Athanasius, Jerome — 12th century, third quarter; English
MS. Douce 351
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Athanasius, Jerome — 12th century, third quarter; English
Shelfmark
MS. Douce 351
Date
12th century, third quarter
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
iii + 165leaves, in double columns
Decoration
Good initials. (Pächt and Alexander iii. 184)
Acquisition
Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1834
Provenance
Francis Douce, 1757–1834
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Title
Lives of, and Sermons by, Greek Saints of the Nitrian desert, chiefly translated into Latin from Greek
Shelfmark
MS. Douce 351
Summary
The chief items are:
(fol. 4) 'Vita sancti Antonii abbatis a beato Athanasio Alexandrino episcopo edita, quam Euagrius presbiter de greco transtulit in Latinum'
(fol. 25) 'Vita Hylarionis abbatis' by Jerome
(fol. 34) 'Narratio beati Jeronimi presbiteri de conuersationibus sanctorum Patrum, quas ab Ierosolumis Egiptum pergens didicit'
(fol. 68, after a gap, at least one leaf being lost) 'Explicit de compunctione. Incipit de continentia' (on fol. 67v the last half column is blank).
At end, on fol. 153v 'Expliciunt sermones sanctorum Patrum interpretati de greco in latino a Pelagio diacono sancte Romane ęcclesię [usque ad fol. 139] & Johannes subdiaconus [sic: inde a fol. 139]': an index is on fol. 164.
On fol. 163v 'Lectionem [Lcom, perhaps Leon̄] [I suggest Leond. E.W.B.N.] A Compus [Computus?] fratris Ricardi', 15th cent.
Date
written in the 12th cent. in England
Language
Latin
Physical facet
On parchment, with some illuminated capitals, etc.
Physical extent
165 leaves, in double columns
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Collection contents
Lives of, and Sermons by, Greek Saints of the Nitrian desert, chiefly translated into Latin from Greek
