Layout: 1 column, 35-37 lines Decoration: Occasional 2-3 line initials in red designating the opening of a new homily. Running titles in red or brown, rubrication in red, and capitals inconsistently stroked in red Drypoint ruling Multiple scribal hands Occasional contemporary and later medieval marginal additions Rodent nibbling at the bottom of many folios Provenance: Medieval origin and ownership at the Cisterican monastery of Santa Maria della Colomba (Chiaravalle) Provenance: Formerly Spec.Rare.CMS.113, 1982.369.001-057 (sic) Provenance: Folios donated by Helge Frank (Chicago, IL) in 1982 and 2017 (Fol. 56.86) Provenance: Folios donated by Abraham Pelunis (Massillon, OH) in 1982 (1 missing prior to transfer of leaves from Wexner Center) Provenance: Folios donated by Michael Greenberg (Chicago, IL) in 1982 Provenance: Folios donated by Charles Hoff in 1982 Provenance: Large group of leaves previously in the collection of Mr. Martin Schøyen (London and Oslo) were donated by him to the Christiana Kathedralskoles Bibliothek in Oslo in 2023 Composed at the Cistercian monastery of Santa Maria della Colomba (Chiaravalle della Colomba). The monastery, located approximately 40 kilometers west of Parma, was established ca. 1136, but founded in 1135 by St. Bernard of Clairvaux
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