Franklin

[Miscellany of theological and devotional works].

Publication:
[Italy], [14--]
Format/Description:
Manuscript
38 leaves : paper ; 145 x 105 (101 x 67) mm bound to 149 x 106 mm
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Subjects:
Catholic Church -- Doctrines.
Catholic Church.
Bible -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible.
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.
Form/Genre:
Anthologies.
Hagiographies (works)
Codices.
Manuscripts, Italian.
Manuscripts, Renaissance.
Language:
Italian, with first item and some titles in Latin.
Summary:
Collection of works of a theological and devotional nature.
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 ... ).
Notes:
Ms. codex.
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).
Penn Provenance:
Formerly owned by Hermann Suchier (bookplate, inside upper cover).
Sold by Jacques Rosenthal (Munich), 1958.
Cited in:
Described in Zacour, Norman P. and Hirsch, Rudolf. Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Libraries of the University of Pennsylvania to 1800 (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1965), p. 106 (Ms. Italian 71).
Cited as:
UPenn Ms. Codex 313
Contributor:
Suchier, Hermann, 1848-1914, former owner.
Contains:
Jerome, Saint, -419 or 420. Correspondence. Selections. Italian.
Capitula biblie.
Lucidarius super biblia.
Regula.
Lo amor sensual e benivolentia.
Istoria de Santa Euphrosia.
In Anthiochia era uno devoto homo giamato Panutio.
De Santo Joanne Heremita.
Era uno monacho heremito sancto.
Qualiter humiliatus fuit quidam rex superbus.
Se leze che fu uno re superbo e potente.
Vita Amelii.
Nel tempo de Pinino re de Franza.
OCLC:
155964342