Beinecke MS 82                                                      France, s. XIII^^med
Bible

          The codex is probably a normal French Bible (See Ker, MMBL, v. 1,
     pp. 96-97), but is so badly bound, with lacunae throughout, that we
     cannot be certain. Numbers in parentheses refer to prologues listed in
     Stegmueller, v. 1.

     l. ff. 11-19    Exodus 2.3-36.15; Leviticus 13.30-23.13 with gaps
     between ff. 12 and 13, 13 and 14, 15 and 16, 16 and 17, and 18 and 19.

     2. ff. 68-164 followed by ff. 1-10    1 Chronicles 15.12 to
     Ecclesiastes 3.10, with gaps throughout (see collation below).
     Prologues remaining: 2 Chronicles (327), 1 Ezra (330), Tobit (332),
     Judith (335), Esther (341 + 343), Job (344, 357), Proverbs (457),
     Ecclesiastes (462).

     3. ff. 20-67    Matthew 7.26 to Hebrews 3.18 (with gaps). All of
     Thessalonians, Acts, Catholic Epistles, Apocalypse missing. Prologues
     remaining: Mark (607), Luke (1.1-4 treated as a prologue, followed by
     620), John (624), 2 Corinthians (699), Galatians (707), Ephesians
     (715), Philippians (728), Timothy (765), Philemon (783), Hebrews (793).

          Parchment, ff. i (parchment) + 164 + i (parchment), 296 x 197 (197
     x 139) mm., trimmed. Written in two columns of 45 lines. Double outer
     and inner vertical bounding lines, with extra ruling between columns.
     Horizontal bounding lines, all full across: two in upper and lower
     margins (some trimmed); three at top, bottom, and center of written
     space; additional two in upper and lower halves of written space. Ruled
     in lead; remains of some prickings in outer margins.
          Present state of the codex (Roman numerals represent signatures of
     the original scribe): fragmentary quires consisting of one bifolio (ff.
     11-12), two bifolios (ff. 13-16), and one bifolium (ff. 17-18 + 19,
     glued in); XVII^^12 (-1, 9; ff. 68-77), XVIII^^12 (ff. 78-89), XIX^^12
     (-6, 7; ff. 90-99), XX-XXIV^^12 (ff. 100-159), XXV^^6 (-6; ff. 160-64, no
     loss of text), XXVI^^12 (-6, 7; ff. 1-10), XVII-XLI missing, XLII^^12
     (only two outer bifolios remaining, ff. 20-23), XLIII^^12 (-5, 8, 9, 10,
     12; ff. 24-31), XLIV missing, XLV^^12 (ff. 32-43), XLVI^^12 (-3, 4, 9,
     10; ff. 44-51), XLVII^^12 (ff. 52-63), XLVIII^^12 (two bifolios, ff. 64-
     67). Signatures located in the center of the lower margin, on verso.
          Written by a single scribe in a neat, but slightly round, gothic
     bookhand, on the top line. Notes for initials and chapter numbers in
     margins, in an informal cursive script. Numerous corrections between
     rulings in lower margin; the corrections were then written in a neat
     gothic bookhand next to the text.
          The surviving historiated initials, 8-, 7-, 6-, and 5-line, are of
     varied design, and are all badly damaged. In type and style they are
     somewhat comparable to initials in mid-13th century Parisian
     manuscripts, for example, those assigned by R. Branner to the Mathurin
     and Grusch ateliers (Manuscript Painting in Paris during the reign of
     St. Louis [Berkeley, 1977] figs. 167-73, 212-43). For the most part,
     the initials are red or blue, with white highlights; the body of the
     letter on a dark blue, pink, or grey ground, with white dots; curling
     floral and dragon serifs, some with cusps (orange, red, and green);
     descenders (up to 2/3 of text column) same color as body of letter,
     with adjoining strips of pink, blue, or grey, often with cusped floral
     terminals, rampant dragons; all sections thickly edged in black. Other
     historiated initials, blue or pink, with cusped serifs, against a brown
     ground with delicate floral filigree in white; thick black edging.
     Three historiated initials (ff. 25r, 90v, and 117v) in architectural
     settings, in dark blue, blue, red, pink, and gold, with elaborate
     floral pendants below. Subjects as follows: f. 9v (Ecclesiastes)
     Judgment of Solomon; f. 25r (Mark) Mark as scribe; f. 55v (2
     Corinthians) Paul with sword and book; f. 59v (Galatians) Paul
     preaching; f. 61v (Ephesians) Paul preaching; f. 65r (Timothy) Paul
     with a book; f. 66r (Titus) Paul with a book; f. 66v (Laodiceans) Paul
     with banderole; f. 66v (Philomen) Paul with banderole; f. 67r (Hebrews)
     Paul disputes with three Jews, identified by Judenhutte; f. 74v (2
     Chronicles) Solomon on a throne, vitually effaced; f. 90v (Ezra) King
     Cyrus; f. 100r (2 Ezra [=3]) Josias with soldier; f. 106v (Tobit) Tobit
     and the swallow; f. 111v (Judith) Judith and Holofernes; f. 117v
     (Esther) King Ahasuerus above, Haman hanging below, Esther outside the
     initial between the text columns; f. 124v (Job) Job on dunghill; f.
     136r (Psalm 1) David harping; f. 140v (Psalm 26) subject illegible,
     Unction of David[?]; f. 143v (Psalm 38) David pointing to eyes, with
     nimbed figure of Christ[?]; f. 146v (Psalm 52) Fool; f. 149v (Psalm 68)
     David in deep waters; f. 152v (Psalm 80) David at carillon; f. 156r
     (Psalm 97) Cantors at lectern; f. 159v (Psalm 109) Trinity. The
     historiated initials for two books, f. 1r (Proverbs) and f. 63v
     (Philippians) were cut out; script and decoration have been restored
     with unusual care (s. xv); large floral buds (green, orange, yellow,
     and/or pink) on short green stems against purple or black grounds.
          Illuminated initials, 4- to 2-line for prologues, pink or blue
     with white highlights, occasionally with gold; otherwise, diminutive
     versions of historiated initials types (f. 63 [Prologue to Philippians]
     with a small bird); one initial of this type f. 35v (John), originally
     historiated, has also been restored. 4- to 2-line initials for
     chapters, set into text columns, red and blue with blue and red penwork
     flourishes running along column into margins, some with animal-head
     terminals; some initials in bottom line with unusual penwork pendants.
     Capitals in text stroked in red. Chapter numbers, red and blue, often
     with flourishes; running headings, red and blue; rubrics in red
     throughout; corrections surrounded by undulating red lines,
     occasionally with trailing penwork flourishes.
          Binding: s. xviii-xix, vellum case. Paper boards are composed of
     fragments of several French legal documents of the 16th and 17th
     centuries.

          Written possibly in Southern France toward the middle of the
     thirteenth century; early provenance unknown. Inscription on f. 86v (s.
     xvi): "Jacoby d'Hormier [?]". From the library of Hubert A. Newton
     (Yale 1850). Gift of Mrs. John Porter in 1949.

     Bibliography: Faye and Bond, p. 27, no. 82.

     Barbara A. Shailor