Beinecke MS 640

Lyra, Nicolaus de (1270?-1340).  Postilla super psalterium; Postilla super
libros prophetorum.

Latin.  England, ca. 1430.

1.  ff. 1r-95r  Propheta magnus surrexit a nobis sacrista  Quamvis liber
psalmorum apud hebreos inter agyographa computetur tamen apud latinos inter
libros propheticos reputatur nec immerito quia david...
	Nicholaus de Lyra.  Postilla super psalterium [Stegmueller 5853; followed
on f. 96 by several drawings and diagrams in green, red, blue, umber, and
gold which explicate various points of the text and episodes from the Books
of Kings and Chronicles].

2. ff. 97r-143v  Ierusalem evangelistam dabo isa ei secundum quod dicit
beatus hieronymus in epistola ad paulinum de omnibus sacrae scripturae libris
isais non videtur prophetiam sed magis evangelium texere...
	Nicholaus de Lyra.  Super Isaias [Stegmueller 5872].

3.  ff. 143v-174r  Prophetam in gentibus dedi te verbum propositum scribitur
Ieri primo capitulo et dictum fuit sibi a domino in quo possunt notari
quatuor cause huius libri ieremie...
	Nicholaus de Lyra.  Super Ieremiam [Stegmueller 5874, ends with the note:
	"hic autem librum Baruch et epistolam Ieremie omitto quia non sunt de
	canone et cum libris non canonicis exponentur."].

4.  ff. 174r-210v  Aperti sunt celi et vidi visiones dei ezechielis primo. In
verbo proposito ab ezechiele dicto possunt notari quatuor cause libri
ezechielis prophetae...
	Nicholaus de Lyra.  Super Ezechielem [Stegmueller 5877, ends
	imperfectly at foot of f. 210v: "...designatur quod ministri ecclesie
	non debent de rapina relatio vel alio illicito..."].

5.  ff. 211-236v  [Begins imperfectly:]  ...convenienciam cum beatisto nunc
autem ita est quod sciudere quod accepit daniel respondendo primo seni dicens
angelus...
	Nicholaus de Lyra.  Super Danihel [Stegmueller 5879, ends imperfectly at
	foot of f. 236v: "...blasphemare heretantes vinursam triam yperbole est
	ad..."].

6. ff. 237r-243r  [Begins imperfectly:]  ...que pullulat de tria unde de
magna multitudine populi convenienti adnuncem dividitur vulgaritus  videbatus
populus de tria pullulare quia magnus dies iesrael...
	Nicholaus de Lyra.  Super Osee  [Stegmueller 5882].

7.  ff. 243r-245v  Verbum domini.  Hic in principio Joelis prophetae duo sunt
premittenda primum est quibus prophetaverit.  Et dicit Hieronymus in primo
prologo quod semper prophetavit ad tribum vida...
	Nicholaus de Lyra.  Super Joelis [Stegmueller 5883].

8.  ff. 245v-249v  Verba amos.  Hec propecia que 3o loco ponitur dividitur in
duas partes scilicet  in prohemium et tractatum qui incipit ibi et dixit.  In
prima parte primo vocificatur auctor ex nomine...
	Nicholaus de Lira.  Super Amos [Stegmueller 5884].

9.  ff. 249v-250v  Visio Abdie.  Seamdum doctores hebraicos et latinos ille
abdais fuit dispensator domus achab regis israhel qui cum iesabel interfecit
prophetas domini et abscondit...
	Nicholaus de Lyra.  Super Abdie [Stegmueller 5885].

10.  ff. 250v-251v  Et factum est.  Hic incipit Ionas propheta et dividitur
in duas partes quia primo ostenditur eius inobediencia et 2o penetencia 2o
capitulo prima in 3 quia quia primo distribitur Iove rebellio...
	Nicholaus de Lyra.  Super Ionam [Stegmueller 5886].

11.  ff. 251v-254v  Verbum donum.  Hic incipit prophecia michee que in duas
partes dividitur scilicet in prohemium et tractatum qui incipit audite  in
prohemio primo vocificatur  actor ex nomine...
	Nicholaus de Lyra.  Super Micheam [Stegmueller 5887].

12.  ff. 254v-256r  Onus ninive prophecia naum in duas partes dividitur
scilicet in prohemium et tractatum qui incipit ibi dominus emulator.  In
prohemio primo tangitur materia huius prophecie...
	Nicholaus de Lyra.  Super Naum [Stegmueller 5888].

13.  ff. 256r-257v  Onus quod vidit Abachuch.  Hic incipit ipsius abacuch
prophecia et dividitur in duas partes scilicet in prohemium et tractatum qui
incipit ibi usquequo In prohemio primo tangitur breviter materia huius
prophecie cum dicitur onus...
	Nicholaus de Lyra.  Super Abacuch [Stegmueller 5889].

14.  ff. 257v-259r  Verbum domini etc.  Prophecia sophonie in duas partes
dividitur  scilicet prohemium et tractatum  qui incipit ibi congregaus In
prohemio notificatur sophonie status genus et tempus...
	Nicholaus de Lyra.  Super Sophonie [Stegmueller 5890].

15.  ff. 259r-260v  In anno secundo.  hic incipit prophecia aggei que
dividitur in 2 partes scilicet in prohemium et tractatum qui incipit ibi
hec dicit.  In prohemio vero primo ponitur tempus huius prophecie cum
dicitur.
	Nicholaus de Lyra.  Super Aggei [Stegmueller 5891].

16.  ff. 260v-267r  In mense octavo etc.  Hic incipit prophecia zacharie et
dividitur in 2 partes scilicet in prohemium et tractatum qui incipit ibi
iratus est.  Arca primum ponitur huius prophecie tempus ibi in mense octavo
etc...
	Nicholaus de Lyra.  Super Zacharie [Stegmueller 5892].

17.  ff. 267r-268v  Onus verbi domini.  Hic incipit prophecia malachie et
dividitur in duas partes scilicet in prohemium et tractatum.  tractatus
incipit ibi et dilexi vos.  In prima parte describitur officium prophetandi
ipsius malachie...
	Nicholaus de Lyra.  Super Malachie [Stegmueller 5893].

18.  ff. 268v-272r  Et hec verba  post librum tobie secundum ordinem remporis
sequitur liber baruch immediate nam historie tobie contigit temporibus
ezechie regis vida ut ostensum est supra in principio libri tobie...
	Nicholaus de Lyra.  Super Baruch [Stegmueller 5876].

Parchment.  ff. ii (paper)+ 272+ ii (paper), 495 x 360 (357 x 234) mm.  Two
columns, 66 lines.  Double outer and single inner bounding lines.  Ruled in
ink.  Remains of pricking in lower margins.

I^^12, II^^10+1, III^^12, IV^^12+1, V-XVII^^12, XVIII^^12-2, XIX^^12,
XX^^12-1+1, XXI-XXII^^12, XXIII^^10+1.  Catchwords in gutter.

Late gothic bookhand.

Illuminated initials in red, purple, blue, and gold leaf. Elaborate marginal
vine-and-floral ornamentation at beginnings of chapters in red, blue, green,
brown, and gold leaf.  Occasional multi-colored diagrams.  Traces of indexing
tabs on the first leaf of every book.

Binding: Modern parchment over boards.  With embossed floral border in blue
ink and a central embossed design of an interlocking lozenge and rectangle in
red and black with floral ornamentation in gold and blue.  Red leather lbels
on spine with embossed gold letters reading: "Explicationes | Prophetarum"
and Nicholas de Hira | Illuminated Ms".

Provenance: Modern pencil notes on front pastedown: "No. 8 Old catalogue" and
"Ms | Number | 3".  The label of E. Parry, Bookseller and Stationer, Bridge
Street Row, Chester, is also on fron pastedown.  On rear pastedown is the
label of the Golddaeth Library.  Sold by Christie's to Laurence Witten,
1982; purchased by Yale from Witten, 1983.

Bibliography: Christie's (NY) Catalog, 8 Dec 1982;  Catalogue of the
Manuscripts preserved in the Library of the University of Cambridge
(Cambridge: 1856; reprinted Munich: 1980), vol. 1, nos. 415-419, pp.
327-328 (other mss. in the series);  Barbara Shailor, "A New Manuscript
of Nicolaus de Lyra," Yale University Library Gazette, vol. 58 (Oct
1983), pp. 9-16.

Albert Derolez