Augustine, De civitate dei. Würzburg, Domstift, or Niederaltaich, c. 825–55.

Title

Augustine, De civitate dei. Würzburg, Domstift, or Niederaltaich, c. 825–55.

Shelfmark

MS. Laud Misc. 135

Place of origin

Germany, Würzburg, St. Kilian, or Niederaltaich, Benedictine abbey

Date

c. 825–55

Language

Old High German (ca. 750-1050)

Latin

Contents

Form

codex

Support

parchment

Physical extent

ii + 219 + ii The margins trimmed, affecting marginalia and quire signatures.

Hands

Carolingian minuscule, c. 825–55, likely 825–842, by several hands belonging to the second Gozbald group and originating in the abbey of Niederaltaich.

Decoration

Monochrome initials, c. 825–55. (Pächt and Alexander i. 9). Simple two- to four-line initials, in the ink of the text; on fol. 1r a three-line initial, the body filled with ink; on fol. 158r a nine-line initial P with interlace.

Binding

Brown tanned calf over laminated pulpboard for Abp. Laud, 1637–1639.

Acquisition

Given to the Bodleian as part of his third donation, dispatched on 28 June 1639.

Provenance

Written between 825–855, at the order of Bp. Gozbald: inscribed, fol. 218v. Based on the script it is likely that the copy was written when Gozbald was still abbot of Niederaltaich Abbey, i.e. between 825 and 842.

Würzburg, Domstift St Kilian: 13th-century ex-libris, f. 1r; 15th-century shelfmark, fol. 1r

William Laud, 1573–1645: his ex libris, 1637, fol. ii verso.

Title

Augustine, etc.

Shelfmark

MS. Laud Misc. 135

Summary

Fols. 1r–218v. Augustine, De civitate Dei (bks. viii–xviii; bks. i–vii are MS. Laud Misc. 120)

Fol. 192r. Gloss

(fols. 219r–220v are blank)

Date

c. 825-855

Language

Latin

Physical extent

218 Leaves

Custodial history

Old shelfmark vj. Manuscript 2799 acquired by the Bodleian Library