Manuscript on parchment composed of two distinct parts. Part I: 1) Brief prologues to the Pauline Epistles, paraphrasing or extracted from the argumenta of Haimo of Auxerre, Expositio in epistolas Sancti Pauli. 2-4) Notes for sermons arranged according to the liturgical year. Part II: 5) Unidentified sermons. 6) John of Wales, Breviloquium
Description:
In Latin., Script: Part I (ff. 1-24): Scribe I copied ff. 1r-6v in small gothic bookhand with southern features; Scribe II copied ff. 7r-24r in a somewhat more angular gothic bookhand; additions by different scribes on f. 24r-v. Part II (ff. 25-78): Arts. 5-6 copied in small neat gothic bookhand, by a single scribe; some marginalia added in anglicana script (e.g., f. 46v); art. 7 added in a less careful gothic bookhand., Part I: Red initials, 3- to 2-line, with crude harping designs in black; headings and paragraph marks (art. 3) in red. Instructions for rubricator. Part II: Flourished initials, 3- to 2-line, alternate red and blue with penwork designs in the opposite color. Paragraph marks alternate red and blue; headings, often added in margin, in red. Remains of guide letters for decorator., and Binding: Nineteenth century, England. Backs of quires cut in for original sewing. Brown calf case, blind-tooled.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Haimo, of Auxerre, -approximately 855.
Subject (Topic):
Church year sermons, Manuscripts, Medieval, Scholasticism, and Sermons
Miscellaneous Syriac texts, as follows: 1. "Pauline Epistles". The end only (folio 1a). 2. "Questions by Queen of Sheba to King Solomon" (folios 1b-2b). 3. Letter of Philoxenus of Mabbug to Patrikios (Patricius) of Edessa (folios 3a-4b). 4. Miscellaneous sayings: 2 by Philoxenus?, 4 by Euagrius, 1 by Abba Isaiah (folio 4b). 5. "Confession of faith" by Philoxenus of Mabbug (folios 4b-7b). 6. Holy Commandments of the Gospel (folios 7b-9a), attributed to John of Lycopolis (or of Apameia), also the Solitary, or "Seer and Prophet". 7. "Commandments" (folios 9a-29b), from the Gospels, the Pauline and Catholic Epistles, and the Prophets. 8. "About the Sacraments" (folios 29b-56b). The codex ends with a long colophon in verse (page 111) followed by (page 112) a quotation from Moses bar Kēphā (813?-903) on the resurrection of the bodies. Name of copyist and place and date of copying not, mentioned probably from the early 18th century
Description:
In Syriac., Title supplied by cataloger., Romanization supplied by cataloger., 1. "Pauline Epistles", end only (folio 1a): "... ʻAm kulkún. Amín. Šelmat Egartā dalwat ʻEbrāyē d-etkatbat men Íṭālyā b-yad Ṭímataʼwus d-ʼít bāh qeryānē KB ... Šlemy Egrātā d-Ṭúbānā Šlíḥā Pawlús d-ítayhún arbaʻesrē egrātā ..." (With all of you. Amen. The Epistle to the Hebrews which was written from Italy, of twenty-four readings, was written in the hand of Timotheus, is completed ... The Epistles of the blessed Apostle Paul which are fourteen epistles are completed ...)., 2. "Questions by Queen of Sheba to King Solomon" (folios 1b-2b) start with: "Šúʼālē d-šʼelat Malktā d-Šibā la-Šlémún ...", 3. Letter of Philoxenus of Mabbug to Patrikios (Patricius) of Edessa (folios 3a-4b): "Ḥúpāṭā awkít zúhārā meṭúl nāṭúrút púqdānē da-Mšíḥā da-mkanaš men Ktābē Alāhāyē men ʼegartā d-Qadíšā Māry Píllúksínos da-lwāt Paṭríq Yíḥídāyā", 4. Miscellaneous sayings (folio 4b): "ʼEn lā ḥāzē ʼanaš l-šemšā lā metbasam b-núhreh ...", 5. "Confession of faith" by Philoxenus of Mabbug (folios 4b-7b): "Haymānútā d-Qad. Māry Píllúksínús Apís. d-Mabúg ...", 6. Holy Commandments of the Gospel (folios 7b-9a): "Púqdānē d-Ewangelyún Qadíšā ...", 7. "Commandments from the Gospels, the Pauline epistles, the Prophets, etc. ..." (folios 9a-29b): "Púqdānē Alāhāyē ...", 8. "About the Sacraments" (folios 29b-56b): "B-yad Alāhā mḥaylānā da-mḥílē mšarénan d-nektúb mnātāʼít men ʼrāzānyātā ...", 18 x 28 cm; written surface: 13.5 x 22.5 cm; 35 lines per page (in two columns: 6.5 x 22.5 cm, each)., Binding: In cardboard, covered with red cloth (half torn) ., In West Syriac script, in black ink, on cream color paper; headings in red., Pages are numbered A to QW (in Syriac) and 1 to 109 (in Arabic numerals); pages [110 to 112] are curiously numbered (200 to 202)., On the front cover: "Ktābā d-Púšāqā d-puqdānē" (Book of Explanation of commandments)., Inside the front cover (in pencil): "Ktābā d-ʼEgrātā u-púšāqā d-lā síqúmā." (Book of the Epistles and explanation, without date)., Laid in: 1. Three printout from a microfilm of the manuscript. 2. a slip "Sorbonne. No. 2", and a note in French. 3. Blue slip of paper "No. 2"., On folio 1a: A decorative design., On page 110: A statement by Temotheos ʻĪsā "Nāṭúr Kúrsyā" (Patriarchal Vicor) with his seal, as follows: "B-šem ʼÍtāyā Mtúmāyā d-kul āḥíd Ṭímetāʼ́wus Nāṭúr Kúrsyā d-hú ʻÍsā.", and On folio 110: An endowment statement (dated 2036 of the Greeks = 1724/1725) of the codex to the monastery of "Dayr al-Zaʻfarān" during the reign of the Patriarch Gewargis al-Mawṣilī (1687-1708), in Garshūnī (Arabic in Syriac letters), as follows: "Sabab taḥrīrih wa-mūjib tasṭīrih. Yaʻlam kull wāqif ʻalá hādhihi al-aḥruf: Qad ūqifa hādhā kitāb al-Injīl wa-Tafsīr Ibn Ṣalībī ilá Dayr al-Zaʻfarān <al-Zaʻfarān> ʻalá zamān al-marḥūm Baṭrak Gewargīs al-Mawṣilī, wa-li-ajl maḥabbatihi awqafahu, wa-mā li-aḥad sulṭah bi-an yamlikahu bi-nawʻ al-khiyānah wa-al-ṭamaʻ, wa-kullman yaqraʼ fīhi yataraḥḥam ʻalá rūḥ ṣāḥibihi wa-ʻalá rūḥ Baṭrak Gewargīs alladhī ṣāra sabab li-waqfihi. Unjiza hādhā sanat KLW Yu."
Subject (Name):
Isaiah, Abba, -489 or 491., John, the Solitary, of Apamea, active 5th century., Moses bar Kēphā, 813?-903., Philoxenus, Bishop of Hierapolis, approximately 440-523., Sheba, Queen of., and Solomon, King of Israel.
Subject (Topic):
Sacraments, Syrian churches, Resurrection, Syriac language, and Theology, Doctrinal
Manuscript on parchment of Pauline Epistles (Epistola ad Romanos 2.27 through Epistola ad Hebreos 11.34), with commentary of Gilbert de la Porree. With Argumenta, later additions, all attributed to Hugo de Sancto Caro or Peter Lombard
Description:
In Latin., Script: Written in fine early gothic bookhand in two sizes of script, above top line., Three illuminated initials at beginning of first three Epistles of excellent quality, ff. 34v, 69v, 86v, 8- to 5-line, with descenders extending into margins, red, blue, green and beige against gold ground. Bodies of initials filled with stylized scrolling foliage, bright blue, red, green, orange, silver and yellow with white highlights against gold ground. Descenders serve as a trellis for similar scrolls, some ending in biting animal's heads or fantastic birds. Scrolling foliage, f. 86v, inhabited by beasts of a canine variety, white with red shading. The decoration of manuscript is unfinished; f. 99r pen and ink underdrawing for an initial as above, with only touches of red added; blank spaces left for initals for remaining Epistles. Small initials, 3-line, gold with red penwork, for beginning of commentary for each Epistle. Headings in red or alternating red and blue majuscules. Plain initials touched with red. Running titles, later addition, in red., and Binding: Twentieth century, United States (?). Half bound in dark red goatskin with gold-tooled lettering on the spine ("St. Paul/ Epistulae cum commento/ MS. 12th Cent."), marbled paper sides, and yellow edges.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Gilbert, de La Porrée, approximately 1075-1154., Hugh, of Saint-Cher, Cardinal, approximately 1200-1263., and Peter Lombard, Bishop of Paris, approximately 1100-1160.
Subject (Topic):
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval and Manuscripts, Medieval
