Collection ID: 0008 | Metadata type: TEI | TEI XML | Data

Title

Bible

Other related names

• Farrell family, former owner

Funders

• Council on Library and Information Resources

Call number

BS75 1200z
(Swarthmore, Swarthmore College, McCabe Library)

Alternate identifiers

• https://tripod.brynmawr.edu/find/Record/.b2379463

Publisher

McCabe Library

Language

Latin

Origin

Place

Paris?, Northern France

Summary

This manuscript is a thirteenth-century Paris-type Bible with prologues and an incomplete copy of the Interpretationes Hebraicorum nominum (entries for A to H) at the end of the volume.

Notes

• Fols. 279-80 wanting, replaced with (early modern?) reproductions; Hebraicorum nominum wanting after I
   
• Front flyleaves are four paper followed by one parchment; end flyleaves are paper
   
• Collation note: location of singletons in all quires uncertain
   

Extent

124 x 85 mm bound to 132 x 92 mm

Collation

1 (23, +23), 2 (23, +23), 3 (23, +23), 4 (25, +25), 5-6 (20), 7 (26), 8 (25, +25), 9 (24), 10 (18), 11 (19, +19), 12 (27, +27), 13-15 (24), 16 (21, +21), 17-20 (24), 21 (25, +25), 22 (26), 23 (22), 24 (19, +19), 25 (24)

Signatures

Modern signatures in pencil, lower right first recto, perhaps dating to the rebinding of the manuscript

Support

Parchment

Binding

Rebound in 1985 in tan Nigerian goat skin and blindtooled, with accompanying slipcover

Layout

Two columns of forty-six lines; ruled in lead with vertical bounding lines; written area: 102 x 67 mm

Decoration

Fourteen historiated initials at the beginning of selected books; seventy-six illuminated initials in designs of dragons and foliate patterns in full colors at the beginning of books and some prologues; approximately fifty large red and blue puzzle initials at the beginning of prologues; two-line chapter initials in red or blue with long penwork extensions in the contrasting color; rubrication in red; capitals touched in red; versal initials in Psalms in red or blue; running titles and chapter numbers in alternately red and blue letters

Script

Gothic--textualis

Provenance

• Formerly owned by the Farrell family (near Hull, England); acquired at auction in 1984
   

Keywords

• Bible
• 13th century
• Christian
• French
• France
• Historiated initial
• Illumination
• Puzzle initial
• Scripture
• Illustration

Licenses

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Table of contents

• fol. 1r — Epistula 53 ad Paulinum (Jerome)
• fol. 4v — Genesis
• fol. 27v — Exodus
• fol. 46r — Leviticus
• fol. 58r — Numbers
• fol. 75v — Deuteronomy
• fol. 91v — Prologue to Joshua (Jerome)
• fol. 92r — Joshua
• fol. 102v — Judges
• fol. 114v — Ruth
• fol. 116r — Prologue to 1 Kings (Jerome)
• fol. 117r — 1 Kings
• fol. 132v — 2 Kings
• fol. 145r — 3 Kings
• fol. 160v — 4 Kings
• fol. 174r — Prologue to 1 Chronicles (Jerome)
• fol. 174v — 1 Chronicles
• fol. 186v — Prologue to 2 Chronicles (Jerome)
• fol. 187r — 2 Chronicles
• fol. 202v — Prologue to Ezra (Jerome)
• fol. 203r — Ezra
• fol. 207v — Nehemiah
• fol. 213v — 3 Ezra
• fol. 220r — Prologue to Tobit (Jerome)
• fol. 220r — Tobit
• fol. 224r — Prologue to Judith (Jerome)
• fol. 224v — Judith
• fol. 230r — Prologue to Esther (Jerome)
• fol. 230v — Esther
• fol. 236r — Prologue to Job (Jerome)
• fol. 236v — Another prologue
• fol. 237r — Job
• fol. 248r — Psalms
• fol. 276r — Prologue to Proverbs (Jerome)
• fol. 276r — Proverbs
• fol. 285v — Prologue to Ecclesiastes (Jerome)
• fol. 285v — Ecclesiastes
• fol. 289r — Song of Songs
• fol. 290v — Prologue to Wisdom (Jerome)
• fol. 290v — Wisdom
• fol. 297v — Prologue to Ecclesiasticus (Jerome)
• fol. 297v — Ecclesiasticus
• fol. 315v — Prologue to Isaiah (Jerome)
• fol. 316r — Isaiah
• fol. 337r — Prologue to Jeremiah (Jerome)
• fol. 337v — Jeremiah
• fol. 362r — Lamentations
• fol. 364r — Baruch
• fol. 367r — Prologue to Ezekiel (Jerome)
• fol. 367v — Ezekiel
• fol. 390r — Prologue to Daniel (Jerome)
• fol. 390v — Daniel
• fol. 399v — Prologue to the Twelve Prophets (Jerome)
• fol. 399v — Another prologue (Jerome)
• fol. 400r — Hosea
• fol. 403r — Prologue to Joel (Jerome)
• fol. 403r — Another prologue (Jerome)
• fol. 403v — Joel
• fol. 404v — Prologue to Amos (Jerome)
• fol. 404v — Another prologue (Jerome)
• fol. 405r — Another prologue (Jerome)
• fol. 405r — Amos
• fol. 407v — Prologue to Obadiah (Jerome)
• fol. 407v — Obadiah
• fol. 408r — Prologue to Jonah (Jerome)
• fol. 408r — Another prologue (Jerome)
• fol. 408r — Jonah
• fol. 409r — Prologue to Micah (Jerome)
• fol. 409r — Micah
• fol. 411r — Prologue to Nahum (Jerome)
• fol. 411r — Nahum
• fol. 412r — Prologue to Habakkuk (Jerome)
• fol. 412v — Habakkuk
• fol. 413v — Prologue to Zephaniah (Jerome)
• fol. 413v — Zephaniah
• fol. 414v — Prologue to Haggai (Jerome)
• fol. 415r — Haggai
• fol. 415v — Prologue to Zechariah (Jerome)
• fol. 416r — Zechariah
• fol. 419v — Prologue to Malachi (Jerome)
• fol. 419v — Malachi
• fol. 420v — Prologue to Maccabees (Jerome)
• fol. 421r — Another prologue (Jerome)
• fol. 421r — Another prologue (Jerome)
• fol. 421v — 1 Maccabees
• fol. 435v — 2 Maccabees
• fol. 445v — Prologue to Matthew (Jerome)
• fol. 446r — Another prologue (Jerome)
• fol. 446r — Matthew
• fol. 460r — Prologue to Mark (Jerome)
• fol. 460r — Mark
• fol. 469r — Prologue to Luke (Jerome)
• fol. 469r — Another prologue (Jerome)
• fol. 469r — Luke
• fol. 484r — Prologue to John (Jerome)
• fol. 484r — John
• fol. 495r — Prologue to Romans (Jerome)
• fol. 495r — Romans
• fol. 500v — Prologue to 1 Corinthians (Jerome)
• fol. 500v — 1 Corinthians
• fol. 505v — Prologue to 2 Corinthians (Jerome)
• fol. 505v — 2 Corinthians
• fol. 509r — Prologue to Galatians (Jerome)
• fol. 509r — Galatians
• fol. 511r — Prologue to Ephesians (Jerome)
• fol. 511r — Ephesians
• fol. 513r — Prologue to Philippians (Jerome)
• fol. 513r — Philippians
• fol. 514v — Prologue to Colossians (Jerome)
• fol. 514v — Colossians
• fol. 515v — Prologue to 1 Thessalonians (Jerome)
• fol. 515v — 1 Thessalonians
• fol. 517r — Prologue to 2 Thessalonians (Jerome)
• fol. 517r — 2 Thessalonians
• fol. 517v — Prologue to 1 Timothy (Jerome)
• fol. 517v — 1 Timothy
• fol. 519r — Prologue to 2 Timothy (Jerome)
• fol. 519r — 2 Timothy
• fol. 520r — Prologue to Titus (Jerome)
• fol. 520r — Titus
• fol. 521r — Prologue to Philemon (Jerome)
• fol. 521r — Philemon
• fol. 521r — Prologue to Hebrews (Jerome)
• fol. 521r — Hebrews
• fol. 525v — Prologue to Acts (Jerome)
• fol. 525v — Acts
• fol. 541r — Prologue to the Canonical Epistles
• fol. 541r — James
• fol. 542v — 1 Peter
• fol. 544r — 2 Peter
• fol. 545r — 1 John
• fol. 546v — 2 John
• fol. 546v — 3 John
• fol. 547r — Jude
• fol. 547v — Prologue to Revelation (Jerome)
• fol. 548r — Revelation
• fol. 556r — Interpretationes Hebraicorum nominum

Decorations

• fol. 1r — Historiated initial F, Jerome in his study
• fol. 4r — Illuminated initial D
• fol. 4v — Historiated initial I, Seven days of Creation and Crucifixion
• fol. 27v — Illuminated initial H
• fol. 46r — Illuminated initial U
• fol. 58r — Illuminated initial L
• fol. 75v — Illuminated initial H
• fol. 91v — Puzzle initial T
• fol. 92r — Illuminated initial E
• fol. 102v — Illuminated initial P
• fol. 114v — Illuminated initial I
• fol. 116r — Illuminated initial U
• fol. 117r — Illuminated initial F, Benaiah beheading the Amalekite
• fol. 132v — Illuminated initial F
• fol. 145r — Illuminated initial E
• fol. 160v — Illuminated initial P
• fol. 174r — Illuminated initial S
• fol. 174v — Inhabited initial, Three Jews
• fol. 186v — Puzzle initial E
• fol. 187r — Illuminated initial C
• fol. 202v — Puzzle initial U
• fol. 203r — Illuminated initial I
• fol. 207v — Illuminated initial U
• fol. 213v — Illuminated initial E
• fol. 220r — Puzzle initial C
• fol. 220r — Illuminated initial T
• fol. 224r — Puzzle initial A
• fol. 224v — Illuminated initial A
• fol. 230r — Puzzle initial L
• fol. 236r — Puzzle initial C
• fol. 236v — Puzzle initial S
• fol. 237r — Illuminated initial U
• fol. 248r — Historiated initial B, King David with harp
• fol. 252r — Illuminated initial D
• fol. 254v — Illuminated initial D
• fol. 257r — Illuminated initial Q
• fol. 257v — Illuminated initial D
• fol. 260r — Illuminated initial S
• fol. 263r — Illuminated initial E
• fol. 266r — Illuminated initial C
• fol. 269r — Illuminated initial D
• fol. 276r — Illuminated initial I
• fol. 276r — Historiated initial P, King Solomon with rod and youth
• fol. 285v — Puzzle initial M
• fol. 285v — Illuminated initial U
• fol. 289r — Illuminated initial O
• fol. 290v — Puzzle initial L
• fol. 290v — Illuminated initial D
• fol. 297v — Puzzle initial M
• fol. 297v — Illuminated initial O
• fol. 315v — Illuminated initial N
• fol. 316r — Historiated initial V, Isaiah being sawn in two
• fol. 337r — Puzzle initial I
• fol. 337v — Illuminated initial U
• fol. 362r — Illuminated initial Q
• fol. 364r — Illuminated initial E
• fol. 367v — Illuminated initial E
• fol. 390r — Illuminated initial D
• fol. 390v — Historiated initial A, Prophet Daniel
• fol. 399v — Puzzle initial N
• fol. 399v — Puzzle initial T
• fol. 400r — Historiated initial U, Prophet Hosea
• fol. 403r — Puzzle initial S
• fol. 403r — Puzzle initial I
• fol. 403v — Illuminated initial U
• fol. 404v — Puzzle initial O
• fol. 404v — Puzzle initial A
• fol. 405r — Puzzle initial H
• fol. 405r — Illuminated initial U
• fol. 407v — Puzzle initial I
• fol. 407v — Illuminated initial U
• fol. 408r — Puzzle initial S
• fol. 408r — Illuminated initial I
• fol. 408r — Illuminated initial E
• fol. 409r — Puzzle initial T
• fol. 409r — Illuminated initial U
• fol. 411r — Puzzle initial N
• fol. 411r — Illuminated initial O
• fol. 412r — Puzzle initial Q
• fol. 412v — Illuminated initial O
• fol. 413v — Puzzle initial T
• fol. 413v — Illuminated initial U
• fol. 414v — Puzzle initial I
• fol. 415r — Illuminated initial I
• fol. 415v — Puzzle initial I
• fol. 416r — Illuminated initial I
• fol. 419v — Puzzle initial D
• fol. 419v — Illuminated initial O
• fol. 420v — Puzzle initial D
• fol. 421r — Puzzle initial R
• fol. 421r — Illuminated initial M
• fol. 421v — Historiated initial E, Mattathias beheading an idolater
• fol. 435v — Illuminated initial F
• fol. 445v — Puzzle initial M
• fol. 446r — Illuminated initial M
• fol. 446r — Historiated initial L, Tree of Jesse
• fol. 460r — Puzzle initial M
• fol. 460r — Illuminated initial I
• fol. 469r — Puzzle initial Q
• fol. 469r — Puzzle initial L
• fol. 469r — Illuminated initial F
• fol. 484r — Puzzle initial H
• fol. 484r — Illuminated initial I
• fol. 495r — Illuminated initial R
• fol. 495r — Historiated initial P, Paul and two Jews
• fol. 500v — Puzzle initial C
• fol. 500v — Illuminated initial P
• fol. 505v — Puzzle initial P
• fol. 505v — Illuminated initial P
• fol. 509r — Puzzle initial G
• fol. 509r — Illuminated initial P
• fol. 511r — Puzzle initial E
• fol. 511r — Illuminated initial P
• fol. 513r — Puzzle initial P
• fol. 513r — Illuminated initial P
• fol. 514v — Puzzle initial C
• fol. 514v — Illuminated initial P
• fol. 515v — Puzzle initial T
• fol. 515v — Illuminated initial P
• fol. 517r — Puzzle initial A
• fol. 517r — Illuminated initial P
• fol. 517v — Puzzle initial T
• fol. 517v — Illuminated initial P
• fol. 519r — Puzzle initial I
• fol. 519r — Illuminated initial P
• fol. 520r — Puzzle initial T
• fol. 520r — Illuminated initial P
• fol. 521r — Puzzle initial P
• fol. 521r — Illuminated initial P
• fol. 521r — Puzzle initial I
• fol. 521r — Illuminated initial M
• fol. 525v — Illuminated initial L
• fol. 525v — Historiated initial P, Ascension
• fol. 541r — Puzzle initial N
• fol. 541r — Illuminated initial I
• fol. 542v — Illuminated initial P
• fol. 544r — Illuminated initial S
• fol. 545r — Illuminated initial Q
• fol. 546v — Illuminated initial S
• fol. 546v — Illuminated initial S
• fol. 547r — Illuminated initial I
• fol. 547v — Puzzle initial O
• fol. 548r — Historiated initial A, Saint John the Evangelist
• fol. 556r — Illuminated initial A