The 'Moralia in librum Job' of Gregory the Great, Written in the first half of the 13th century in England
The 'Moralia in librum Job' of Gregory the Great, in thirty-five books, beg. 'Dudum te frater beatissime', as in Migne, Patr. Lat., tom. lxxv, col. 510, followed (fol. 265) by the same author's forty homilies, the text of which ends abruptly in homily 31: beg. 'Inter sacra missarum', op. cit. lxxvi. 1075. There are contemporary marginalia throughout, and an index of subjects at fol. 297.
Dates
- Creation: Written in the first half of the 13th century in England
Extent
301 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Latin
Shelfmark
MS. Fairfax 19
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. 3899
Custodial History
The monastic press-mark 'B. 25' occurs on fol. 1.
Physical Facet
On parchment, in double columns
Dimensions
8 1/2 × 6 1/10 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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