Scrutinium scripturarum, etc.


Description

Title
Scrutinium scripturarum, etc.
Creator
Paulus de Sancta Maria, 1353-1435
Published / Created
1475]
Publication Place
[Mantua
Publisher
Johann Schall
Abstract
Manuscript on parchment (hair side quite yellow) of Paulus de Sancta Maria (of Burgos; 1353-1435), Scrutinium Scripturarum. With Passages concerning the conversion of Jews to Christianity; (a) unidentified; (b) Letter of Pope Gregory I to Pascasius, bishop of Naples.
Description
Binding: 18th-19th centuries. Red goatskin, with green, gold-tooled labels. Yellow edges.
Crudely executed initial and full border on f. 9r: gold initial, 11-line, on blue rectangular ground, with white vine-stem ornamentation highlighted in green; border in gold, blue, pale pink, mauve and green, consisting of swirling acanthus leaves, flowers, birds, gold dots and leaves around bar border in upper and outer margin, and with putti supporting laurel wreath (arms effaced) in lower margin. One penwork initial of pathetic quality, 8-line, red and blue divided body accompanied by red and blue penwork designs, on f. 125v. Table of contents (art. 1) and headings throughout, in bright red. Remains of notes to rubricator.
Script: Arts. 1 and 3 written below top line in fere-humanistic script by a single scribe who frequently erased and rewrote the text; art. 2 added in another hand. Some later marginalia.
Extent
281 x 206 (190 x 128) mm.
I-XIX^^10, XX^^12 (-12, a blank)
Extent of Digitization
Completely digitized
Language
Latin

Collection Information

Call Number
Beinecke MS 353

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Format
text
Genre
Manuscripts
Resource Type
Archives or Manuscripts
Subject (Geographic)
Naples (Italy)
Subject (Name)
Paulus de Sancta Maria
Subject (Topic)
Conversion--Christianity--Early works to 1800
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval
Judaism--Controversial literature
Manuscripts, Medieval--Connecticut--New Haven
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library

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Citation
Paulus de Sancta Maria, Scrutinium Scripturarum, etc. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. and Shailor, B. Catalogue of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, MS 353.

Identifiers

Orbis Record
9782481
OID
2006581
More Information
https://pre1600ms.beinecke.library.yale.edu/docs/pre1600.ms353.htm

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