Vitae patrum
F-2bzs
Utopia, armarium codicum bibliophilorum, Vit.MF.2021.18.09
Michael Sabin, 2023 (Born Digital)
General Information
Title
Vitae patrum
Shelfmarks
Vit.MF.2021.18.09
Material
Parchment
Place of Origin
Germany (East Frankia?, as per Scott Gwara)
Date of Origin
951-1000
Script, Hands
Uncial and Carolingian minuscule, with integral "et" ligature, as well as "ger", "rt", and "st" ligatures
Original Condition
Page Height
at least 220 mm
Page Width
at least 170 mm
Height of Written Area
at least 210 mm
Width of Written Area
135 – 150 mm
Number of Columns
1
Width of Columns
135 – 150 mm
Number of Lines
21
Current Condition
Dimensions
220 x 170 mm
More about the Current Condition
Two noncontiguous fragments of one leaf: upper half measures 100 x 170 mm; lower half measures 120 mm x 150 mm. There is a lacunae of perhaps three lines of text between the two fragments; presumably the missing bit covered the host volume's spine.
Book Decoration and Musical Notation
Description
Uncials highlighted in albumen wash
Content
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Content Item
- Text Language Latin
- Title Vitae patrum: Verba seniorum.
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Content Description
Text: Vitae patrum, Book III -- Verba seniorum
Recto:
- Begins, Line 1: “adoblationem sacrandu[m] nu[m]qua[m] acce/derint”
- Ends: "[et] eundem sermon[m] orar[et]”
Verso:
- Begins, Line 1: "rursus audiuit sibi uocem dicente[m]"
- Ends: "[in]uicem p[er] occasionem beat[um]”
For text, cf. Rosweyde, Heribert (ed.) Vitae patrvm. De vita et verbis seniorvm libri x. Antwerp: Plantin Press, 1615. Page 528.