Declaratorio sopra la regola del padre nostro sancto Benedet[t]o ... [etc.]

Name:

Benedictines

Timespan:

Early works to 1800

Date:

1500

Description:

Commentary on the Rule of St. Benedict (f. 1r-26r), followed by Ordo ad recipiendam novitiam ad professionem (f. 26r-30v). References to "mater monasterii" indicate that the work refers to a covent for nuns, rather than a monastery for men.

Language:

Italian

Provenance:

Sold by Jacques Rosenthal (Munich), 1959.

Subject:

Benedict, Saint, Abbot of Monte Cassino. Regula Commentaries; Benedict, Saint, Abbot of Monte Cassino. Regula Criticism and interpretation; Monasticism and religious orders for women -- Rules; Novitiate -- Early works to 1800; Novitiate

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Codices; Commentaries; Manuscripts, Italian; Manuscripts, Latin; Manuscripts, Renaissance; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

31 leaves : paper; 211 x 157 (145 x 102) mm bound to 216 x 160 mm

Rights:

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

Notes:

Ms. codex.; Title for manuscript from caption title for predominant work (f. 1r).; Foliation: Paper, i (modern paper) + 31 + i (modern paper); [1-31]; modern foliation in pencil, lower right recto.; Script: Written in a single bookhand. Also includes occasional marginal notes, etc. in a later hand.; Decoration: 3-line initial in blue (f. 1r), alternating red or blue 2-line initials throughout; extensive rubrication for headings, etc.; Binding: Modern paper boards. Cover worn. All leaves badly stained, apparently due to water damage. Some leaves show evidence of repairs. Edges of some leaves worn and frayed. Writing faded in places. Later marginalia show some oxidation of ink.; Origin: Written in Italy in the 16th century (Zacour-Hirsch).; Italian, with a short work in Latin (f. 26r-30v).

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Codex 329