Identifier:

*170/84.

Scope and content:

1) ff. 1-2; [Chapter list] Ensuit la table et repertoire des chapitres des deux premieres parties de la vie notre, seigneur Jhesu Crist, Premierement. Le premier chapitre parle du prologue ou livre de la vie de Jhesucrist . . . Le IIII ^xx et XIII^e, et XXXI^e et derrenier de la segonde partie, du serment du quel on se doit garder et de laveugle en Bethsaide enlumine. f. 2v ruled but blank.

2) ff. 3-5: [Prologue] Sensuit le prologue et premier chapistre du livre de la vie Jhesucrist selon les evangilles, Pour entierement et a son sauvement contempler la vie les eupvres et les parolles de Jhesucrist nostre doulx sauveur . . . vivre je puisse la jus par grace et la sups par gloire. Amen.

3) ff. 5-193: [First book] Le premier chapistre de leupvre presente quant a la premiere partie contient la narracion evangelique de la vie Jhesucrist commancent a lincarnacion jusques a la XXXI ^e Premier de la generacion divine et eternele de Jhesucrist. Desirant pour nostre instruction puiser aucunes goutellettes de la fontaine du saint evvangille . . . cest assavoir de gloire vers toy pardurablement demourer. Amen. Explicit prima pars vite Christi etc. Quia hinc inde sequitur secunda pars.

4) ff. 193-240v: [Second book] Ci commance la segonde partie du livre de la vie de Jhesucrist contenue en levangille et contient histoire evangelique des euvres nostre seigneur en l'an XXXII^e. Et contient XXXI chapistre, dont le premier sensuit. Derechieff nostre seigneur ala en galilee dont venu estoit en Judee, mais avant , . . de verite, de justice et de pardurable sauvement. Amen. Explicit la II' partie de vita Christi Yd.

A translation and adaptation of the Vita Jesu Christi e quatuor evangeliis of Ludolf of Saxony (Paris, 1865). This is not mentioned by P. Meyer, “Légendes hagiographiques en français,” in Histoire littéraire de la France vol.33 (Paris 1906) pp.328-458.

Acquisition information:

Written in northern France in the second half of the fifteenth century. The number “2329” is written in ink on the front pastedown. Source and date of acquisition by UCLA unknown.

Physical description:

Parchment, ff. iii (i pastedown, ii-iii ruled but blank) + 240 + ii (ii is pastedown); 365 × 265 (255 × 162) mm. 1 (-4, 1 is pastedown) 2-31 Plain horizontal catchwords in the lower right-hand corner; the first four leaves of each fascicule are signed with a letter and roman numerals I to IIII in the lower right-hand corner of the recto. 2 columns of 43 lines; ruled in pale ink (ff. 1-184) and purple ink (ff. ii-iii, 185-240); pricking in the upper, lower and outer margin. Written by two copyists: (i) ff. 1-184, and (ii) ff. 185-240, in developed lettre bâtarde, with some chancery influence in the long flourished ascenders and descenders; ink grayish brown. On f. 3, 8-line initial parted in red and blue on red and blue penwork; similar 4-line initials on ff. 5, 193. 3-line initials of chapters in plain blue, at times on red penwork; 2-line initials in plain red; on ff. 1-2, initials to each entry alternately in red and blue. Titles in red minuscule or in the same ink as the text.

Bound in blind stamped leather (stamps: pelican, lion, flower) over wooden boards, s. XVI.

Bibliography:

Bond and Faye, Supplement, p.539.

Note:

Secundo folio: [Chapter list, f. 2] le lxviii^e; [Text, f. 4] soit neantmoins prudentement.

A microfilm of this manuscript is no.2350 in the Negative Microfilm Collection.

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