Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 479: William Brito OFM, Expositiones uocabulorum Bibliae (Summa Britonis)
Brito
mixed material
ff. 387
Vellum
double columns of 27 lines
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1(16) 2(16) 3(18) 4(16)-11(16) 12(14) 13(16)-23(16) 24(18) (+1).
clearly written
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geatus quarte
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The sole text in CCCC MS 479 is the Expositiones uocabulorum Bibliae (Summa Britonis) by William Brito OFM (d. before 1285), followed by an index. This popular work is a dictionary of the Bible. It was given to the College by Thomas Markaunt (d. 1439).
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Expositiones uocabulorum Bibliae (Summa Britonis) -- Interpretationes nominum Bibliae
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MS 479
UK, Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, Parker Library
https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:hn247kc5741/MS_479.pdf
https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:hj971jc1868/479.pdf
William Brito OFM, Expositiones uocabulorum Bibliae (Summa Britonis)
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William Brito OFM
author
(1r) In nomine Ihesu Christi Incipit interpretaciones uocabulorum biblie ... uocatur summa britonis
(1r) Difficiles studeo partes quas biblia gestat
(1r) mera lux et uera sophia
(1r) Incipit liber a litera
(1r) A litera sicut dicit ysidorus
Ends with
(353v) Zorobabel apud hebreos
(353v) uerba sunt isidori ethimol. vii
(353v) Hi(c) ego doctorum compegi scripta sacrorum
(353v) Sorte beatorum quod sim uelut unus eorum. amen
The verses differ from those in MS 460. 4
Interpretationes nominum Bibliae
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Interpretationes nominum
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Another hand
(354r) Aaron mons fortis
(387v) Zorobabel ... magister confusionis. hesdre 3. Aggeus et mt I
Parker Manuscripts
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