Collection ID: 0012 | Metadata type: TEI

Title

Postilla super psalterium (Commentary on the Psalms)

Authors

• Nicholas, of Lyra, approximately 1270-1349 (http://viaf.org/viaf/95296771)

Funders

• Council on Library and Information Resources

Call number

6
(Philadelphia, United States, Library Company)

Alternate identifiers

• deRicci: 6
• Call-Accession-number: Ms.6 1314.F

Publisher

Library Company

Language

Latin

Origin

Place

France

Summary

This early-fifteenth-century manuscript contains the text of Nicholas of Lyra's commentary on the Psalms. The preface is introduced by a damaged historiated initial with an author portrait. Further illuminated initials mark the beginnings of Psalms 1, 26, 51, 80, 109. An early user has divided it into eight books according to the habitual Psalm divisions by means of the Roman numeral headings I-VII. Numerals for the last book are absent.

Notes

• Early glosses and manicules throughout
   
• Early book numbers I-VII added in same script as foliation, upper recto
   
• Front cover detached; headbands loose
   

Extent

226+i; 302 x 217 mm bound to 314 x 232 mm

Foliation

Early foliation in Roman numerals, upper right recto

Collation

1-18 (12), 19 (10, +1 +2)

Support

Parchment

Catchwords

Horizontal catchwords in lower margin at folios: 12v, 24v, 36v, 48v, 60v, 72v, 84v, 96v, 108v, 120v, 132v, 144v, 156v, 168v, 180v, 192v, 204v, 216v

Binding

Half-calf, eighteenth-century, likely French

Layout

Two columns of forty-three lines, ruled in lead; written area: 214 x 143 mm

Decoration

Historiated initial with author portrait on fol. 1r; rinceaux and foliate border on fol. 1r; illuminated initial at Psalms 1 (fol. 5r), 26 (fol. 42r), 51 (fol. 84r), 80 (fol. 130r), and 109 (fol. 175v)

Script

Gothic--textualis

Colophon

Explicit postilla super librum psalmorum edita a fratre Nicholao de Lyra de ordine fratrum minorum sacre theologie venerabili doctore. [fol. 226v]

Provenance

• Apparently belonged to the Chapter of Saint-Pol, as per an inscription on the inside back cover: "Ill. Cap. Pol. 5.42.84-175"
   

Related resources

• De Ricci, Seymour, with the assistance of W. J. Wilson, Census of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in the United States and Canada, vol. 2 (New York: H. W. Wilson, 1935-40), p. 2104, no. 8.

Keywords

• Commentary
• 15th century
• France
• Gothic
• Historiated initial
• Gloss
• French
• Biblical

Licenses

• Text

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  URL

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• Text

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Table of contents

• Inside front cover — Bookplate, Library Company of Philadelphia
• fol. 1r — Nicholas of Lyra, Postilla super psalterium; incipit: Propheta magnus surrexit in nobis. Luce VII.... [fol. 1r]; explicit: ...ad quam laudem nos preducat qui cum patre et spiritu sancto vivit et regnat in secula seculorum. Amen. [fol. 226v]
• Inside back cover — Ownership inscription

Decorations

• fol. 1r — Historiated initial P, Author portrait
• fol. 1r — Foliate border with rinceaux and columns fillers
• fol. 1v — Manicule
• fol. 3r — Manicule
• fol. 4v — Manicule
• fol. 5r — Illuminated initial B
• fol. 6v — Manicule
• fol. 7v — Manicule
• fol. 9v — Manicule
• fol. 11r — Manicule
• fol. 13r — Manicule
• fol. 13v — Manicule
• fol. 14v — Manicule
• fol. 16v — Manicule
• fol. 17r — Manicule
• fol. 18r — Manicule
• fol. 19r — Manicule
• fol. 22r — Manicule
• fol. 26r — Manicule
• fol. 26v — Manicule
• fol. 28r — Manicule
• fol. 29v — Manicule (x3)
• fol. 30v — Manicule
• fol. 31r — Manicule
• fol. 31v — Manicule (x2)
• fol. 34v — Manicule
• fol. 36v — Manicule
• fol. 37r — Manicule
• fol. 37v — Manicule
• fol. 40r — Manicule
• fol. 42r — Illuminated initial D
• fol. 42r — Manicule
• fol. 42v — Manicule
• fol. 43r — Manicule
• fol. 43v — Manicule
• fol. 44r — Manicule
• fol. 44v — Manicule
• fol. 45v — Manicule
• fol. 46v — Manicule
• fol. 48r — Manicule
• fol. 50r — Manicule
• fol. 50v — Manicule (x4)
• fol. 51r — Manicule
• fol. 53r — Manicule
• fol. 53v — Manicule
• fol. 56v — Manicule
• fol. 58r — Manicule
• fol. 58v — Manicule
• fol. 59r — Manicule
• fol. 59v — Manicule
• fol. 60r — Manicule
• fol. 61r — Manicule
• fol. 62r — Manicule (x2)
• fol. 63r — Manicule
• fol. 64r — Manicule
• fol. 64v — Manicule
• fol. 65v — Manicule
• fol. 68v — Manicule (x2)
• fol. 69v — Manicule
• fol. 70v — Manicule
• fol. 71r — Manicule
• fol. 72v — Manicule
• fol. 75r — Manicule
• fol. 78v — Manicule (x2)
• fol. 83r — Manicule (x2)
• fol. 84r — Illuminated initial D
• fol. 86v — Manicule
• fol. 87v — Manicule
• fol. 90v — Manicule
• fol. 92r — Manicule
• fol. 92v — Manicule
• fol. 95r — Manicule
• fol. 95v — Manicule
• fol. 96r — Manicule
• fol. 97r — Manicule
• fol. 100r — Manicule
• fol. 100v — Manicule
• fol. 101r — Manicule
• fol. 101v — Manicule
• fol. 102v — Manicule
• fol. 103r — Manicule
• fol. 103v — Manicule
• fol. 106r — Manicule (x2)
• fol. 106v — Manicule
• fol. 107v — Manicule
• fol. 108r — Manicule
• fol. 108v — Manicule
• fol. 109v — Manicule
• fol. 110v — Manicule
• fol. 113r — Manicule
• fol. 113v — Manicule (x3)
• fol. 114r — Manicule (x2)
• fol. 114v — Manicule (x2)
• fol. 115r — Manicule
• fol. 116v — Manicule
• fol. 118r — Manicule
• fol. 118v — Manicule
• fol. 119r — Manicule
• fol. 119v — Manicule
• fol. 120r — Manicule
• fol. 120v — Manicule (x2)
• fol. 121r — Manicule (x2)
• fol. 121v — Manicule
• fol. 122r — Manicule
• fol. 122v — Manicule
• fol. 123v — Manicule
• fol. 125v — Manicule
• fol. 126r — Manicule
• fol. 127v — Manicule
• fol. 128r — Manicule (x2)
• fol. 128v — Manicule
• fol. 129r — Manicule
• fol. 130r — Illuminated initial E
• fol. 131v — Manicule
• fol. 132r — Manicule
• fol. 133r — Manicule
• fol. 133v — Manicule
• fol. 134r — Manicule
• fol. 134v — Manicule
• fol. 135r — Manicule (x4)
• fol. 135v — Manicule (x2)
• fol. 136v — Manicule (x2)
• fol. 138r — Manicule (x2)
• fol. 138v — Manicule (x2)
• fol. 139r — Manicule
• fol. 140r — Manicule
• fol. 140v — Manicule
• fol. 141r — Manicule
• fol. 142r — Manicule
• fol. 142v — Manicule
• fol. 144r — Manicule (x2)
• fol. 145r — Manicule
• fol. 145v — Manicule (x2)
• fol. 146v — Manicule
• fol. 147v — Manicule
• fol. 148v — Manicule
• fol. 149v — Manicule (x2)
• fol. 150v — Manicule (x2)
• fol. 151r — Manicule (x2)
• fol. 151v — Manicule (x2)
• fol. 153v — Manicule (x2)
• fol. 154r — Manicule (x2)
• fol. 154v — Manicule
• fol. 156r — Manicule
• fol. 158r — Manicule
• fol. 158v — Manicule
• fol. 159r — Manicule
• fol. 161v — Manicule
• fol. 163v — Manicule
• fol. 164r — Manicule
• fol. 165r — Manicule
• fol. 166r — Manicule
• fol. 167r — Manicule
• fol. 167v — Manicule (x2)
• fol. 168v — Manicule
• fol. 169r — Manicule
• fol. 172v — Manicule (x2)
• fol. 173r — Manicule
• fol. 173v — Manicule
• fol. 174v — Manicule
• fol. 175v — Illuminated initial D
• fol. 175v — Manicule
• fol. 179r — Manicule (x2)
• fol. 180r — Manicule
• fol. 180v — Manicule
• fol. 182v — Manicule (x2)
• fol. 183v — Manicule
• fol. 184r — Manicule
• fol. 187v — Manicule
• fol. 190r — Manicule
• fol. 190v — Manicule
• fol. 192v — Manicule (x2)
• fol. 195v — Manicule
• fol. 198r — Manicule
• fol. 198v — Manicule (x2)
• fol. 199r — Manicule
• fol. 200r — Manicule
• fol. 206r — Manicule
• fol. 211v — Manicule
• fol. 212v — Manicule (x2)
• fol. 221v — Manicule (x2)
• fol. 222r — Manicule