Sententiae ex variis authoribus decerptae

Name:

Ausonius, Decimus Magnus; Claudianus Mamertus, -approximately 474; Ennodius, Magnus Felix, Saint, 474-521; Epictetus; Eumenius; Laberius, D. (Decimus), approximately 107 B.C.-43 B.C.; Lucan, 39-65; Martial; Nazarius (Panegyrist); Pacatus Drepanius, Latinus, active 4th century; Petronius Arbiter; Pliny, the Younger; Publilius, Syrus, active 1st century B.C.; Salvian, of Marseilles, approximately 400-approximately 480; Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, approximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D.; Terence

Timespan:

Early works to 1800; Civil War, 49-45 B.C.

Date:

1600

Description:

Selections from classical Latin works by a large variety of authors, followed by two French summaries on the history of heresy in the Church. Much of the Latin section consists of panegyrics, mostly from the authors of the Panegyrici Latini. The text is not an exact match to the Panegyrici Latini. The margins contain some notes in French in another hand, generally summarizing the Latin content. Most of the panegyrics eulogize the Emperor Constantine or other rulers. Some of the other Latin works include epigrams, poetry, plays, and satires.

Language:

Latin

Provenance:

Formerly owned by Henry Charles Lea.; Lea, Henry Charles, 1825-1909, former owner.

Subject:

Constantine I, Emperor of Rome, -337; Gratian, Emperor of Rome, 359-383; Piso, Gaius Calpurnius, -65; Theodoric, King of the Ostrogoths, 454?-526; Theodosius I, Emperor of Rome, 347-395; Christian heresies -- History; Christian heresies; History; Conduct of life -- Early works to 1800; Conduct of life; Epigrams, Latin; Latin drama (Comedy); Laudatory poetry, Latin; Maxims, Latin; Satire, Latin; Speeches, addresses, etc., Latin; Theology -- Early works to 1800; Theology

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

codices (bound manuscripts); annotations; anthologies; eulogies (documents); poems; satires (literary genre); Manuscripts, Latin; Manuscripts, European; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

272 leaves : paper; 315 x 200 mm bound to 320 x 210 mm

Geographic Subject:

Rome -- History -- Civil War, 49-45 B.C. -- Poetry

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Ms. codex.; Title from title page (f. 1r).; Table of contents: 1. f.5r-18r: [Selections from the books of Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Revelation]; Table of contents: 2. f.21r-23r: Notanda ex Salviano / Salvianus.; Table of contents: 3. f.31r-32v: Ex enchiridio Epictetis / Epictetus.; Table of contents: 4. f.39r-93v: [Excerpts from assorted works by Seneca including: Epistolae Senecae; De divina providentia; De ira; De clementia; De vita beata; De tranquilitate vitae; De brevitate vitae; De consolatione ad polibium; De consolatione ad martiam; De consolatione ad albiniam matrem; Senecae de paupertate liber in modem centonis; De remediis fortuitorum] / Lucius Annaeus Seneca.; Table of contents: 5. f.95r-102r: Notanda ex C. Plinio secundo naturalista / Pliny the Younger.; Table of contents: 6. f.103r-112v: Notanda ex C. Plinio Caecilio secundo Novocomensi / Pliny the Younger.; Table of contents: 7. f.113r-118v: Collectio ex panegyrico C. Plinii secundi Trajano Augusto / Pliny the Younger.; Table of contents: 8. f.118r-119v: Collectio ex Mamertinis panegyrico secundo Maximiano Augusto / Claudianus Mamertus.; Table of contents: 9. f.120r-120v: Collectio ex panegyrico incertis Maximiano et Constantino.; Table of contents: 10. f.121r-121v: Collectio ex incertis panegyrico Constantino Augustus.; Table of contents: 11. f.122r-123v: Ex Nazari panegyrico Constantino / Nazarius.; Table of contents: 12. f.124r-124v: Ex Eumeni gratiarum actione nomine Flaviensium Constantino / Eumenius.; Table of contents: 13. f.125r-125v: Ex Eumeni panegyrico Constantio Augustus / Eumenius.; Table of contents: 14. f.126r: Ex Eumeni panegyrico Constantio Caesaris / Eumenius.; Table of contents: 15. f.126v-129r: Ex Mamertus pro consulatu gratiarum actione Juliano Augustus / Claudianus Mamertus.; Table of contents: 16. f.129v-132v: Ex Latini Pacati Drepani panegyrico Theodosio Augustus / Latinus Pacatus Drepanus.; Table of contents: 17. f.133r-133v: Ex Ausonii gratiarum actione pro consulatu ad Gratianum imperator discipuli / Decimus Magnus Ausonius.; Table of contents: 18. f.134r-134v: Ex B. Ennodii episcopi Ticinensis panegyrico regis Theoderico / Magnus Felix Ennodius.; Table of contents: 19. f.137r-140v: Ex Lucio Annaeo Seneca / Lucius Annaeus Seneca.; Table of contents: 20. f.143r-146v: Ex M. Val Martiale / Martial.; Table of contents: 21. f.147r-154r: Ex Pub. Terentio / Publius Terentius.; Table of contents: 22. f.155r-170v: Ex M. Annaeo Lucano / Marcus Annaeus Lucanus.; Table of contents: 23. f.171r-171v: Ex C. Petronio Arbitro. de mutatione reipublicae Romanae / Gaius Petronius Arbiter.; Table of contents: 24. f.172r-172v: Ex panegyrico M. Annaei Lucani ad Calpurnium Pisonem / Marcus Annaeus Lucanus.; Table of contents: 25. f.173r-180v: Sententiae Publii Siri; Laberii, de quibus Senecae epistolae 8, 95, and 109, et de tranquillitate animi / Publilius Syrus, Decimus Laberius and Lucius Annaeus Seneca.; Table of contents: 26. f.185r-240r: Abregé des heresies qui ont infecté l'eglise selon la suitte des siecles.; Table of contents: 27. f.241r-270v: Discours abregé sur les conciles generaux.; Foliation: Paper, 272; [1-272]; modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto.; Script: Written in a humanistic cursive script by one hand (f. 1r-180v) and an italic humanistic cursive script by a second hand (f. 185v-270v).; Watermark: Double-headed eagle with 6 feathers on each wing over the word BRUA(N?).; Binding: Contemporary gilt morocco (Zacour-Hirsch).; Origin: Written in France in the 17th century (Zacour-Hirsch).; Latin, with some French (f. 185r-270v).

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Oversize Ms. Codex 1220