Order Number | CCA-DCc/LitMs/D/6 |
Title | St Matthew's Gospel with gloss |
Date | 1125x1150 |
Description | Gospel of St. Matthew in Latin with the notes of an anonymous commentator. Foliated. The text occupies 16 lines in the centre of the page, with the commentary on either side of it; both are written in beautifully clear characters, a few of the initial letters are illuminated. From library of St Augustine's Abbey. Press marks and ex libris notes. In 1667 the book belonged to William Kingsley. On f. 1v: three lines of Hebrew relating to pawning of book. Written in England or Northern France. |
Extent | 1 vol |
Physical Description | Folio. 121 vellum leaves. 10 in. by 7 in. Modern binding with traces of former binding structure. |
Language | Latin |
AccessStatus | Open |
Publication Note | Described in Corpus of Medieval Library Catalogues: St Augustine's Abbey, Canterbury (ed B C Barker-Benfield), 2008; Described in R. Gameson, The Earliest Books of Canterbury Cathedral (London, 2008), as no 25. |