A descriptive catalogue of the manuscripts other than Oriental in the library of King's College, Cambridge / by Montague Rhodes James.

  • King's College (University of Cambridge). Library
Date:
1895
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Credit: A descriptive catalogue of the manuscripts other than Oriental in the library of King's College, Cambridge / by Montague Rhodes James. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Collation: Vol. i. (Genesis—Psalmi) P® (14 cancelled) g^®- ji6 ]^i6 ^jQ cancelled) n^® (i gone) (16 b blank): 222 leaves. Vol. ii. (Parabole—Apocalipsis) (i gone) (13 cancelled) (7 gone) 0^®(i3 cancelled) P® (8 gone, but probably blank): 230 leaves. Vol. iii. (Interpretaciones hebraicorum nominum) a.a}^ bb^*^ cc^^ (10^^ blank; ii and 12 gone, probably blank): 44 leaves. Contents: The Epistle of Jerome to Paulinus : Frater Ambrosius . . . f. i Prologue to the Pentateuch 3 Genesis 3 [i Esdras = Ezra and Nehemiah. 2 Esdras = 3 Esdras (i Esdras of our Apocrypha).] The order of the books in the New Testament is ; Evv., Paul. Epp., Act., Cath., Apoc. Interpretaciones nominum 453 The historiated initials are of good style : they run as follows: 1. Prologue : Frater ambrosms. Black monk sitting at desk with book on it, holding pen and knife : his face erased : brown ground. 2. Genesis. Initial I extending the length of the page and enclosing eight elliptical miniatures : on grounds alternately blue and pink with white dots. 1. Christ stands blessing a globe coloured black and blue. 2. Christ blessing a globe divided into land surrounded by green water. 3. Christ blessing a globe with a tree in it. 4. Christ blessing a globe with sun, moon and stars in it. 5. Christ blessing a globe with a bird in it. 6. Christ blessing a recumbent figure of Adam. 7. Christ seated, holding the globe divided into three parts, and blessing. 8. Christ on a green cross: the Virgin and S. John stand on either side. 3. Exodus. Man in pointed cap precedes a man and woman to a gate on R. 4. Leviticus. Moses horned, kneels at altar, holding a lamb; on L. a Jew kneels: on R. above, Christ’s head in sky. 5. Numbers. Two seated men in close caps : Christ’s face in sky on R. 6. Deuteronomy. Moses horned, with the tables, addresses two Jews on L. 7. Joshua. A similar picture to that for Nu7nbers, Joshua (nimbed) and Caleb, in peaked caps, seated: Christ’s face in sky on R. 8. Judges. A similar picture : neither figure is nimbed. 9. Ruth. Initial I: above, Elimelech in hat and tunic, with cloak on staff over his shoulder, and walking-rod, faces R.'. below, Naomi with cloak on staff, and two boys, Mahlon and Chilion, face R. 10. I Sa/n. Hannah kneels at altar under trefoiled arch on R.: Eli stands behind her: both faces erased. 11. 2 Sam. Benaiah, with raised sword, about to behead the Amalekite, who kneels. 12. I Kings. David, crowned, in a white bed: on the other side of it stands a courtier and Abishag.