[Miscellany of theological and devotional works]

Name:

Jerome, Saint, -419 or 420

Timespan:

Early works to 1800

Date:

1400

Description:

Collection of works of a theological and devotional nature.

Language:

Italian

Provenance:

Formerly owned by Hermann Suchier (bookplate, inside upper cover).; Sold by Jacques Rosenthal (Munich), 1958.; Suchier, Hermann, 1848-1914, former owner.

Subject:

Catholic Church -- Doctrines; Catholic Church; Christian hagiography -- Early works to 1800; Christian saints in literature -- Early works to 1800; Devotional literature, Italian -- Early works to 1800; Hagiography in literature -- Early works to 1800; Spirituality -- Catholic Church; Theology, Doctrinal -- Early works to 1800; Theology, Doctrinal; Hagiography in literature; Devotional literature, Italian; Christian saints in literature; Christian hagiography

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Anthologies; Hagiographies (works); Codices; Manuscripts, Italian; Manuscripts, Renaissance; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

38 leaves : paper; 145 x 105 (101 x 67) mm bound to 149 x 106 mm

Rights:

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

Notes:

Ms. codex.; Table of contents: 1. f.1r-11v: Capitula biblie ... Lucidarius super biblia. -- 2. f.12r-13r: Regula / St. Jerome [Italian translation of his letter to Paula and Eustachia] (incipit (after heading): Lo amor sensual e benivolentia ... ). -- 3. f.14r-22v: History of Apollonius [lacks beginning]. -- 4. f.23r-28r: Istoria de Santa Euphrosia (incipit: In Anthiochia era uno devoto homo giamato Panutio ... ). -- 5. f.28r-31r: De Santo Joanne Heremita (incipit: Era uno monacho heremito sancto ... ). -- 6. f.31r-31v: Qualiter humiliatus fuit quidam rex superbus (incipit: Se leze che fu uno re superbo e potente ... ). -- 7. f.32r-38v: Vita Amelii (incipit: Nel tempo de Pinino re de Franza ... ).; Title supplied by cataloger.; Foliation: Paper, vi (modern paper) + 38 + vi (modern paper); 2-12, [ii], 21-45; near contemporary foliation, upper right recto; modern foliation in pencil, lower center recto and lower right recto.; Layout: Written in 38 long lines; ruled in ink.; Script: Written a cursive script by more than one hand; some of the sections include interlinear and marginal corrections, comments, glosses, etc.; Decoration: First work contains rubricated headings, numbers, and initials.; Binding: 19th-century[?] paper boards.; Origin: Written in Italy in the 15th century (Zacour-Hirsch).; Cover worn and splitting, especially at spine. Leaves badly stained, possibly due to water damage. Writing faded in places.; Bookseller's note in Italian (inside upper cover).; Italian, with first item and some titles in Latin.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Codex 313