Sancti Augustini opera quaedam

Name:

Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430; Aristotle; Ambrose, Saint, Bishop of Milan, -397; John II, Pope, -535; Orosius, Paulus; Possidius, Saint, active 370-437

Timespan:

Early works to 1800; Early church, ca. 30-600

Date:

1100

Description:

Comprises works by Augustine; works erroneously attributed to Augustine, including a translation from Aristotle; and works by other authors including Ambrose, Possidius, Orosius, and a letter of Pope John II.

Language:

Latin

Provenance:

Formerly owned by Sir Thomas Phillipps, ms. 11901 (note, f. 1r).; Sold by Bernard M. Rosenthal, 1953.; Phillipps, Thomas, Sir, 1792-1872, former owner.

Subject:

Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430 Spurious and doubtful works; Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430; Theology -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600; Theology; History; Christian heresies -- Early church, ca. 30-600; Eutychians -- Early works to 1800; Manichaeism -- Early works to 1800; Priscillianism -- Early works to 1800; Logic -- Early works to 1800; Logic; Sermons, Latin -- Early works to 1800; Sermons, Latin; Priscillianism; Manichaeism; Eutychians; Christian heresies

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

codices (bound manuscripts); sermons; Manuscripts, Latin; Manuscripts, Medieval; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

112 leaves : parchment, color; 266 x 181 (191 x 118) mm bound to 277 x 191 mm

Rights:

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

Notes:

Ms. codex.; Table of contents: 1. f.1-9r: De pastoribus / Augustine [incomplete at the beginning] -- 2. f.9v-23r: De ovibus / Augustine. -- 3. f.23r-35: De laude et exhortatione viduitatis / Ambrose. -- 4. f.36r: Retractatio in libro ad Horosium contra Priscillianistas / Augustine. -- 5. f.36r-37v: Commonitorium ad Sanctum Augustinum de Priscillianistis et Origenis errore / Orosius. -- 6. f.37v-43r: Responsio ad Orosium de Priscillianistis et Origenis errore / Augustine. -- 7. f.43r: Retractatio in libro de correctione Donatistarum / Augustine. -- 8. f.43r-58r: [Liber] de correctione Donatistarum / Augustine. -- 9. f.58r: Retractatio in libro de fide et operibus / Augustine. -- 10. f.58r-78v: De fide et operibus / Augustine. -- 11. f.79-87r: [Liber] de dialectica / Augustine[?] -- 12. f.87r-102v: Cathegorie translate a Beato Augustino de Greco in Latinum / Aristotle [translation erroneously attributed to Augustine] -- 13. f.102v-104r: Commonitorium ad universam ecclesiam destinatum sub qua cautela Manichei si conversi fuerint suscipi debeant / Augustine [spurious] -- 14. f.104r-106r: Epistola de fide contra Euticianistas de duobus naturis in una persona Domini Nostri Iesu Christi / Pope John II. -- 15. f.106r-109r: Collatio Trinitatis / Augustine [spurious] -- 16. f.109r-112v: Catalogus operum [Possidius' catalog of Augustine's works, incomplete]; Title from caption title (f. 1r), added in a later hand.; Incipit and explicit for item 14: Incipit epistola Johannis Papae urbis Romae de fide contra Euticianistas de duobus naturis in una persona Domini Nostri Iesu Christi. Dominis filiis merito illustribus atque...filii merito illustres atque magnifici.; Collation: Parchment, ii (modern paper) + 112 + ii (modern paper); 1⁷(+1 in position 4), 2⁸(single leaves in positions 2 and 7), 3-4⁸, 5⁴, 6-9⁸, 10¹¹(+1 in position 10), 11⁸, 12¹⁰, 13-14⁸; [1-112]; modern foliation in ink, upper right recto.; Layout: Written in 32-33 long lines; ruled in lead; prickings visible.; Script: Written in transitional script (or protogothic script) by 4 different hands.; Decoration: Simply decorated initials and rubrics in red.; Binding: Modern leather.; Origin: Written in Pontigny, France, mid-12th century (Helen Zakin).; Three student papers describing this manuscript are in the curatorial file, one undated, one from 1979, and one from 2000 (discussion and analysis, with transcription of the letter of Pope John II, including the information that this letter was published in Migne, Patrologiae Cursus Completus, series 1, vol. 66, book 1, Paris, 1866).; Latin, with some lines of Greek.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Oversize Ms. Codex 708