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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    Primo admonendum putaui lectorem ..... 5 a Ends f. 18 a. Incipiunt capitula in libros sex cantici canticorum . . . i8(^ Ends f. 20 b. Incipit prologus venerabilis Bedae presbiteri in libros sex cantici canticorum ........ 20 b Ends f. 21 b. Incipit liber primus expositionis venerabilis Bedae presbiteri super cantica canticorum. Osculetur me osculo oris sui . . . . . . . 21 3 Liber secundus ......... 54^ Liber tertius .......... Sob Liber quartus . . . . . . . . . . 120 a Liber quintus . . . . . . . . . . i5'2b Ends f. 185a: Explicit liber quintus venerabilis Bedae presbiteri in exposi- tione supra cantica canticorum. Incipit liber sextus per eum collectus ex beati Gregorii papae (erased, pontificis scribbled above) opusculis. In expositione cantici canticorum quam libris quinque expli- cauimus .......... 185 Ends f. 200 b: Explicit liber collectus ex opusculis beati Gregorii papae, a uenerabili Beda presbitero supra cantica canticorum. ff. 201, 202, 204 blank, f. 203 (B 7) blank, is gone. John Hollond has foliated the book, and written headlines throughout. 20. Euclidis Phaenomena et Optica Graece. Paper, io| x 8, in eights, 128 + 8 leaves, 17 lines, handwriting of xvith century. The binding is original and handsome. The edges of the leaves gilded and gauffred. The hand is large. At the beginning (f. i and f. i d) is some ornament, rather rough, and the title and initial are in coarse gold. There are marginal annotations in red in the same hand, and many geometrical figures, very neatly drawn. Collation: 1^(1 fastened to the cover) a®-q® iP (4 fastened to the cover): 136 leaves. Contents: I. A Dedication in Greek to Stephen [Gardiner] Bishop of Win- chester and Chancellor to the Queen. See post . . . iv