Biblia Sacra Vulgata

Liber Regem quartus 25:11 - Prologus Hieronymi in libro Paralipomenon - Liber Paralipomenon primus

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St. Andrews, University of St Andrews Libraries and Museums, ms37223/TypGF.B38EL

General Information

Title Biblia Sacra Vulgata
Shelfmarks ms37223/TypGF.B38EL
Page/Folio Reference Fragment 1
Material Parchment
Script, Hands

Gothic textualis rotunda

Original Condition

Page Height at least 355 mm
Height of Written Area 335 – 337 mm
Number of Columns 2
Width of Columns 80 – 82 mm
Number of Lines at least 58
Line Height 5 – 6 mm
Ruling Plummet ruling
Collation

This fragment is the first of a severed bifolium, both were recycled and used for the same bookbinding.

Current Condition

Dimensions 315 x 195 mm
More about the Current Condition

50 lines remain

Book Decoration and Musical Notation

Description

Blue littera notabilior of 12 mm with red pen flourishes on the recto. Red littera notabilior of 12 mm with blue pen flourishes on the verso. Running heads in red and blue lettering on recto and verso. rubrication in red.

Content

  • Content Item
    • Persons Hieronymus
    • Text Language Latin
    • Title Prologus in libro Paralipomenon de hebraeo translato
    • Content Description

      Other entries:

      Liber Regem quartus

      Liber Paralipomenon primus

History

Provenance

Christian Egenolff printer of Lucian’s Opera (bookbinder unknown), Frankfurt am Main, 1538.

George Kirby (British owner?), 16th or 17th century.

(?) Mungo Murray as Regent of St Leonard’s, Bequest in 1670 of UYLY106/1, 1676-1679

(?) University of St Andrews, St Leonard’s College, UYLY106/9, 1720

University of St Andrews, United College, Pressmark D.2.6, UYLY106/7, 1782.

University of St Andrews, Typographical Collection, TypGF.B38EL.

Remarks

The book was provided with a new leather spine and cover by 'Dunn & Wilson Ltd.' in 1953. The fragment was then removed from the book. It has been kept together with the host volume within the archive of the University of St Andrews.

Host Volume

Title Lucian, Opera
Date of Origin/Publication 1538
Place of Origin/Publication Frankfurt am Main
Shelfmark TypGF.B38EL
Persons The host volume was printed in the workshop of Christian Egenolff.