Details

Subjects:

Ambrose, Saint, Bishop of Milan, -397. De virginitate.
Virginity -- Religious aspects -- Early works to 1800.
Virginity -- Religious aspects.

Form/Genre:

Codices.
Treatises.
Manuscripts, French.
Manuscripts, European.

Language:

French.

Summary:

A treatise on the good qualities of virgins and virginity, drawing upon the Bible and other Christian writings, particularly those of Saint Ambrose, Bishop of Milan (374-397). It consists of two parts - the excellence of virginity and the duties of virgins - with a preface. The second section, on duties, comprises the majority of the treatise.

Notes:

Ms. codex.
Title from caption title (p. 1).
Pages 1-245: "[preface] St. Ambroise entreprenant de traiter de la virginité ... singulier dans le traité de St. Ambroise."
Pagination: Paper, 124 leaves; 1-248; contemporary pagination in ink, upper outer corners.
Layout: Written in 20-30 lines; frame-ruled in red ink.
Script: Written in a cursive script by a single hand.
Binding: Contemporary gilt green parchment (Zacour-Hirsch).
Origin: Written in France in the 18th century (Zacour-Hirsch).

Penn Provenance:

Purchased, 1966.

Cited in:

Described in Hirsch, Rudolf. Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Libraries of the University of Pennsylvania to 1800: Supplement A(1). Library Chronicle 35 (1969), p. 23 (Ms. French 115).

Cited as:

UPenn Ms. Codex 977.

OCLC:

155929018

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