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Data Source: Mmmonk

• In manuscript 72 two books of the Bible are included, together with the Glossa Ordinaria: (ff. 1r-62v) the Gospel of Mark; and (ff. 63r-103v) the Lamentations of Jeremiah. The authorship of these famous glosses - ordinaria refers to their popularity and common use, as they were commonly copied alongside Biblical texts - has been subject of scholarly discussion. Traditionally, they were ascribed to Walafrid Strabo (d. 849), though current consensus credits Anselm of Laon (d. 1117) with this work. A list of the chapters of Mark is found on leaf [f. 1r]. The glosses on Jeremiah are attributed to Gilbert Universalis (also Gilbert of Auxerre, d. 1134), who is credited with having written glosses on several books of the Bible. The manuscript is dated to the first quarter of the thirteenth century: the text of Mark might have been written in Paris, while Jeremiah was written in Ten Duinen. This abbey's ownership inscription is found on the final leaf. Both texts are written in a single column per page, surrounded on both sides by marginal glosses, with additional interlinear glosses in between the lines of the main text. Few initials are present throughout the volume: thise in Mark have been written in coloured ink and are decorated. Jeremiah has rubricated chapter numbers. [Summary by Dr. Mark Vermeer]