...tradition as the work of Columba, and the Colophon contains the name Columba: " I pray Thy Blessedness and holy presbyter St Patrick, that whosoever shall take...this book into his hands, may remember the writer, ColumHrt, who have myself written this gospel in the space of twelve days by the grace of God." Practically...

...back of folio 12 is an entry in Latin to this effect : ' I pray thy blessedness, O holy presbyter, Patrick, that whosoever shall take this book into...the space of twelve days by the grace of our Lord.' Like several other of these ancient MSS., this copy of the Gospels once possessed a silver cumdach...

..." I pray thy blessedness, O holy presbyter Patrick, that whosoever shall hold this book in his hand may remember the writer, Columba, who have myself...the space of twelve days by the grace of our Lord. "1 Even supposing that the subscription was not written by Columlia himself, it is traceable back to...

...(Herum spatium gra drîi ïïri." " I pray thy blessedness, 0 holy PreabyUir, Patrick, that whoever shall take this book into his hands may remember the...myself written this Gospel in the space of twelve dayi, by the grace of our Lord." 1 I am indebted further to Miss Margaret Stokes for this remark, that...

...Book of Durrow, and in it there is this entry in Latin: "I pray thy blessedness, О holy presbyter, Patrick, that whosoever shall take this book into his hands may remember the writer, Columba, who has himself written this Gospel in the space of twelve days by the grace of Our Lord." St. Columba...

...remember the scribe whose writing he is perusing. It runs :—"I pray thy blessedness, O holy presbyter, Patrick, that whosoever shall take this book into...the space of twelve days by the grace of our Lord." Some writers have suggested that this is not the great Saint Columba, but a later scribe of the same...

...pray thy blessedness, O holy presbyter, Patrick, that whosoever shall take this book into his hand may remember the writer, Columba, who have myself...the space of twelve days by the grace of Our Lord.' 7 This has led some to think that the manuscript was actually written by the great saint himself, and...

...Antelueronymiana ex Cod. Usseriano " (London, 1384). may remember the writer, Columba, who have (for myself) written this Gospel in the space of twelve days, by the grace of our Lord." The text is exquisitely written, and could not have been finished in anything like twelve days. What,...

...Antehieronymiana ex Cod. Usseriano " (Limdon, 1884). may remember the writer, Columba, who have (for myself) written this Gospel in the space of twelve days, by the grace of our Lord." The text is exquisitely written, and could not have been finished in anything like twelve days. What,...

...little book in his hand may remember the scribe Columba who has written this gospel book for himself in the space of twelve days; by the grace of our Lord I have written. Pray for me my brother, the Lord be with you. 12 In this colophon ‘holy Patrick'...