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Bible : [manuscript]

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Description: ff. 1-569; f. 569v blank. [Bible]. Latin. ff. 1-415v, Old Testament; ff. 416 bis-530, New Testament; f. 530r-v, list of books of the Bible, added in a later hand; ff. 532-569 ["531" omitted in foliation], Interpretations of Hebrew Names. Generally similar to the thirteenth century French bibles described by Ker, MMBL 1:96-97 regarding London, Lambeth Palace MS 1364, but here lacking the prologue to 2 Paralipomenon and with 9 additional prologues for the Minor Prophets.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: [between 1250 and 1275]
Call number: mssHM 1074
Provenance: On f. 530 (erased), s. XV/XVI, "Ista biblia est de libreria magistri Iacobi morelli notarii et secretarii domini nostri regis. Morel," followed by his notary mark; the name and mark appear also on ff. 221, 250, 569. Erased circular bookstamp on f. 1 with impression through onto the following leaves. Bookplate of Brayton Ives (1840-1914); his sale, American Art Association, New York, 5 March 1891, n. 618. Belonged to Charles Baker of New York; his sale, Anderson, New York, 17 February 1919, n. 645 to G. D. Smith.
Restrictions: RESTRICTED. Available with curatorial approval. Requires extended retrieval and delivery time.
Dimensions: 119 x 174 mm
Associated people: Ives, Brayton, (1840-1914,)
Associated organizations: Gautier Lebaube Atelier,; Henry E. Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.
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