Haimo of Auxerre, Gregory the Great — 12th century, third quarter; Italian, Central, Florence (?)
MS. Douce 145
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Haimo of Auxerre, Gregory the Great — 12th century, third quarter; Italian, Central, Florence (?)
Shelfmark
MS. Douce 145
Date
12th century, third quarter
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
i + 153leaves
Decoration
Good initials.
Marginal drawings added, 13th century (?), fol. 152v.
Acquisition
Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1834
Provenance
Francis Douce, 1757–1834
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Title
Commentary on the Song of Songs and Homilae in Canticum Canticorum
Shelfmark
MS. Douce 145
Summary
Comprises:
(fol. 1) 'Incipiunt Cantica Canticorum', the comm, on the Song of Solomon usually ascribed to Cassiodorus: beg. 'Osculetur me ... Salomon inspiratus': with some marginal notes
(fol. 116) The commentary of Gregory the Great on the Song of Solomon i. 1-8: beg. 'Postquam de Paradisi gaudiis': ends, 'similem te attendi.'.
There is an erased note, once showing the ownership of the book in A.D. 1365, on fol. 152v.
Date
written in the 12th cent. in Italy (?)
Language
Latin
Physical facet
On parchment, with two illuminated capitals, etc.
Physical extent
153 Leaves
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Collection contents
Commentary on the Song of Songs and Homilae in Canticum Canticorum
