Details

Subjects:

Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430.
Ambrose, Saint, Bishop of Milan, -397.
Eusebius, of Caesarea, Bishop of Caesarea, approximately 260-approximately 340.
Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, 1225?-1274.
Origen.
Jesus Christ -- Baptism.
Jesus Christ.
Baptism.
Baptism of Jesus Christ.
Jesus Christ -- Resurrection.
Resurrection.
Resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Holy Spirit -- Early works to 1800.
Holy Spirit.
Theology, Doctrinal -- Early works to 1800.
Theology, Doctrinal.

Form/Genre:

Codices.
Manuscripts, Latin.
Manuscripts, Medieval.

Language:

In Latin, with German words (f. 2r-51r).

Summary:

Latin dictionary of synonyms with German equivalents, plus theological tracts.

Contents:

1. f.1r-v: [Notes on crucifixion]
2. f.2r-51r: [Dictionary; with added entries]
3. f.51v-192r: [Theological tracts; topics include: de Sancto Benedicto, de plenitudine, de sepulcra Xristi, de descensi ad inferos, de resurrectione Xristi, de sanguine Xristi, de baptismo Johannis, de apertione caeli, de peccato in Spiritum Sanctum, with quotations from Augustine, Ambrose, Eusebius, Thomas Aquinas, et al.]
4. f.192v: [Notes in other hands]
5. f.193r-132r: [Tract on the Holy Spirit and Pentecost, citing Augustine]
6. f.232r-240r: [On the spirit of Christ, citing Origen and Aquinas, with index to items 5 and 6]
7. f.241r-245r: Auctoritates de decreto.

Notes:

Ms. codex.
Title supplied by cataloger (Zacour-Hirsch).
Explicit, third item (f. 192): Sic ergo patent istaque excerpta sunt hic breviter de summa fratris Thomae contra Gentiles.
Incipit, seventh item (f. 241r): Nycholas papa. Mala consuetudo radicitur evellenda est.
Foliation: Parchment, ii (modern paper) + 245 + ii (modern paper); [1-50], 1-181, [232-245]; contemporary foliation in ink in roman numerals, upper center recto; modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto.
Layout: Written in 20 long lines; frame-ruled in ink; prickings visible.
Script: Written in a Gothic book script by several hands.
Decoration: 3-line blue initial with red penwork ornamentation (f. 2r); rubricated capitals, initials, paragraph marks, and underlining.
Binding: Vellum.
Origin: Written in Germany, ca. 1400 (Zacour-Hirsch).
Top edge of leaves and binding blackened, as if from fire; outer leaves are darkened; f. 1 has been cut in half vertically.
Brief description in German attached to the flyleaf, signed Schrauf, dated 4 October 1876.

Penn Provenance:

Purchased, 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. 10 (Ms. Latin 116).

Cited as:

UPenn Ms. Codex 749

OCLC:

212374417