Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 147: Wycliffite Bible (Later Version)

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Summary
MS 147, dating to c. 1410-1430, contains the 'Later Version' of the Lollard translation of the Bible into Middle English but represents an early copy of this version, written before 1430. This manuscript is one of fifteen complete Wycliffite Bibles of the Later Version and one of only four which include the prologue to the Bible.
Contents
Wycliffite Bible (Later Version)

Description

Alternative title Bible in English
Type of resource mixed material
Extent ff. 454
Date created [ca. 1400 - 1499]
Language English, Middle (1100-1500)
Material Vellum
Layout double columns of 60 and 59 lines
Height (mm) 310
Width (mm) 200
Collation 1(12) 2(12) (wants 12) 3(12)-25(12) 26(10) 27(12)-31(12) (+1) | 32(8) (wants 7) 33(12) 34(12) 35(8) 36(12)-39(12) (wants 4, 11, 12).
Writing by several scribes
Foliation ff. i-ii + 1-454 + iii-iv
Additions There are marginal notes on the prologue by Geoffrey Blithe, Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield (1503-33), adverse to Wycliffe. See especially ff. 14v, 15r: on the latter page is a Parkerian note: This is the hand of notes of Galfride Blith sum-time Busshop of Lich. and Couentry as before.

Bibliographic information

M.R. James Date xv
Downloadable James Catalogue Record
Title
https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:mk420md8947/MS_147.pdf
Superseded Interim Catalogue Record
Title
https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:zr271bj1170/147.pdf
Contains
Title
Wycliffite Bible (Later Version). 1r-454v
James
Bible in English. 1r-454v
Note
(1r) Prologue
(18v) Tables of Epistles and Gospels
(24r) Genesis - 2 Paralipomenon, Prayer of Manasses
Five leaves in Judith, Esther and Job have been removed and replaced
Psalms, Proverbs - Ecclesiasticus, Prophets, Maccabees
(371r) Evangelia
(410r) Pauline Epistles
Acts, Catholic Epistles. A leaf gone in 1, 2 Peter
Apocalypse ends imperfectly in xxi 18
Explicit
(454v) Of þe stoon iaspis and
TJames 156
Stanley R. 3
Location https://purl.stanford.edu/hc524fk1795
Location MS 147
Repository UK, Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, Parker Library

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Parker Manuscripts

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