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  • Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 004: The Dover Bible, Volume II

Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 004: The Dover Bible, Volume II

Description

Alternative title
Bibliorum Pars II
Type of resource
mixed material
Extent
ff. 283
Date created
[ca. 1400-1499]
[ca. 1100-1199]
Language
Latin
Material
Vellum
Layout
double columns of 44 lines
Height (mm)
532
Width (mm)
360
Collation
I(8) (+1) II(8)-XX(8) XXI(12) (2 canc. in 2nd half) XXII(8)-XXXV(8). The old foliation remains.
Writing
It is the second volume of MS 3 and (with the exception of the first quire) seems to be in the same hand
Foliation
ff. i-ii + 1-283 + iii-iv
Provenance
The Dover press-mark has disappeared but there is no doubt of the provenance.
I think the artist who illuminated no. 4 was not the illuminator of MS 3. It also seems to me that the illuminator of no. 4 and Eadwine, the artist of the Canterbury Psalter at Trinity College, have a good deal in common. It is antecedently probable that this Bible was made at Christ Church Canterbury, of which Dover Priory was a dependency.

Abstract/Contents

Summary
This second volume of the Dover Bible contains the latter part of the Old Testament from the Book of Psalms, and the whole of the New Testament, and these books have historiated or ornamental initials. The artists of this volume are different from the first volume, and their work is best parallelled in North French or Flemish manuscripts of the second quarter of the twelfth century - it is possible that they may indeed have come from the border region of France and Flanders, and this is suggested by characteristic iconography from those parts. Some of their work shows Italo-Byzantine influence, but quite different in appearance to that of the first volume, and characterised by patterned linear folds in the form of 'nested V's'. Figures have large faces with staring eyes and heavy dark eyebrows. The two volumes of the Bible found their way into Matthew Parker's collection after the dissolution of the priory at the Reformation.
Contents
The Dover Bible, Volume II

Bibliographic information

M.R. James Date
xv and xii
Downloadable James Catalogue Record
https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:nk125sm2554/MS_4.pdf
Superseded Interim Catalogue Record
https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:qq486mr7554/4.pdf
Contains
  • The Dover Bible, Volume II. 1r-283v
    Note
    The first quire is a 'supply' of cent. xv in a fine upright narrow English hand
    (1r) Prologue to Job
    1.
    Incipit
    (1r) Cogor per singulos
    Note
    2.
    Incipit
    (1v) Si aut[em] fiscellam
    Note
    3.
    Incipit
    (1v) Iob exemplar
    Note
    (2r) Capitula
    (2v) Initial in blue and red to text
    (9v) This quire ends in c. xxix
    (10r) The original hand begins
    (10r) liberassem pauperem (xxix 12)
    Rubric
    (13v) In nomine domini incipit origo prophetie dauid regis psalmorum numero centum quinquaginta
    Incipit
    (13v) Dauid filius Jesse
    Rubric
    (14r) Psalterium rome dudum positus
    Note
    (14r) Initial. Beatus vir, red and white ground. Above, David crowned plays psaltery and strikes gold bells (5) with hammer. A woman (?) on R. blows a pipe. Below. David as shepherd plays harp: ox, rain, and goat nibbling tree on R.
    (23v) Quid gloriaris (Ps. li), fine decorative initial
    (33v) Domine exaudi (Ps. ci), fine decorative initial, stork, snake, and rabbit-headed dragon
    (36r) Dixit dominus (Ps. cix) has blue initial larger than the rest
    (42v) Ps. cli (Pusillus eram) is appended
    (43r) Prologues to Proverbs
    1.
    Incipit
    (43r) Jungat epistola
    Note
    2.
    Incipit
    (43r) Tribus nominibus uocatum
    Note
    3.
    Incipit
    (43v) Tres libros Salomonis
    Note
    (43v) Capitula (60)
    (44r) Initial, red and white ground. Solomon crowned, with book, teaches Rehoboam (in cope) and another on R.
    Rubric
    (53r) Explicit liber prouerborum VI D CC XL
    Note
    (53v) Capitula of Ecclesiastes (31)
    (53v) Initial decorative, with fox
    Rubric
    (56v) Explicit liber Ecclesiastes uersus D CCC V
    Note
    (57r) Initial to Canticles. Solomon crowned, richly dressed, holds scroll of which one end is in a wooden case: Ecce tu pulchra es amica mea
    Rubric
    (58v) Explicit liber cantica canticorum v. num. CCLXXX
    Note
    (58v) Prologue to Wisdom
    Incipit
    (58v) Liber sapientie apud hebreos
    Note
    (58v) Capitula (47)
    (59r) Initial. (Reproduced in Camb. Ant. Soc. Proc., Vol. VII, pl. VIII (2)) Above in segmental space (white ground) Christ half-length crossnimbed holding scroll (one end of it in a wooden case) Diligite iustitiam qui iudicatis terram. On either side of His head in blue the letters R(ex) R(egum) D(ominus) D(ominantium). Below, on green ground with white band, in C. nude criminal with loincloth and bandaged eyes stands full face: a ring confines his legs closely together. His arms are bound behind him. On L. and R. groups of seated judges, two hold red stones (?), one a staff
    (65v) Prologue to Ecclesiasticus
    Incipit
    (65v) Multorum nobis etc.
    Rubric
    (66r) Explicit prefatio Ieronimi presbiteri (!)
    Note
    (66r) Capitula (129)
    (66v) Initial. A bearded man sits face R. in a chair on whose back is carved a human head. A Dove with cross-nimbus is at the writer's ear, and he has on a board before him a leaf inscribed: omnis sapientia. Red and white ground. The desk in this picture is interesting
    (85r) The last chapter of Ecclus. is Oratio Salomonis
    Rubric
    (85r) Explicit liber ecclesiasticus v num. II DCCC
    Note
    (85r) Prologue to Chronicles
    Incipit
    (85r) Septuaginta interpretum
    Note
    (85v) Initial A with three tiers of busts on different coloured grounds, one bust in the top row and three in each of the others: all of bearded men, the topmost wearing a red hat
    (97v) 2 Chron. Decorative initial, the central part gold with ornament in black
    (113r) Prologue to Ezra
    Incipit
    (113r) Utrum difficilius
    Note
    (113v) Decorative initial
    (117v) Nehemiah, small initial
    (123v) Prologue to Esther
    Incipit
    (123v) Librum hester uariis
    Note
    (124r) Decorative initial
    (129v) Prologue to Tobit
    Incipit
    (129v) Chromatio et Heliodoro
    (129v) Tobi filius ananihel
    Note
    (129v) Panelled gold initial
    (133v) Prologue to Judith
    Incipit
    (133v) Iudith uidua
    (133v) Apud hebreos liber iudith
    Note
    (134r) Decorative initial with dragon
    (139v) Capitula of 1 Maccabees (60)
    (140r) Prologue
    Incipit
    (140r) Machabeorum libri duo prenotant
    Note
    (140v) Initial. Alexander crowned in C. crowns two small youths standing on R. and L., he on L. holds a sword. The ground has been blue, now scraped off
    (154v) Capitula of 2 Macc. (53)
    (155r) Decorative initial, blue ground carefully scraped off
    Rubric
    (165r) Explicit Machabeorum lib. IIus uer. habet I DCCC
    Note
    (165v) Canons of the Gospels in fine arcaded frames of gold and colour with foliage at top
    (167r) Epistola beati Ieronimi ad Damasum (title in large coloured capitals)
    Rubric
    (167r) Beatissimo pape Damaso
    Note
    (167v) Prologues
    1.
    Incipit
    (167v) Plures fuisse
    Note
    2.
    Rubric
    (168r) Eusebius carpiano
    Note
    3.
    Rubric
    (168v) Ieronimusdamaso
    Incipit
    (168v) Sciendum etiam nequis
    Note
    (168v) Argumentum
    Incipit
    (168v) Matheus ex iudea
    Note
    (168v) Breviarium
    Incipit
    (168v) Nativitas Christi (Capitula 28)
    Note
    (169v) Initial large. Matthew nimbed seated turns to R. and holds up book. Ground blue scraped off
    (184r) Initial to Mark (no prologue) decorative
    (193v) Initial to Luke. Luke nimbed in blue chasuble, stole and alb, plunges a knife into the throat of a red ox. Brown ground
    (209r) Initial to John. Splendid decorative I with central medallion containing a nimbed bearded head
    (220v) Prologues to Acts
    1.
    Incipit
    (220v) Actus apostolorum nudam quidem
    Note
    2.
    Incipit
    (220v) Lucas natione syrus
    Note
    (220v) Capitula (71)
    (221v) Initial. Luke nimbed seated holds up a tablet with rounded top in R. hand and metal stylus in L. Green ground
    (236r) Prol. Epistolarum apostolorum
    Incipit
    (236r) Non ita ordo
    Note
    (236v) Capitula to James (19). Argument
    Incipit
    (236v) Jacobus apostolus sanctum
    Note
    (236v) Initial represents trunk of a tree with blue snake twined about it
    (238r) Capitula 1 Peter (21). Argument
    Incipit
    (238r) Discipulos saluatoris
    Note
    (238r) Initial. Peter throned full-face, with curtain hung behind. He is in low mitre, chasuble (red) with pall, blue dalmatic, stole, alb and has pastoral staff. Blue ground scraped
    (239v) Capitula 2 Peter (11). Argument
    Incipit
    (240r) Per fidem
    Note
    (240r) Initial. Above, fox and cock crowing, both red : below, wolf (?) and stork extracting bone from his throat. Blue ground scraped
    (241r) Capitula 1 John (20). Initial decorative
    (242v) Capitula 2 John (5). Argument
    Incipit
    (242v) Usque adeo
    Note
    (242v) Initial decorative, blue and white, and black on gold
    (242v) Capitula 3 John (5). Argument
    Incipit
    (242v) Gaium pietatis causa
    Note
    (242v) Initial. On R. man rubbing blue lump (?lapis lazuli) on marble block (?grinding colour): green ground: on L. man with palette painting wall. Blue ground, scraped
    (243r) Capitula of Jude (7), no argument. Decorative initial
    (243v) Prologues to Pauline Epistles
    1.
    Incipit
    (243v) Epistole pauli ad romanos causa
    Note
    2.
    Incipit
    (243v) Pauli apostoli epistole numero xiiii
    (243v) Omnis textus uel numerus epistolarum
    Note
    3.
    Incipit
    (244r) Primum queritur quare
    Note
    (244r) Argumentum ep. ad Rom.
    Incipit
    (244r) Romani ex iudeis
    (244v) Romani sunt in partibus
    Rubric
    (244v) Versus Damasi
    Incipit
    (244v) Iam dudum saulus
    Note
    (245r) Capitula (30)
    (245r) List of 14 Epistles
    (245r) Initial to Rom. Paul with long cross and book. Blue ground scraped
    (251r) 1 Cor. Capitula 24. Decorative initial rather plain
    (256r) 2 Cor. Prol.
    Incipit
    (256v) Post actam penitentiam
    Note
    (256v) Capitula 20
    (256v) Initial. Paul seated with book blessing. Blue ground scraped
    Rubric
    (260r) Explicit epistola secunda ad corinthios scripta de macedonia. uersus DXC
    Note
    (260r) Gal. Prol. Galathe sunt greci. Capitula 12
    (260r) Initial decorative
    Rubric
    (262r) Explicit epistola ad Galathas S(c)ribens eis ad epheso uersus CC XCII
    Note
    (262r) Eph. Prol.
    Incipit
    (262r) Ephesii sunt asiani. Capitula 10
    Note
    (262r) Initial. Paul in an almost dancing attitude holds up book
    (264r) Phil. Prol.
    Incipit
    (264r) Philipenses sunt macedones
    Note
    (264r) Capitula 8
    (264r) Initial like 1 Cor.
    (265v) Col. Prol.
    Incipit
    (265v) Colosenses et hi
    Note
    (265v) Capitula 10
    (265v) Initial in colour as last
    (266v) 1 Thess. Prol.
    Incipit
    (266v) Thessalonicenses sunt macedones
    Note
    (266v) Capitula 9
    (267r) Initial ut supra
    (268r) 2 Thess. Prol.
    Incipit
    (268r) Ad Thessalonicenses secundam
    Note
    (268r) Capitula 6
    (268r) Initial decorative with gold
    (268v) 1 Tim. Prol.
    Incipit
    (268v) Timotheum instruit
    Note
    (268v) Capitula 12
    (269r) Initial without gold
    (270r) 2 Tim. Prol.
    Incipit
    (270r) Item timotheo
    Note
    (270v) Capitula 7
    (270v) Initial without gold
    (271v) Tit. Prol.
    Incipit
    (271v) Titum commonefacit
    Note
    (271v) Capitula 6
    (271v) Initial without gold
    (272r) Philem. Prol.
    Incipit
    (272r) Phylemoni familiares
    Note
    (272r) Capitula 4 (3)
    (272r) Initial without gold
    (272v) Heb. Prol.
    Incipit
    (272v) In primis dicendum
    Note
    (272v) Capitula 23
    (272v) Gold and coloured initial
    (276v) Laodicenses. Capitula 4
    (276v) Prol. to Apoc.
    Incipit
    (276v) Iohannes apostolus et euangelista
    Note
    (277r) Capitula 24
    (277r) Initial. John sleeps on island. Divine hand in cloud on R. Blue ground, scraped
    (283r) Text ends
TJames
358
Stanley
Under C. 5
Repository
UK, Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, Parker Library
Location
MS 004

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