Written in a regular Carolingian minuscule hand 33-34 lines per page in one column in black ink, with highlights, including initial letters of the biblical lemmata, in red. Probably written in Germany (ex-libris note, f. 1r). There are 7 large pen-drawn decorated initials. F. 1r has a line-drawing of Bede presenting the work to Bishop Acca of Hexham. Bound in 15th-century brown calf over oak boards. For the end leaves, from an 11th-century Bible, see the separate Hollis record under this call number. In a tray case, 33 cm. Abtei Gladbach (15th-century note on f. 1r); Sir Thomas Phillipps (MS 1092); A. Chester Beatty (Beatty sale, 7 June 1932, I, 7). Gift of Philip Hofer in honor of James E. Walsh, 1983.
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