Examples mounted on both sides of continuous strip folded accordian fashion to form 33 leaves. Interleaved with translations., Most likely compiled during the late Edo period, circa first half of the 19th century.
Collection of Augustine's writings on marriage and sexuality., Contents f1v Prologus. Epistola ad valerium. f2v De Nuptis. f63 De Sancta Virginitate. f86 De Bono Viduale. f99v Ad Hieronymum. f106v Retractio Librorum Beati Augustini. ff 1v-18r Prologue, Book I marriage and concupiscence Prologus St. Augustinus is libros de nup/tis et concupiscetia [Large_S]cripsi duos libros abillustre(m) viru(m). -- ff 19r-46r: Book II ...incipit secundus INTERALILITIETVECVRAS et in lustris persone quas pro/meritis gestas actus que re (-gi-) publice necessarius fili diline/ et honorande Valeri tanto studiote adsus hereticos/ ineloquia divina flagrare. -- ff 46r-47v The epilogue Qui bona multa cupit. nec undiq; capere novit./ sic ego queti; locis reperi degens alieni. -- ff 46v-62v: A Book on Good Marriage, Quod unus quisque homo humani generis pars est et sociale quiditam est natura humana. -- ff 63r-85v: A Book on Blessed Virginity ff 72v-85r de Virginibus pergite itaque sancti dei pueri ac puelle manes et femine celebes et in nuptie... -- ff 85v-99v A book on good widowhood. -- ff 99v-106r A letter from Augustine to Jerome. Augustinus ad ieroni mu(?) ite eo quod scripti ei. qui tota legem... -- ff 106r-106v Jerome's reply. Rescripto beati ierohim venerabili pape Augustinus Hieronius. -- f ir/v a fragment not authored by Augustine., Manuscript codex., Title devised by cataloger., Collation: 109+1 leaves in 15 gatherings of 8 leaves; XII_, showing 4 removed;14_, 15 of 2 stubs+flyleaf. Foliation in ink on upper corner of each recto, 1-110 in Arabic numerals. Signatures. Stylus ruled., Origin: Germany., Layout: 1 column of 28 lines upon a writing area 79 x 126 mm., Script: Gothic bookhand., Decoration: Eight Capitals in Red, Blue, and Yellow ink. f1v(S), f1v(D), f19R(I),f46v(Q),f63r(L),f86r(A), f99v(Q), f106r(V)., Binding: Deerskin over wooden boards. Leaf of old manuscript used as endpaper.
Manuscript document. Title devised by cataloger. Leaf has modern pencil markings, various stains, a small tear at the bottom (not affecting text) and scattered small holes (some affecting text)., Collation: Single sheet., Origin: France., Lettering: Main text: Continental protogothic book script. Marginal annotation in red ink on recto: English protogothic book script. Annotation in black ink on recto may be in a progothic documentary script., Decoration: Recto: Initials in blue, red, yellow ochre, and green. Instances of initial S have red flourishing; initial V has a flourish on left arm; initial D has green flourish; and initial P has red flourish. Verso: Initials in blue, red, and yellow ochre. Initial C has red flourish; initial F has blue flourishing; and initial I has red flourishing. Rubrication on both recto and verso., Annotations in two hands on recto., Binding: Disbound.
Manuscript codex. Gregory's dialogues with his favorite Deacon, intended to honor the memory of the saints of Italy and to edify and instruct his countrymen. In Book IV, Gregory attempts to strengthen their faith in the unseen by proving that the soul does not perish., Collation: Gatherings of 8, the last of 6; signatures to 3, f. 82; 4, f. 124. Book numbers at top recto., Decoration: Two large initials, one in red and one in green, red, and blue. Many small initials in red or green, a few in blue. Each chapter heading has a red capital., Binding: parchment over thin boards, 4 thongs, spine lined with white evenweave fabric. Pastedown and flyleaf of thick rough paper. Written on spine in brown ink: S. Gregory Dialog. and two unintelligible lines., Script: Rounded Gothic minuscule book hand in brown ink with rubrication., Content Note: Dr. Giuseppe Martini (probably Giuseppe Alfredo Martini, bibliophile and collector, 1870-1944), as recorded by Edward Sandford Burgess: Probable date, 1150-60. Ruled with sharp point in style of 12th century. After 1300 green found in polychrome only. Written in North Italy, since it had been in a monastery at Genoa. Looks like the beautiful writing they did in Benedictine monastery, Morimondo, of the order of St. Justin, in the province of Pavia. There they write a peculiar and excellent hand like this. Date is confirmed by opinion of Mr. Minns (possibly Dr. Ellis Hovell Minns (1874-1953)), University reader in Paleography, Cambridge, England, as quoted in 1907 letter from rare books firm P. M. Barnard: It is 12th c...1150-75 Italian...Borne out by monastery inscription. Pierce and Fox argue that it is mid-12th century due to the single column layout and lack of letter fusion typical of later Gothic script. They assert it is not Italian due to the script angularity and the type of abbreviations.
Manuscript document. Title devised by cataloger., Commentaries on the Book of Numbers by Saint Rabanus Maurus, in 4 volumes. Rabanus Marus was the Abbot of Fulda, as well as the Archbishop of Mainz. This text is a commentary on the Book of Numbers by German teacher and theologian Rabanus Maurus (776-856). The authorship of the text is divulged in three places within the text. The scribe denoted the author as Rabanus Maurus in the phrase that begins the preface, the phrase that begins Book I and the phrase that ends Book IV (see list of contents above). Rabanus Maurus was born of French parents in Mainz in 776. He completed his studies at Fulda and became deacon there in 801. In 802 he traveled to Tours and studied under the famous Alcuin. Rabanus became well-known for his successful teaching and drew many pupils around him as head of the convent school at Fulda. In 822 he was consecrated abbot of Fulda. In 847 he was drawn out of retirement to become archbishop of Mainz. He died on 4 February 856. In addition to successful teaching of literature, science and theology, Rabanus was an erudite Biblical scholar. He wrote commentaries on all of the books of the New and Old Testaments and many of the Apocryphal ones. (McClintock and Strong, p. 1) MS 9 contains commentary on all 36 chapters of the Book of Numbers. The text is divided into four books. Each book is divided into a number of chapters (17, 25, 12 and 12, respectively). However, these chapters and book divisions do not match up with the actual chapter divisions of the Book of Numbers. As a remedy to this problem, another scribe marked the true biblical chapters at the top of the recto and verso of each leaf., Collation: Large folio in 10 gatherings of 8 (except 10_). With signatures. Vertical catchwords at the foot of the final verso of each quire. Rubricated headings on each page indicate book and chapter., Origin: Northern France., Decoration: 3 large and 2 smaller illuminated initials with zoomorphic elements, also alternating blue initials with red tracery, and rubricated initials with blue tracery; f1r (12 line knotted green N upon red square entangled with serif of lion); f2v (11+ line Large blue L with Agape lion in green with floral tail); f63r (blue faced lion inside blue D, upon gold square, 4 lines); f18v (Large blue 35 line L, with foot of a Lion headed bird with floral serif proclaiming from its mouth)., Binding: rebound in 2009, in dark brown calf over laminated boards of 4 layer rag mat board.
Manuscript codex., This manuscript appears to be a fragment of a larger commentary examining the book of John, or possibly a priest's sermon notes., Collation: 6 leaves., Decoration: Initials spanning 2 lines (5 mm). Straight quadrille lines with small circles at vertices, connecting 3 or more sentences, red underlining., Binding: On 26.5x19 cm, 6 mm thick wood board with chamfered interior edges; hinge and spine of brown leather covering 1/3 of front and rear covers; front rear flyleaves of laid rag paper., Lettering: Written in very small, much abbreviated Gothic script., Formatted Content Note: 1r, col 1. cum semper dixerim veritatem. Jo. xiiij. ego sum via veritas / et via Rom. iij est autem deus verax. / cum semper nos moneam primum[...] -- 6v [mittetur] Notandum quod recundum philosochos homo arbor enerja est eius capilli.
Manuscript codex. Contained in this volume are the fragmentary sermons of Iohannes Halgrinus de AbbatisVilla (died 1237), A French philosopher and writer of Sermons, as well as Papal legate to the court of Fredric II of Spain & Portugal, and Cardinal of Sabina(1227). He has been described as a theological follower of Petrus Cantor and Cardinal Stephen Langton. He studied in Paris with Hugolino of Ostia (Pope Gregory IX) at the University of Paris., Collation: In quires of 10. Catchwords in middle lower margin, no signatures. Marginal headings. Folio numbers., Decoration: Decorative blue and red paragraph marks, some large initials in blue or red. Headings rubricated throughout., Binding: 18th century parchment binding, rounded spine, head and tail bands of green and white thread. Lined with 18th c. Italian figured art paper: foliage designs printed in brown and red on a background of small brown dots. Edges stained brown. 9 blank leaves besides endpapers in front and 10 leaves of index, at end 11 blank leaves and endpapers; flyleaves have a tri-lobed watermark at center Title written in brown ink on spine., Script: Gothic minuscule in brown ink.
Manuscript document. Title devised by cataloger., The text begins with a continuation of Apocalypse 21:19, finishing at the twenty first line of the page. Apocalypse 22 begins at the twenty-second line and makes up the rest of the text of the leaf. Verso is blank., Collation: single sheet., Decoration: One decorated initial in red with blue flourishing; roman numeral XVII alternates between red and blue; last two words in the second column are red; and the rest of the text is in black, with red marks showing the beginnings of new sentences., Binding: disbound.
Manuscript document, Collation: Parchment, single sheet., Decoration: Initials in red and blue, with red and blue flourishing; running title lettered in red and blue; rubrication., Binding: Disbound., Lettering: Written in a Carolingian minuscule script.
Manuscript document, Collation: Parchment, single sheet., Decoration: Initials, rubrication, and flourishes in red and blue., Binding: Disbound; leaf trimmed affecting annotations., Lettering: Textura.