University of Pennsylvania, Ms. Codex 1329

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Metadata

DS ID:

DS1046

Shelfmark:

Ms. Codex 1329

Title:

De Canticis canticorum.

Author:

Haimo, of Auxerre, -approximately 855

Haimo of Auxerre WIKIDATA

Place:

Italy

Italy TGN

Date:

[between 1200 and 1230?]

thirteenth century (dates CE) AAT

Language:

Latin

Latin WIKIDATA

Physical Description:

Extent: 59 leaves : parchment, illustrations ; 148 x 100 (98-102 x 56-60) mm bound to 154 x 110 mm

Former Owner(s):

San Pietro (Monastery : Savigliano, Italy)

San Pietro Apostolo WIKIDATA

Note:

Origin: Written in northern Italy, before 1230 (Les Enluminures).
The text of this manuscript belongs to a group of manuscripts known as the William family, named after William of Volpiano, founder of the monastery of Fruttuaria, about 20 miles from Savigliano (Burton Van Edwards).
Title from caption title (f. 1r).
Ms. codex.
Binding: Leather, probably 15th-century (Les Enluminures).
Script: Written in two Gothic bookhands (f. 1r-51r, 51v-59r).
Collation: Parchment, 59; 1-7⁸ 8³; horizontal catchwords on the last verso of gatherings 1, 2, and 7 (f. 8v, 16v, 56v); modern foliation in pencil, [1-59], lower right recto.
Layout: Written in 23-27 (f. 1r-51r), with the first line above the top line, or 21-24 (f. 51v-59r) long lines; frame-ruled in lead; double bounding lines except at the bottom of the text block, where the bounding line is single (f. 1r-51r).
Decoration: Biblical texts in margins surrounded by double red circles or triangles filled with yellow and decorated with red dots; 6-line initial in red and yellow and caption title in red (f. 1r); 2-line and 1-line initials in red (f. 1r -v); initials touched in red; additional vertical bounding lines in red ink (f. 1r-48v); angle-brackets in black and yellow (f. 51v-57r).
Held in the library of the Benedictine monastery of St. Peter's in Savigliano in the 15th century, manuscript no. 31 (f. 1r).
Sold by Les Enluminures (Paris and Chicago), 2008.

Keyword:

Manuscripts, Medieval

Manuscripts, Latin

commentaries

codices (bound manuscripts)

Bible. Song of Solomon

Institutional Record:

https://franklin.library.upenn.edu/catalog/FRANKLIN_9944399683503681

IIIF Manifest:

https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/phalt/iiif/2/81431-p30863928/manifest

Holding Institution:

University of Pennsylvania