Evangelists]. Pref. no. 33; preceded by ‘Epistola beati Hieronymi ad Damasum Papam in quattuor euangelistas'.
L7r ‘Prologus in Mattheum'. Pref. no. 35.
L7r ‘Argumentum in euangelium secundum Mattheum'. Pref. no. 34.
L7r [Mt.]
N3r Hieronymus: ‘Prologus . . . in euangelium secundum Marcum'. Pref. no. 36.
N3r [Mc.]
O2v Hieronymus: ‘Prefacio . . . in euangelium secundum Lucam'. Pref. no. 37.
O2v [Lc.]
P7r ‘Prologus in euangelium secundum Iohannem'. Pref. no. 38.
P7r [Io.]
Q8v Hieronymus: ‘Prefacio . . . in omnes epistolas sancti Pauli'.
R1r ‘Prologus specialis in epistolam ad Romanos'. Pref. no. 39.
R1r [Rm.] Preceded by an ‘argumentum'.
R6r ‘Prologus in epistolam ad Corinthios'. Pref. no. 40.
R6r [I Cor.] Preceded by an ‘argumentum'.
S3r ‘Prologus in secundam epistolam ad Corinthios'. Pref. no. 41.
S3r [II Cor.] Preceded by ‘argumentum'.
S6r [Gal–Hbr.] Each letter is preceded by an ‘argumentum'.
V4r Hieronymus: ‘Prefatio . . . in librum Actuum apostolorum'. Pref. no. 42.
V4r ‘Alius prologus'. Pref. no. 43, followed by Act.
X7v ‘Prologus in septem epistolas canonicas'. Pref. no. 44.
X8r [Iac–Iud.] Each letter preceded by an ‘argumentum'.
Y5v [Gilbertus Pictaviensis]: ‘Prologus in Apocalypsim beati Johannis apostoli'. Pref. no. 49.
Y5v [Apc.] ‘Alius prologus in Apocalypsim'. Pref. no. 50, followed by an ‘argumentum' and Apc.
Z5v [Colophon.]
2a1r [Langton, Stephen]: ‘Interpretationes nominum hebraicorum'. Pref. no. 65.
Imprint
Imprint: Strasbourg: [Johann (Reinhard) Grüninger], 26 Apr. 1497. Folio.
Collation
Collation: [*8] a–z aa–gg6 hh–kk8 ll6 mm8 nn–pp6 qq8 rr6 ss8 tt6 vv xx8 yy6 zz8 A6 B C8 D6 E8 F6 G8 H I6 K–X8 Y Z6 2a b10. The first gathering is numbered but not signed.
Illustrations: On [*1r] a woodcut depicting Jerome.
References
ISTC: ib00600000
GW: GW 4277;
Hain: HC *3122; R 837;
Goff: Goff B‑600;
BMC: BMC I 111;
Proctor: Pr 479;
Others: BSB‑Ink B‑476; Hillard 398; Sack, Freiburg, 654; Schramm XX p. 22; Schreiber V 3471; Sheppard 386-7.
LCN: 13909624
Copies
Copy number: B-308(1)
Binding: Sixteenth-century German blind-tooled pigskin over wooden boards; two clasps lost. On both covers fillets form two concentric frames. In the inner rectangle an ornamental centre-piece and corner-pieces; in the frames a floral roll and a cresting roll.
Size: 310 × 225 × 95 mm.
Size of leaf: 296 × 196 mm.
Copious early marginal notes in Latin.
Principal initials are supplied in blue with pen-flourishing in red or interlocked red and blue; other initials and paragraph marks are supplied in red or blue; red capital strokes and underlining.
Provenance: Purchased, together with five other editions of the Bible, for £12. 3. 6; see Books Purchased (1841), 5.
SHELFMARK: Bib. Lat. 1497 c.1.
Copy number: B-308(2)
Binding: Eighteenth-century mottled sheep.
Size: 307 × 225 × 75 mm.
Size of leaf: 295 × 199 mm.
Early marginal notes in various hands.
Principal initials are supplied in blue with pen-flourishing in red; other initials and paragraph marks are supplied in red or blue; red capital strokes and underlining.
Provenance: Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex (1773-1843); book-plate with handwritten shelfmark ‘C.e.11': see Lee, Royal Bookplates, 40-1 no. 23; sale, pt I, lot 929. Purchased for £1. 9. 0; see Books Purchased (1844), 6.
SHELFMARK: Bib. Lat. 1497 c.2.
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