General Theological Seminary, 15 Western

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DS ID:

DS317

Shelfmark:

15 Western

Title:

De diversis prologis martilogii per quos patet quantam diligentiam sancti et antiqui ad conpilationem huius opusculi habeant.
Prefaces to martyrologies
Kalendis Ianuarii luna prout quota erit require literam
Martyrology

Scribe:

Presbiter Johannes de Bononia

Johannes de Bononia WIKIDATA

Place:

Italy

Italy TGN

Date:

1404; s. XV(in); 1400-1415

fifteenth century (dates CE) AAT

Language:

Latin

Latin WIKIDATA

Physical Description:

Binding: Heavy wooden boards covered with blind stamped brown leather. Metal furniture: 6 bosses around the edge and one central boss. Evidence of fore edge closures, now missing.
Figurative details, ff. 1v-98r: f. 2r has an illuminated initial N with a figure of a bishop. In the margin of f. 2r there is a grotesque playing a stringed instrument with a bow, as well as a small face in the foliage.
Other decoration, ff. 1v-98r: f. 2r: gold balls with rays ending in dots.
Number of scribes, ff. 1v-98r: 1.
Script, ff. 1v-98r: Gothic.
Layout, ff. 1v-98r: 29 long lines per page, with lead ruling for text and bounding lines.

Note:

ff. 1v-98r: Latin.
ff. 1r-4v: f. 1r is blank except for random notes, names, and sums. The text begins by stating that the book was made for the church of St. Peter of Mantua; f. 1v, Annual calendar for memorial masses for particular individuals; ff. 2r-4r, Prefaces to martyrologies; f. 4v, Instructions on use of martyrology. The prefaces are: 1. Epistola Cromatii et Cliadori episcoporum ad Jeronimum 2...
Explicit, ff. 1r-4v: Notandum quod licet multi dederunt operam ad conpilandum martilogium tamen tres fuerunt maioris auctoritatis qui opus huius tradiderunt.
ff. 5r-98r: f. 98v is blank except for miscellaneous notes and figures.
Incipit, ff. 5r-98r: Presbiter Iohannes de bononia scripsit: mcccciiii.
Explicit, ff. 5r-98r: Octava nativitatis domini nostri iesu christi et circumcisio eiusdem.

Institutional Record:

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IIIF Manifest:

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Holding Institution:

General Theological Seminary