Durham University Library Archives & Special Collections Catalogue
Bifolium of Epistle to the Hebrews from a later 10th century manuscript written in North-east France (according to Bernhard Bischoff), reused (along with DUL Add.MS. 1950/B/12) as a pastedown in the 16th century.
Parchment
Pricking in outer margins. Ruled in drypoint on hair (inner) side. Written space 172-175 x 104 mm. 27-28 lines.
Written in Caroline minuscule
Initials: to sections 2-line, red, oxidized
Running-titles, added, 15th century.
Written in North-eastern France, later 10th / early 11th century.
Reused as pastedown on Shelfmark of source: Routh 3.C.9, now SB+ 0098 - Haereseologia, hoc est, opus veterum tam Graecorum quam Latinorum theologorum, per quos omnes, quae per Catholicam Christi ecclesiam grassatae sunt, haereses confutantu (Basel: [per Henrichum Petri], Mense Septembri Anno 1556), binding, 16th century, brown calf over wooden boards; blind panel in centre of front cover of St Gertrude within a Renaissance portico, and with the ex libris of the monastery dedicated to her at Louvain; on the back cover another portico framing the arms of the abbot under the date 1557, with his initials PH and motto “Inter spinas Calceatus”. Rebacked 20th century, label, “Repaired by Birdsall and Son ... Northampton” (at which time apparently these pastedowns were removed).Portfolio II/18a (see Catalogue of fragments, manuscript and printed, amongst Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections).
Hebr.7:8 - 9:15, with original divisions at 7:11, numbered 'xi', 7:22 'xij', 8:1 'xiij', and 9:1 'xv'.