Leuven, KU Leuven Bibliotheken Bijzondere Collecties, Ms. 1208

Bible, with Glossa ordinaria (fragment)

Manuscript description

Manuscript ID

mmfc-14967

Title

Bible, with Glossa ordinaria (fragment)

Collection

Leuven, KU Leuven Bibliotheken Bijzondere Collecties

Shelfmark

Leuven, KU Leuven Bibliotheken Bijzondere Collecties, Ms. 1208

Manuscript Category

theology

Document type

bible

References

Online catalogue record

KU Leuven Libraries Catalogue

Digital reproduction

Teneo
Fragmentarium (digital reproduction)

IIIF Manifest

https://lib.is/IE2215410/manifest
https://fragmentarium.ms/metadata/iiif/F-msxf/manifest.json

Other online data sources

Fragmentarium

Fragment container

UNIT ID

mmfc-14966

Leaf count

2 fol.

Readers’ annotation

Inscriptions

Remaining fragments

UNIT ID

mmfc-14968

Page range

fol. [1]-[2]

Form

Codex

Integrity

Fragment: 2 trimmed leaves. Fragments were restored in 2015.

Language

Latin (main)

Notes

Readers' annotations
Both folia contain later-added inscriptions and pen drawings. For instance, fol. [2]v contains the inscriptions '[...]bert de la Bruyere' and 'Ex Libris [...], as well as a pen drawing of a human face.
General
Fragments were possibly used as book covers.

Origin

Date
second half 12th century (Godfried Croenen)
Evidence
Script

Number of leaves

2

Fragment dimensions

h: 61 mm x w: 214 mm
h: 130 mm x w: 204 mm

Layout

Section 1
fol. [1]r-[2]v (fol. [2]v)
Columns
1
Layout formula
| G | T | G |
Ruling
Full ruling, Lead-point ruling
Prickings
prickings visible in outer margin
Margins
Top margin: 22 mm, inner margin: 28 mm
Paratextual features
marginal glosses

Writing

Script

Praegothica

Description of hands

Praegothica, in two different sizes (main text written in a larger size than the glosses).

Decoration

Type

plain initials, versals, paraphs, rubrics, rubrics red

Description

Plain initials and paraphs alternately in red and blue ink. Red rubrication, red ornamental penwork.

1. Exodus 13:16-14:19 with glosses

UNIT ID

mmfc-14969

Page range

fol. [1]r-[2]v (defective)

Title

Exodus 13:16-14:19 with glosses

Contributors

Walahfridus Strabo (commentator)

Language

Latin (main)

Quotation

Strabo. Angelus qui nuntius interpretatur significat doctores qui nobis precepta vite annuntiant. (fol. [2]v)

Notes

Textual content
  • Fol. [1]: Exodus 13:16-19 with gloss. 
  • Fol. [2]: Exodus 14:15-19 with gloss.
Glosses written by several authors, with Walahfridus Strabo being one of them (fol. [2]v).
Manuscript description
  1. Fragment container
    1. Remaining fragments
      1. 1. Exodus 13:16-14:19 with glosses