Lewis E 46 Biblical commentary on the Old Testament--I Kings - Esther
Title
Biblical commentary on the Old Testament--I Kings - EstherAuthors
- Hugh, of Saint-Cher, Cardinal, approximately 1200-1263 (http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n86113661.html)
Other related names
- Lewis, John Frederick, 1860-1932, former owner (http://viaf.org/viaf/63874811/)
- Kelker, Rudolph F. (Rudolph Frederick), 1820-1906, former owner (http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no00012170.html)
Funders
- Council on Library and Information Resources
Call number
Lewis E 46(Philadelphia, United States, Free Library of Philadelphia, John Frederick Lewis Collection of European Manuscripts)
Alternate identifiers
- deRicci: 129
Publisher
Free Library of PhiladelphiaLanguage
LatinOrigin
Circa 1350
- Place
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France
Summary
This manuscript contains a biblical commentary on select books of the Old Testament.
Notes
- The first end sheet has become detached
- Acknowledgement: We are grateful to Debra T. Cashion for the cataloging of this manuscript and to Prof. Ann Matter and Eric Knibbs for their assistance in identifying the text
Extent
Iii+65+iii; 285 x 195 mm bound to 297 x 213 mmFoliation
Modern foliation in pencil, lower right recto and upper right rectoCollation
1-3 (12), 4 (6), 5 (12), 6 (11, +1)Support
ParchmentCatchwords
Horizontal lower right corner verso; fols. 12, 36, 54Binding
Nineteenth-century half-brown morocco with green cloth over pasteboard covers; black morocco label attached to front cover with title "Comment Super paralipomonenon et Esther" and "Rud. F Kelker."Layout
Decoration
Marginalia throughout
Script
Provenance
- Rudolph F. Kelker, Harrisburg, PA, his sale (Philadelphia 11 June 1908, no. 44); John Frederick Lewis, Philadelphia; given by his widow, Anne Baker Lewis, to the Free Library of Philadelphia in 1936;"Rud. F Kelker." stamped on cover below title; bookplates of Rudolph F. Kelker and John Frederick Lewis pasted on the inside of the cover; catalogue entries pasted onto inside of front and back covers; pencil notes in Lewis hand on recto of first endsheet: "This manuscript is neatly written on 130 vellum folios in two columns 61 or 62 lines to the page. It was written about 1350 and is a commentary upon the books of Chronicles and Esther. Bought by me at the sale of Rudolph F. Kelker Library 6/11/08."
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. 2048, no. 129.
- Free Library of Philadelphia, A Descriptive Catalogue of the John Frederick Lewis Collection of European Manuscripts in the Free Library of Philadelphia, compiled by Edwin Wolf, 2nd, with an introduction by Dr. A.S.W. Rosenbach (Philadelphia: The Free Library, 1937), p. 52, no. 46.
Keywords
- Bible
- 14th century
- France
- Scripture
- Biblical
- French
Licenses
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- Text
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Decorations
- Inside front cover — Owner's bookplates, John Frederick Lewis and Rudolph F. Kelker
- Inside front cover — Print catalog entry
- Flyleaf 1 recto — Notations in pencil, in John Frederick Lewis' hand: "This manuscript is neatly written on 130 vellum folios in two columns 61 or 62 lines to the page. It was written about 1350 and is a commentary upon the books of Chronicles and Esther. Bought by me at the sale of Rudolph F. Kelker Library 6/11/08."
- Flyleaf 1 recto — Notations in pencil, in John Frederick Lewis' hand: "This manuscript is neatly written on 130 vellum folios in two columns 61 or 62 lines to the page. It was written about 1350 and is a commentary upon the books of Chronicles and Esther. Bought by me at the sale of Rudolph F. Kelker Library 6/11/08."
- Inside back cover — Print catalog entry
Images
Inside front cover
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Decoration: Owner's bookplates, John Frederick Lewis and Rudolph F. Kelker
Decoration: Print catalog entry
Flyleaf 1 recto
5227_0002.tif (136.2 MB)
5227_0002_thumb.jpg (2.6 KB)
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Decoration: Notations in pencil, in John Frederick Lewis' hand: "This manuscript is neatly written on 130 vellum folios in two columns 61 or 62 lines to the page. It was written about 1350 and is a commentary upon the books of Chronicles and Esther. Bought by me at the sale of Rudolph F. Kelker Library 6/11/08."
Flyleaf 1 recto
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5227_0138_web.jpg (152.3 KB)
Decoration: Notations in pencil, in John Frederick Lewis' hand: "This manuscript is neatly written on 130 vellum folios in two columns 61 or 62 lines to the page. It was written about 1350 and is a commentary upon the books of Chronicles and Esther. Bought by me at the sale of Rudolph F. Kelker Library 6/11/08."
Inside back cover
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5227_0144_web.jpg (156.1 KB)
Decoration: Print catalog entry
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