Manuscript leaf from a Pocket Bible, in Latin, produced in France (Paris)

MS 5650/117

Manuscript leaf from a Pocket Bible, in Latin, produced in France (Paris)

1240-1250

Text: From a Pocket Bible, in Latin

Script: Textualis (Pearl Script)

The text is from the Interpretation of Hebrew Names which, in the middle of the thirteenth century, was included at the end of the bible. This leaf contains some of the names beginning with the letters ‘G’ and ‘H’. Generally the names are in alphabetical order on the first two letters of the names and indeed on the verso the rubric in the first column marks the place where ‘Ha . . .’ changes to ‘He . . .’.

This leaf is from a medieval manuscript pocket Bible from the Johannes Grusch Atelier in Paris. The minuscule script, known as Pearl Script is ruled in plummet and written in black ink on vellum. There are forty-four lines of text in three columns. There is one eight-line puzzle initial ‘H’ in red and blue with red and blue pen-work in the interior and extending into the margin. There are 134 one-line initials throughout the text alternating in red and blue.

The text is written in extremely tiny and exquisite letters, so small that there are twelve lines of text to the inch. The calligraphy is very good for the size of the lettering, and the vellum is of the finest quality, extremely thin and very white. The vellum has been ruled up very accurately. Books of this nature were written in quires of twelve bifolia or twenty-four leaves.

Recto side, column 1

1 G . uhehoc redempti d(e)i v(e)l p(ro)pi(n)-

2 qui d(e)o . -tio d(omi)ni

3 G . ulias p(ro)pinqus d(omi)no (ve)l rede(m)p-

4 G . uni ortus m(eu)s arrgoganti- [arrogantia

5 a mea . -mee .

6 G . unite orti m(e)i (ve)l arroga(n)tie

7 G . urbahai divides (ve)l p(rae)cisio [dividens

8 vetustatis . hic incipiu(n)t

9 int(er)pret(ati)ones hebraicor(um)

10 nominum incipientiu(m)

11 per . h . litteram . [line filler]

12 H aben in filio

13 v(e)l i(n) pricipio

14 H aber parti-

15 ceps v(e)l p(ar)tici-

16 patio s(i)v(e) (com)mi-

17 sit au(t) c(er)tamen iniit .

18 H . aberite p(ar)ticipes v(e)l p(ar)tici-

19 pat(i)ones s(i)v(e) (com)miserunt

20 aut certam(en) inierunt .

21 H . abi p(ate)r m(eu)s (ve)l f(rate)r m(eu)s iste .

22 H . abihel p(ate)r m(eu)s d(eu)s (ve)l f(rate)r m(eu)s

23 d(e)us .

24 H . achan nec(ess)itas (ve)l necc(essaru)m .

25 H . achara(m) turba (ve)l turbat(i)o .

26 H . achim retinens eos (ve)l re-

27 tent(i)o eor(um) -tas .

28 H . achor excelsu(m) v(e)l s(u)blimi-

29 H . adidi testis v(e)l usq(ue) ad te(s)-

30 timoniu(m) .

31 H . adrahun in(u)u(n)dans pessi(m)os

32 (ve)l inu(n)dat(i)o pessimor(um) .

33 H .adrehel g(re)ges d(e)i v(e)l agg(reg)a-

34 ti d(e)o .

35 H .adin testis m(en)sure v(e)l mu(n)-

36 dans m(en)surat(i)o .

37 H . afer t(er)ra v(e)l pulvis s(i)v(e) hu-

38 mus aut fodiens .

39 H . afara taurus v(e)l vit(u)l(u)s

40 s(i)v(e) pulvis eius au(t) effodi-

41 ens eum .

42 H . afarin mare effodiens (ve)l

43 maris effossio .

44 H . aga loq(ue)ns v(e)l meditans .

Recto side, column 2:

1 s(i)v(e) locut(i)o au(t) meditat(i)o .

2 H agegath annu(n)cia v(e)l

3 annu(n)ciat(i)o s(i)v(e) accinctus au(t)

4 latrunculus . nicola d(e)i .

5 H agrichel advena m(eu)s (ve)l

6 H ahilon vita vaniu(m) q(ui)

7 rentiu(m) v(e)l q(u)o vite roboree .

8 H ahul iste dolens (ve)l vita(m)

9 p(ar)turiens . vite .

10 H ahi vita valliu(m) (ve)l q(u)o

11 H ahiha vita valliu(m) ei(us)

12 v(e)l q(u)o vite eius .

13 H aiain id(em) e(st) .

14 H ahilo ubi erant ursi

15 aut ubi ursi sunt .

16 H ahima(m) vita vallium

17 mirandar(um) v(e)l q(u)o vite mi-

18 rabilis .

19 H ahin fons v(e)l oculus

20 H ahio vita valliu(m) eius

21 v(e)l q(u)o vite eius .

22 H alaa ferm(en)tum eius (ve)l

23 const(it)uans eum [possibly ‘consternans’

24 H alach portio v(e)l p(ar)s m(e)a

25 s(i)v(e) lubricum au(t) impedit(i)o

26 H alasa triplex v(e)l const(er)-

27 nata s(i)v(e) const(er)nans aut

28 const(er)nat(i)o .

29 H alda dep(re)cans d(omi)n(u)m v(e)l

30 dep(re)cat(i)o d(omi)ni .

31 H alus ferm(en)tum v(e)l co(n)-

32 sternat(i)o .

33 H amas indignans v(e)l

34 furens s(i)v(e) furor aut in-

35 dignat(i)o . -p(u)l(u)s m(eu)s dei .

36 H amihel p(o)p(u)l(u)s m(eu)s d(eu)s (ve)l po-

37 H aniora p(o)p(u)l(u)s scitus v(e)l

38 p(o)p(u)l(u)s illuminans .

39 H amul calef(i)c(en)s ros v(e)l

40 calef(i)c(i)o roris s(i)v(e) p(o)p(u)l(u)s dol-

41 ens aut p(o)p(u)l(u)s p(er)curien(te)s .

42 H amulite calef(ac)ti rore(s)

43 v(e)l calef(ac)t(i)ones (ror)antiu(m)

44 s(i)v(e) p(o)p(u)li dolentes aut po-

Recto side, column 3:

1 p(u)li p(er)curientes .

2 H anam addens p(o)p(u)lo v(e)l

3 r(espon)sio p(o)p(u)li . -siones .

4 H anan reddens donu(m) (ve)l re(spon)-

5 H anath reddens (ve)l r(espon)dens

6 s(i)v(e) reddidit aut r(espon)dit .

7 H anelyain sollicitans (ve)l

8 hu(m)ilians s(i)v(e) sollicitavit

9 aut hu(m)iliavit . d(e)o .

10 H anihel paup(er) d(e)i (ve)l r(espon)de(n)s

11 H anon r(espon)dens m(em)ori v(e)l

12 reddens iniquitatem s(i)v(e)

13 reddens dolorem au(t) r(espon)sio

14 inutilis .

15 H aor spine v(e)l (com)put(i)o(n)es

16 H aoita spina (ve)l (com)pu(n)ct(i)o .

17 H aphion pulvis m(em)oris

18 v(e)l t(er)ra inutilis -rat(i)o .

19 H arada mirac(u)l(u)m (ve)l admi-

20 H areni filius m(eu)s (ve)l filia-

21 t(i)o mea . -tamentum

22 H ares testat(i)o m(e)a v(e)l tes-

23 H arum exaltat(i)o v(e)l exal-

24 tatus .

25 H asarmoth atrium mor-

26 tis v(e)l atriu(m) angustie .

27 H aseroth atria v(e)l vesti-

28 b(u)la s(i)v(e) ville aut b(eat)itudin-

29 es .

30 H ason festinat(i)o (ve)l festi-

31 nantes .

32 H atad ramus v(e)l dissipa-

33 tio s(i)v(e) testiu(m) aut dissipa-

34 tor . -ne .

35 H atharoth circuli (ve)l coro-

36 H athounel r(espon)dens d(e)o (ve)l

37 r(espon)dit ei d(eu)s .

38 H anua ip(s)a iniquitatas

39 v(e)l suscept(i)o iniquor(um) .

40 H avan fons v(e)l mot(i)o

41 s(i)v(e) s(u)bv(er)tens eos aut s(u)bv(er)-

42 sio eor(um) .

43 H avu stulticia v(e)l insi-

44 pientia s(i)v(e) stult(us) au(t) i(n)sipie(n)s .

Verso side, column 1:

1 H . anoth sedes v(e)l (com)morat(i)o

2 s(i)v(e) vinc(u)l(u)m aut cunab(u)la .

3 H . axan claudus v(e)l irascens

4 s(i)v(e) claudicans au(t) claudica-

5 tio . -tum .

6 H . axath medicus (ve)l medicam(en)-

7 H . axia videns v(e)l p(ro)visio .

8 H . azazat (con)tinentia v(e)l app(re)-

9 hensio s(i)v(e) continens aut

10 app(re)hendens .

11 H . azbi m(en)daciu(m) (ve)l iniquitas .

12 H . azeb p(er)gens v(e)l abiens s(i)v(e)

13 p(er)f(i)c(i)o aut p(er)ficiens .

14 H . azuba deserta v(e)l relicta

15 s(i)v(e) desert(i)o aut relict(i)o .

16 . H e e(ss)e v(e)l viv(er)e hic . e .

17 H e ip(s)a v(e)l ista po(st) . h .

18 s(i)v(e) suscipiens aut suscept(i)o .

19 H . eber victor v(e)l transiens

20 s(i)v(e) transitus aut transitu-

21 rus .

22 H . ebreus vincens v(e)l t(r)ansiens

23 cor s(i)v(e) transiens aut tra(n)-

24 situs . sensu .

25 H . ebron paup(er)c(u)l(u)s au(t) paup(er)

26 H . ebri victor m(eu)s v(e)l transi-

27 t(i)o sempit(er)na .

28 H . ebron incantans v(e)l in-

29 cantat(i)o s(i)v(e) (con)iugium au(t)

30 vissio sempit(er)na

31 H . ebronite (con)iugati v(e)l inca(n)-

32 tatores s(i)v(e) incantat(i)ones

33 aut visiones sempit(er)ne .

34 H . edethan ip(s)e m(en)te excede(n)s

35 (ve)l iste suscipiens hu(m)ilitate(m)

36 H . edai ornatus michi (ve)l vo-

37 luptuosus m(eu)s .

38 H . eddo pavidus servus vel

39 testificator vite .

40 H . efer fovea v(e)l p(rin)cipicium .

41 H . eie qui e(st) v(e)l qui fuit ex-

42 istit .

43 H . ela vallis q(ue)rcus (ve)l maled(ic)t(i)o .

44 H . elai vallis q(ue)rcus mee v(e)l

Verso side, column 2:

1 maled(i)c(t)a michi .

2 H elam abiect(i)o (ve)l s(upe)rl(im)inare .

3 H elam oppo(s)iti (ve)l (com)po(s)iti v(e)l

4 se(cu)lare aut sempit(er)num .

5 H elen d(e)o gratus (ve)l d(e)o don-

6 atus s(i)v(e) vallis q(ue)rcus aut

7 robustus . -elsus .

8 H elbad d(e)i filius (ve)l d(eu)s exc-

9 H elchai port(i)o (ve)l p(ar)ticula .

10 H elchana d(e)i zelus (ve)l d(e)i

11 poss(i)o . -tus d(omi)no

12 H elcheia p(ar)s d(omi)ni (ve)l vendica-

13 H eloese advocata v(e)l ad-

14 vocat(i)o advocatus .

15 H eloeseus advocans v(e)l

16 H elchi p(ar)titus michi v(e)l

17 v(e)l vendicat(i)o mea . [duplication of ‘vel’

18 H elchias pars d(omi)ni v(e)l ve(n)-

19 dicatus d(omi)no .

20 H elchian pars d(omi)ni e(st) v(e)l

21 vendicatus d(omi)no e(st) .

22 H eldaa atrium eius v(e)l

23 exacuens eum . -ens .

24 H eldad atrium v(e)l exacu-

25 H eldai atrium meu(m) v(e)l

26 actinct(i)o mea .

27 H eleanan d(e)i v(er)u(m) donu(m) (ve)l

28 dei v(er)u(m) gr(aci)a .

29 H eled accept(i)o gl(or)ie v(e)l

30 accipiens gl(or)iam .

31 H elem postes v(e)l s(e)c(u)la s(i)v(e)

32 vestib(u)l(u)m aut s(upe)rlimi(n)are .

33 H elesa (con)st(it)uat(i)o v(e)l con-

34 st(it)uatus .

35 H elles exiens (ve)l exitio .

36 H elesmoth g(re)ce exodus

37 latine a(ut) exitus .

38 H eleth accipiens vitam

39 v(e)l suscept(i)o pavoris .

40 H elphaai deo exclusus

41 v(e)l d(e)i mirac(u)l(u)m .

42 H eli fortis v(e)l ascende(n)s .

43 H eli d(eu)s m(eu)s (ve)l d(e)itas m(e)a .

44 H elia d(eu)s m(eu)s (ve)l d(e)i d(o)nat(i)o .

Verso side, column 3:

1 H eliab d(eu)s m(eu)s p(ate)r v(e)l dei m(e)i

2 p(ate)rnitas .

3 H elias d(eu)s d(omi)n(u)s v(e)l d(e)i d(o)nat(i)o .

4 s(i)v(e) ascendens d(omi)n(u)s aut rob-

5 ustus d(o)nator .

6 H eliasaph d(e)i m(e)i coll(a)t(i)o (ve)l

7 dei m(e)i cong(re)gat(i)o .

8 H eliaspan d(e)i m(e)i facies

9 v(e)l d(e)i m(e)i conv(er)sio .

10 H ehatha d(e)o m(e)o peccans

11 v(e)l d(e)i m(e)i temp(or)alis .

12 H eliazi d(eu)m meu(m) videns

13 v(e)l d(e)i m(e)i visio siv(e) auxili-

14 um d(e)i mei aut fortitudo

15 d(e)i mei . d(e)i m(e)i p(ar)ticula .

16 H elichel d(e)o m(e)o p(ar)titus v(e)l [continued on line 15

17 H elihel d(eu)s m(eu)s deus v(e)l d(e)i

18 mei deitas .

19 H eliphal d(eu)s m(e)i casus .

20 H eliphalel d(eu)s m(eu)s divide(n)s

21 v(e)l d(e)i m(e)i divisio .

22 H eliphalii d(eu)s m(eu)s mirabil(is)

23 v(e)l d(e)i m(e)i mirac(u)l(u)m .

24 H eliphelech d(e)i m(e)i ruina

25 v(e)l d(e)i m(e)i deiect(i)o .

26 H elyam idem d(eu)s .

27 H elihel d(eu)s m(eu)s d(e)i (ve)l d(e)i m(e)i

28 H elim deficiens (ve)l fortis

29 eor(um) s(i)v(e) arietes aut rob(us)-

30 ti .

31 H elimaidis d(e)i m(e)i (con)d(i)c(i)o

32 v(e)l dei m(e)i m(e)sura suffici-

33 ens .

34 H eliodorus d(e)o m(e)o gene-

35 rans (ve)l d(e)i m(e)i g(e)n(er)atio .

36 H elioenai d(e)i m(e)i fons

37 m(eu)s v(e)l d(e)i m(e)i oc(u)l(u)s m(eu)s

38 H eliopolis sol civiu(m) v(e)l

39 solis civitas .

40 H elioreb d(e)i m(e)i cornus

41 v(e)l d(e)i m(e)i solitudo (ve)l d(e)i m(e)i

42 ardor (ve)l d(e)i m(e)i temptat(i)o .

43 H elisa ad insulam v(e)l

44 d(eu)s meus salvator .

Notes:

A Letters: a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,l,m,n,o,p,q,r,s,t,u/v,x,y,z.

Versals: G,H.

Both letters ‘x’ and ‘z’ have a descender, as also the abbreviation for ‘con’.

Note the use of the dotted ‘y’ in ‘Helyam’ (verso 3, line 26).

B Alternative forms of ‘r’(3) and ‘s’(3).

As well as the straight and round forms of ‘r’ a small version of a capital

‘R’ is used, e.g. in ‘responsio’ (recto 3, line 3).

As well as the tall and round forms of ‘s’ a trailing ‘s’ is frequently used.

C Fusion between letters ‘ba’, ‘be’, ‘bo’, ‘da’, ‘dd’, ‘de’, ‘do’, ‘he’, ‘oc’,

‘oe’, ‘og’, ‘pa’, ‘pc’, ‘pe’, ‘po’ and ‘pp’.

D Elision between letters ‘ci’, ‘cu’, ‘fi’, ‘fo’, ‘fu’, ‘ga’, ‘gn’, ‘gu’, ‘ri’, ‘ru’,

‘ta’, ‘ti’, ‘to’ and ‘tu’.

E Ligature of ‘ct’, e.g. in ‘relicta’ (verso 1, line 14).

F Ligature of ‘st’, e.g. in ‘ista’ (verso 1, line 17).

G Abbreviation for ‘frater’ (recto 1, line 21).

H Abbreviation for ‘eorum’ (recto 1, line 27).

I Abbreviation for ‘respondit’ (recto 3, line 6).

J Abbreviation for ‘computiones’ (recto 3, line 15).

K Abbreviation for ‘compunctio’ (recto 3, line 16).

L Abbreviation for ‘terra’ (recto 3, line 18).

M Abbreviation for ‘iniquorum’ (recto 3, line 39).

N Abbreviation for ‘provisio’ (verso 1, line 7).

O Abbreviation for ‘perficio’ (verso 1, line 13).

P Abbreviation for ‘esse’ (verso 1, line 16).

Q Abbreviation for ‘glorie’ (verso 2, line 29).

R Abbreviation for ‘secula’ (verso 2, line 31).

S Abbreviation for ‘constitutio’ (verso 2, line 33).

T The text has been written with great care regarding accuracy.

U Frequently where text cannot be accommodated on one line, and if there is

adequate space on the line above all of the continuation text then is it

written there, e.g. recto side, column 1, line 3 is completed on line 2.

V On both the recto and the verso the versals ‘G’ and ‘H’ in the left column

extend into the margin and generally superimpose a dot. Because of the

uneven placing of the versal ‘G’s it is suggested that the red versal letters

were written before the blue ones - witness the placing of the blue ‘G’ of

‘Gunite’ (recto 1, line 6).

W On the recto, in the left margin adjacent to the large versal ‘H’ is a tiny letter ‘h’ as a guide for the illuminator.

MS 117

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