Eberhard of Béthune, Graecismus

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Exeter, Exeter Cathedral Library, F/46

General Information

Title Eberhard of Béthune, Graecismus
Shelfmarks F/46
Material Parchment
Place of Origin England
Script, Hands

Main text written in an irregular form of textualis libraria which tends towards a currens typology (Littera Parisiensis?) and contains frequent use of abbreviations. Script is rather small despite the (original) space available. 2-compartment a; only round d in use; 8-shaped g with a short and closed tail; shaft of t cuts across the horizontal bar; round s used only at word-end; x in three strokes consisting of a vertical shaft and two short, horizontal strokes at the top right and bottom left quarters. 2-shaped r after round stroke and biting are common throughout.

Initials are written about 4mm from the beginning of each line and have been filled-in (occasionally) with red ink. Among them, A stands out with an Uncial shape completed with a horizontal approach stroke that meets the top of the shaft forming a right angle. Two large, decorated initials in blue with red decorations are found on fo 1v7-8 and 2r5-6.

The pages are crammed with interlinear and, specially, marginal annotations in cursive script from different, later dates. However, most of these insertions appear to be the work of a single hand operating shortly after the main text was copied. Even though red paraph marks are used ahead of many of the verses, they must have been added along with the late annotations. Their shape is notably similar to that of the paraphs in the marginalia, and some were carelessly added over decorated initials (see fos. 1v10 and 2r7). Arguably the same red ink was used to circle and underline some of the annotations, as well as to underline parts of the main text.

Original Condition

Page Height 162 – 189 mm
Page Width 137 – 144 mm
Height of Written Area 163 – 169 mm
Width of Written Area 61 – 65 mm
Number of Columns 1
Number of Lines 28 – 31
Line Height 5 – 6 mm

Current Condition

Dimensions Page size, (a) 162/189 x 137/144 mm (b) 162/187 x 100/144 mm; written area, (a) 163 x 61/65 mm (b) 168/169 x 65 mm

Content

  • Content Item
    • Persons Eberhard of Béthune
    • Text Language Latin
    • Title Graecismus
    • 1r

Host Volume

Title Bellum papale sive concordia discors Sixti quinti, et Clementis octavi, circa Hieronymianam editionem.
Date of Origin/Publication 1600
Place of Origin/Publication London
Shelfmark STC 14447
Persons Thomas James, 1573?-1629
Remarks

The book survives without a binding.