A commentary on the Apocalypse, 17th century
Imperfect, beginning in the commentary on chap. vi.
The exposition of chap. vii begins thus (fol. 4): "The angell ascending from the east representative of Christ, the true orientall fountaine of light, sealed the servants of God in their foreheads, the sacrament, as Abraham receaued the seale for praeservation of him and his seed".
The commentary ends at v. 2 of chap. xxii, and the last paragraph begins thus: "The leaves whereof are medicinall to heale the nations. A manifest assurance of the Jewes speciality (sic), for which wee have so long enquired, and in foresight whereof wee have so praesumed in every chapter of the Revelation to finde the Jewes as principall and examplar, and the Gentiles as accessory".
Written in a copyist’s hand, with corrections and additions in, presumably, that of the author, thick and clumsy.
Dates
- Creation: 17th century
Extent
193 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Rawl. D. 856
Other Finding Aids
William D. Macray, Catalogi codicum manuscriptorum Bibliothecae Bodleianae partis quintae fasciculus primus viri munificentissimi Ricardi Rawlinson, J.C.D., codicum classes duas priores, ad rem historicam praecipue et topographicam spectantes, complectens(Oxford, 1862), no. D. 856.
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. III, no. 13623.
Physical Facet
On paper, in folio
Repository Details
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