This manuscript was at a Genoan monastery at Quarto in the late 14th century. Inscription at foot of 1r: "Iste liber est monasterii Sancte Ieronimi de Quarto. Reperie[t] Ieniensis (?) ordinis Sancte Marie Montis Oliveti." Last page has a prayer for the priest before saying mass. That and the partly erased dates and notes on the last page are in cursive hand of the 15th century. (May have been... Manuscript codex. Title devised by cataloger. Collation: Gatherings of 8, the last of 6; signatures to 3, f. 82; 4, f. 124. Book numbers at top recto. Origin: Dr. Giuseppe Martini (probably Giuseppe Alfredo Martini, bibliophile and collector, 1870-1944), as recorded by Edward Sandford Burgess: "Probable date, 1150-60. Ruled with sharp point in style of 12th century. After 1300 green found in polychrome only. Written in North Italy, since it had been in a monastery at Genoa. Looks like the beautiful writing they did in Benedictine monastery... Layout: Single column, 26 lines per page. Pricking on outer edges of some pages. Ruled with hardpoint stylus ruled, which on one page cut through the parchment. Script: Rounded Gothic minuscule book hand in brown ink with rubrication. Decoration: Two large initials, one in red and one in green, red, and blue. Many small initials in red or green, a few in blue. Each chapter heading has a red capital. Shelfmark: Eugene, OR, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon, MS 026. Binding: parchment over thin boards, 4 thongs, spine lined with white evenweave fabric. Pastedown and flyleaf of thick rough paper. Written on spine in brown ink: "S. Gregory Dialog." and two unintelligible lines. Text begins: "Incipit dialogus sci gregorii pape." Dialogue between Pope Gregory and his Deacon Peter, concerning remarkable events in the history of the Church, each narrative introduced by red caption, such as: "De martyris monacho valerie puniciae." Each remark is preceded by two capitals: initial of speaker, and first word of sentence, in green and/or red.
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