Honorius Augustodunensis, Elucidarium; Pseudo-Beda, De septem miraculis mundi

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Gent, Universiteitsbibliotheek Gent, HS.2582/284

General Information

Title Honorius Augustodunensis, <i>Elucidarium</i>; Pseudo-Beda, <i>De septem miraculis mundi</i>
Shelfmarks Gent, Universiteitsbibliotheek Gent, HS.2582/284
Former Shelfmarks HS.2582/Qa1
Material Parchment
Place of Origin England
Date of Origin 12th century
Script, Hands

Small praegothica, in several different hands.

General Remarks

Fol. 1-2 and fol. 3-4 followed each other in the original manuscript. There used to be one (now lost) leaf between the current fol. 2 and 3.

Original Condition

Page Height 200 mm
Page Width 119 – 124 mm
Height of Written Area 158 mm
Width of Written Area 82 mm
Number of Columns 1
Width of Columns 82 mm
Number of Lines 34
Line Height 4 – 5 mm
Ruling Blind-point ruling
Numbering

Modern foliation in pen, using Arabic numerals. Foliation applied after fragmentation.

More about the Condition

Glosses in outer margins; all glosses have a penwork border. Prickings visible in outer margins.

Current Condition

Extent 4 leaves
Dimensions 200 x 124 mm

Book Decoration and Musical Notation

Description

Red plain initials (fol. 4v; offset of red plain initials of the leaf that followed it can still be seen).

Content

  • Content Item
    • Persons Honorius Augustodunensis
    • Text Language Latin
    • Title <i>Elucidarium</i>
    • Content Description
      • Fol. [1]-[2]: Elucidarium III, 14-18.
      • Fol. [3]-[4]: Elucidarium III, 20-24.
    • fol. 1r
    • Edition Patrologiae latina, vol. 172), col. 1166-1170, 1173-1176
  • Content Item
    • Persons Pseudo-Beda
    • Text Language Latin
    • Title <i>De septem miraculis mundi</i>
    • Content Description

      First ('Capitolium Rome') and second wonder ('Pharus Alexandrina') are part of fragment.

    • fol. 4v
    • Edition Omont, Henri, ‘Les sept merveilles du monde au Moyen Âge’, Bibliothèque de l’École des chartes, 43.1 (1882), 47–50
    • Secondary Literature Omont, Henri, ‘Les sept merveilles du monde au Moyen Âge’, Bibliothèque de l’École des chartes, 43.1 (1882), 40–59

Host Volume

Title Johannes Chrysostomus, <i>Του αγίου Ιωάννου του Χρυσοστόμου εις πάσας τας Παύλου του αποστόλου επιστολάς ακριβεστάτη, και χρυσή αληθώς, και θεία ερμηνεία</i>
Date of Origin/Publication 1529
Place of Origin/Publication Verona
Shelfmark Gent, Universiteitsbibliotheek Gent, BIB.TH.000935
Persons Johannes Chrysostomus (author of host volume); Stefano Nicolini da Sabbio (printer of host volume)
Remarks

Fragments were used in binding. Judging from the markings they were spine liners. They were removed at an unknown date.