Eusebius, Marcellinus comes
MS. Auct. T. 2. 26
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Eusebius, Marcellinus comes
Shelfmark
MS. Auct. T. 2. 26
Place of origin
Italian (?)
French, South (?)
Date
5th century, middle (after 435 or after 442)
6th century (after 548)
15th century, first half
Language
Latin
Contents
Acquisition
His sale, 1824, lot. 54, purchased by the Bodleian.
Provenance
In southern (?) France by the fifteenth century when part 1 was added.
Jean de Tillet (d. 1570), bishop of Meaux: borrowed from him by Arnaud de Pontac (Pontacus) for his edition (published 1604).
Paris, Jesuit college of Clermont: no. 638 in the sale catalogue of 1764.
Bought by Gerard Meerman (1722–1771).
His son, Jan Meerman (1753–1815).
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Title
'The Chronicle of Eusebius as translated into Latin and edited by St. Jerome...'
Shelfmark
MS. Auct. T. 2. 26
Summary
'The Chronicle of Eusebius as translated into Latin and edited by St. Jerome: followed [fol. 146] by the Chronicle of Marcellinus: ... 178 leaves, of which 32 [fols. 1-32] are supplied in a French hand of the 15th cent.' (note from the Palæographical Society's description). This is the oldest MS. of either chronicle at present known:
The last leaf of the Jerome is lost: the part remaining in the old hand is from 555 after Abraham to A.D. 381 ('per auaritiam Maximi'): then a leaf in sloping uncials (still of the 6th cent.: fol. 145) supplies an end to the chronicle ('quae condita est a Romulo--apud Durostorum')
The Marcellinus is complete at beginning, with preface, and occupies fols. 146-178: a leaf or more is lost at the end soon after 'et ipse in parte (a. u. c. 548), but the page is much worn
The first writing of the MS. occupies fols. 33-81r: the second, fols. 81r-144: the third writing (Marcellinus) is stated to be rather later, and covers fols. 146-178
There are glosses, some contemporary, some of the 15th century, throughout the book
Date
Written chiefly in three hands of the 6th century, in uncials
Language
Latin
Physical facet
On parchment, in parts rubbed and worn
Physical extent
181 Leaves
Custodial history
MSS. Meerman Purchase List (1824) 54.
Owned by the College de Clermont: in 1764 the volume had 196 leaves, but was unbound.
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Collection contents
'The Chronicle of Eusebius as translated into Latin and edited by St. Jerome...'
