Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 027: Zacharias of Besançon OPrem, De concordia euangelistarum
Abstract/Contents
- Summary
- CCCC MS 27, dating from the late twelfth or early thirteenth century, contains a copy of Zacharias of Besançon's De concordia evangelistarum, also known as the Vnum ex quatuor, a Gospel-harmony which also gives etymologies for Greek, Hebrew and some Latin words. Zacharias, who died in 1156, was a member of the Premonstratensian abbey at Laon, and an ex libris inscription, now lost, identified CCCC MS 27 as belonging to the Premonstratensian abbey of St Mary's, Leiston, Suffolk.
- Contents
- De concordia euangelistarum
Description
| Alternative title | Unum ex quatuor Zachariae Chrysopolitani |
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| Type of resource | mixed material |
| Extent | ff. 228 |
| Date created | [ca. 1100 - 1225] |
| Language | Latin |
| Material | Vellum |
| Layout | double columns of 48 lines |
| Height (mm) | 365 |
| Width (mm) | 240 |
| Collation | 3 flyleaves, 1(8)-28(8) 29(4). |
| Writing | in a good clear round hand |
| Foliation | ff. a-b + i-iii + 1-227 + c-d |
| Provenance | From Leiston Abbey, Suffolk. The inscription is gone, but Nasmith says: Paginae primae olim legebatur inscriptum: Ex dono dompni Galfridi archidiaconi cuius anima per misericordiam dei requiescat in pace. Amen. De ecclesia beatae Marie de Leystona, Suffolc. |
| Additions | On the flyleaves at the beginning is a list of the liturgical Gospels for the year with references to the text of the volume. The 3rd leaf is blank. |
Bibliographic information
| M.R. James Date | xii-xiii early |
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| Downloadable James Catalogue Record | |
| Superseded Interim Catalogue Record | |
| Contains |
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| TJames | 127 |
| Stanley | L. 6 |
| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/vp970qy1037 |
| Location | MS 027 |
| Repository | UK, Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, Parker Library |
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Collection
Parker Manuscripts
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