medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Roger,
I ran several excerpts through the Patrologia Latina database without
success. The next recourse might be the listserv of the Society for the
Study of the Bible in the Middle Ages or the database version of Corpus
Christianorum.
Tom Izbicki
Roger Martin wrote:
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
>
> Hi,
>
> I have recently acquired two medieval manuscript leaves the texts of which I
> have been unable to identify and I am wondering if there is anyone who may
> be able to assist with identifications please.
>
> The first is a leaf written in French and I would date it to c. 1475. The seller
> described it as referring to the needlessness of jurisprudence and astrology.
> The text includes references to Bede, Saint Gregory and the Deadly Sins. It
> also includes references to the Children of Light, good and bad experiences
> and also, possibly to Bordeaux (see line 39, column 1 of the verso - this seems
> to translate to something like "...the whore of those that profit at Bordeaux").
>
> I have posted scans of the leaf on Flickr. The recto can be found at
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/36735978@N05/3771606769/
> and the verso at
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/36735978@N05/3771611335/
>
> The second leaf is in Latin and the text is of a patristic or theological nature.
> It could possibly be from a “Historia Scholastica” This suggestion is based on
> there being the addition in the top margin of the recto in pale brown of “Regu
> iij9”, i.e. Kings III and also that the last three lines of column on the verso
> seem to be from the Historia Scholastica of PETRI COMESTORIS, although
> none of the rest of the text seems to be from there.
>
> Again, I have posted scans on Flickr. The recto can be found at
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/36735978@N05/3772471666/
> and the verso at
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/36735978@N05/3772473998/
>
> I do hope that there is someone out there who can help me. If any one
> would like better pictures than those that are of Flicker, please do ask.
>
> Thank you for your time and I look forward to receiving feedback.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Roger Martin.
>
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