UL Tubodcltiah Bbcbkbioh. — Paris, Bibl. Nat., LaU 9380.
The famous Theodulflan Bible [ix], written in beautiful and minute hand. Wordsworth's ** ; see Berger, p. 149 f., and Dehsle, Le« liiblea de Tlu-udulj'e, Paris, 1879 ; sometimes known OS the Codex M'-muiiaiius.
Puy, Cathiciral Library. Bible [ix], written under the direc- tion of Thcodulf. and so closely resembling the Paris Bible that Delisle asseru that many pages look almost like proofs struck from the same type. Tlie text, however, is not so good : see Delisle, as above : also Berger, p. 171 ff.
Brit. Mus., Ada. 24,142. Bible [ix], fonnerly belonging to the monastery of St. Hubert in the Ardennes ; written in a small minuscule hand, strongly resembling tiiat of tlie Theodultian Bible. Tlie text is extremely interesting, the lirat hand allied to the Northuml)rian family, while the marginal corrections present a Theodultian type. Wordsworth's H.
Orleans, Public Libr. 14. Book of the Prophets [ix], from Fleury. "Text shows traces of Theodulflan inlluence, tliough tlie order of the books differs from that of Theodulf. Berger, p. 177.
Do., 11 and 13. Two volumes of a Bible [x], containing Kings, Proverbs, Song of Songs, Job, Mace., and Tobit ; from Fleury. Theodullian Text, but following sometimes the first hand, sometimes the margin.il rea<iing8. Berger, p. 177.
Paris, Bibl. Nat., Lat. 11,!);;7. Bible [ix-x], the St. Germani ex-einplar parmun of Koin-rtus Stephanus, for the MS was for- merly at St. Gertnain-dts-l'rea ; the hand resembles that of the Tiieodullian Bible, and the text also ; the latter follows some- times the first hand, sometimes the margin. Berger, p 178.
Copenhagen, Uoyal Libr., nouv. fonds Royal 1. Parts of a Bilde, i.e. Psalms-Daniel [ix] ; handwTiling resembles th.'it of the St. Germain MS above, and the text is Theodulflan. Delisle, Bibl. de I'Ecole de$ Vhartes, xlvi. p. 321 ; Berger, p. 181.
X. MEDiiEVAL Texts.— Out of the thousands of such MSS we can but select three, which for various reasons are interesting.
Brit. Mus., Reg. I. B. xii. Bible [xiii], written in 1254 by William of Hales for Thomas de la Wile, ' Magister Scolaruro Sarum ' ; fair specimen of ordinary mediieval text. Words- worth's W.
Dijon, Publ. Libr. 9 his. Bible, 4 vols, [xii], containing the corrections of Stephen Harding, abbot of Citeaux.
Paris, Bibl. Nat., Lat. 10,719-16,722. Bible, 4 vols, [xiii], containing the corrections of the Doniinicans, under the auspices of Hugo de S. Caro.
LiTBRATURB.— Full Hsts of works will be found In S. Berger, Uiatoire de la Vulg. pendant lee premiers si^cles du moyen dge^ Paris, 18'J3, pp. xxU-xxiv ; and in E. Nestle (to whom the present writer owes many valuable suggestions), (frtext u. trebersetzuwien der Bibel, Leipzig. 1S97, pp. 96, 102 ( = PIiE^, Bd. iii. pp. 3(1, 42). We give here a somewhat compressed list of the works likely to be useful to the ordinary student.
A. For the life of Jerome : — Tlie I'ita S. Bieronymi in Vallarsi's edition of his works, torn. xi. pp. 1-280. For the works of Jerome the student should use by preference the edi- tions of Vallarsi, 11 vols, folio, Verona, 1734-1742, do. quarto, Venice, 1766-1772 ; tlie quarto edition is handier, and has been reprinted by iligne (but with different paging), Pat. Lat. x.xii.-xxx. ; von Ccilln, *Hieronynius' in Ersch and timber's Encyclopiidie (it. Section, 8 Theil, p. 72 f.), 1831 ; F. X. Collombct, Uistoire de Saint Jiir&me, 2 vols., Paris, 1S44 ; O. Zockler, JJicronj/mits ; sein Leben und Wirfcen aits sntim Schri/ten danjcstellt, Gotha, 1865 ; A. Thierry, Saint J^rOme^ 2 vols., Paris, 1807 ; E. L. Cutts, * Saint Jerome ' in the Fathers for English Headers (S.P.O.K.), 1877; Zockler, 'llieronymns* in PliE^ (Bd. viii. p. 42 f.), 1900 ; Fremantle, ' Hieronyiuus* in Smith and Wace's Diet, of Christian IHo'jraphy, vol. iii. p. 29 f., 1882 ; the same, 'Life of Jerome' in Wa*^e and SchafT's Select Library of yicene and Fost-Xiceiw Fathers, vol. vi. pp. xvi-xxv, 1893; G. Grutzmacher, Uieronymus ; et>w (no- graphiHchc Studie, etc., J. Leipz. 1901.
B. For the history of the text, both manuscript and printed : — R. Simon, Uit^ttnre critique des yersions du A"/', Rotter- dam. 1G90; J. Mill, A'oDum Testamentum cum lectionibm varinntibns, etc., Prcemittitur diancrtatio, Oxonii, 1707 ; see especially p. Ixxxi f.; H. Hody, De Bibliorum Trxtihus, etc., Oxon., 170.'j, pp. 342-569; L. van Kss, Pragmatica doctt. Cath. Trid. circa Vulg. decreti scn-smn, Sulzbach, 1816, Pragmatisch-Kritisclie Gesdi. der Vul</., Tiibingen, 1824; G. RJegler, Kritischc Gesch, der Vuli., Sulzbach, 1820; Bp. Westcott, 'Vulgate' in Smith's />/>. vol. liL, 1863; O. Vercellone, Varue lectiones vulg. LaHnce Bibli- orum editionis, 2 torn., Romaj, 18(Jl-18t'4 ; F. Kaulen, Qenchichte der Vulfj., Mainz, 1868; S. Berger, * Des Essais
3ul ont ^tA faits & Paris au xiii» sitcle pour corriger le texle e la Vulg.'<y(cp. de Th^ologie et de Philomphie, t. xvL), LausanTie, 1883, De VHiathire de la Vulg. en France, Paris, 1887, Quam notitiam lingua hebraiea habut-riut christiani mfdii (Kvi temporibue in QalUa, Paris, 1893. Uistoire dela Vulg. pendant leg premiers riicles du moi/en dgc. Paris, 1893; G. B. de Rossi, 'La Bibbia offerta' da Ceolfrido' (from the Ommagio gixtbUare delta Bibl. Vat. al S. P. L'-one xrii.). Rome, 1888; U. Denifle, • Die Hand- schriflen der Bihel -Correctorien des 13 Jahrhun<lert.s {Arclviv f. Literatur- «. Kirchengeseh. t. Iv. pp. 263, 471). 1888 ; P. Martin, * Ia Vulg. latine au xiii* st^cle d'apr6a R. Bacon' (in Le Urufon vli.. Louvain, 1888), Ma tcxtc Parisicn de la Vulg. Lat* (/y^ Musr'un viii., 1889); />»/ Trierer Ada-Uandschrijt . . . von K. Mcnzel, P. Corssen, etc., Leipzig, 1889; 11. J. White, 'The Codex Amiatiuui