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Close of Interpretation of Hebrew Names with extensive notes, [f. 303r]

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University Bible

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Incipit epistola hieronimi presbyter Bible

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Title
Close of Interpretation of Hebrew Names with extensive notes, [f. 303r]
Collection

Renaissance and medieval manuscripts collection

University Bible

Incipit epistola hieronimi presbyter Bible

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1230 - 1300 (Questionable)
Place: Oxford ?
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 2557
Shelf locator: MA 131
Genres
Religious books
Manuscripts
Notes
Ownership: Folio 1 is inscribed: "e libris Gulielmi Chapple, 1775." Wilberforce Eames acquired it for his library (Brooklyn, NY) in 1926 from W. M. Voynich. Gift of Eames, 1940.
Content: De Ricci, 2313. De Ricci, Supplement, 329. Chart by Dr. G.B. Guest. Note in manuscript.
Content: Note pasted into flyleaf says that William Chapple was West Country topographer, according to Dictionary of National Biography.
Content: Part II, 1 scribe
Content: 60 lines in two columns, ruled in pencil, with occasional prickings visible. Interpretation of Hebrew names in four columns.
Content: Part II, parchment
Content: Human and animal figures in opening initial. Occasional animal figures in subsequent initials.
Content: Opening initial and some subsequent initials (6-line, 8-line etc) have long extensions into border, in gold, blue, red etc. Alternating 2-line red and blue initials with opposing penwork. Red and blue chapter #s and book names. Rubrics and placemarkers.
Date: Sources disagree as to place and date of this manuscript. De Ricci places it in England ca. 1300. Guest places it in England, possibly Oxford, ca. 1230s. Later hands write notes in margin, on last folios.
Content: Span of folios for text includes pages of notes.
Type of Resource
Text
Text
Languages
Latin
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12455533
MSS Unit ID: 2557
Digital Scriptorium 1.0 ID: NYPL MA 131
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b0c3cc40-c5cc-012f-0d18-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

1230
2026
  • 1230: Created (Approximate)
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Close of Interpretation of Hebrew Names with extensive notes" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1230 - 1300. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-e828-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Close of Interpretation of Hebrew Names with extensive notes" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 5, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-e828-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1230 - 1300). Close of Interpretation of Hebrew Names with extensive notes Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-e828-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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