Durham University Library Archives & Special Collections Catalogue
Two separate 12th century volumes: (A) f.1-62 - Deuteronomy, glossed and (B) f.63-173 - Job, glossed, that were only bound together in the early 17th century (preserving their different dimensions). Rud in his catalogue (p.24) notes that this happened during the course of his work on the collection. Up to that point, Part B was DCL MS A.III.6 (which then became a vacant shelfmark).
Parchment
Modern pencil foliation.
19th century full brown calf over wooden boards, possibly not by Tuckett.
Parchment
I-VII8, VIII6
43 lines 1-3 columns.
Written in protogothic by one scribe, possibly the same as scribe 6 of DCL MS A.III.23 part A, and of DCL MS A.III.23, part B.
Written in England or France, second half of 12th century.
Lost front-leaves bore a Durham ex libris and, facing it, an ownership inscription of John of Rana, which were seen and recorded by Rud (Catalogue, p.23): ‘In initio a manu antiqua: “Liber Sci′ Cuthb′ti d′ Dunel′”. Et in folio adverso: “Deuteronomium, Lib. Ioh′is de Rand” (Master John of Rana, documentated as ‘bishop’s clerk’ c. 1158-62).
Inscriptions, pressmark C f.1v and f.2r. Deutronomium glosatus ijo fo obedicio, start 15th century, f.2r, top left – to which de splendement was added by Thomas Swalwell.
Parchment
I3 (=4 with leaf 1 cancelled or lost), II-XIV8 XV4
(b) and (d) written in protogothic (a) in protogothic with more transitional Caroline characteristics.
Written in England or France, later 12th century.
Liber magistri Johannes de Rana. Job glos′. in a later 12th century hand, f.63r, upper margin (Master John of Rana, documented as ‘bishop’s clerk’ around 1158-62).
Pressmark A f.63r, 14th century. Inscription: Liber sancti cuthberti., 12/13th century, f.63r, upper margin. To which was appended, 13th century: de dunelm′ and then [-?-o: word lost through worm damage] continetur liber iob glosatus and de la spendement. Until 17th century this was separately recorded as DCL MS A.III.6.
Catalogi veteres librorum Ecclesiae cathedralis
dunelm. Catalogues of the library of Durham cathedral, at
various periods, from the conquest to the dissolution, including
catalogues of the library of the abbey of Hulne, and of the mss.
,
Surtees Society 7, (London: J.B. Nichols and Son, [1838]).
de Hamel, Christopher, Glossed books of the Bible and the origins of the Paris book
trade , (Woodbridge, Suffolk, England: Boydell Press,
1984)
Mynors, R.A.B., Durham Cathedral
manuscripts to the end of the twelfth century. Ten plates in
colour and forty-seven in monochrome. With an introduction
[including a list of all known Durham manuscripts before
1200] ,
(Durham: 1939)
