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The Gospel according to st. Luke in the Latin version of st. Jerome, Written in the 12th century in England

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MS. Fairfax 15

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The Gospel according to st. Luke in the Latin version of st. Jerome, with the usual prologue, the interlinear gloss of Walafrid Strabo, and the glossa ordinaria of Anselm of Laon. There is a gap between cap. 2, verse 17, to cap. 6, verse 7, where one quire is missing (fols. 13-14).

Dates

  • Creation: Written in the 12th century in England

Extent

97 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • Latin

Shelfmark

MS. Fairfax 15

Other Finding Aids

Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. II, no. 3895

Custodial History

'Liber sancte Marie de Bridelington, qui hunc alienauerit, anathema sit' (early 14th cent.) and 'Lucas glosatus littera D.' (16th cent.) are on fol. 2. The type of hand is similar to that of MS. Lat. Theol. (d. 17, which was written at the Augustinian priory of Bridlington in Yorkshire. 'C. Fairfax ex dono carissimi fratris magistri Henrici Fairfax, 1655' (fol. 1). There are also some bibliographical notes by Fairfax(ib.).

Physical Facet

On parchment

Dimensions

10 2/5 × 6 4/5 in.

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

Contact:
Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom