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Alternative title

Prudentius

Type of resource

mixed material

Extent

ff. 2 + 168

Date created

[ca. 800 CE - 999 CE]

Language

Latin, Greek, Modern (1453- ), English, Old (ca. 450-1100)

Material

Vellum

Layout

34 lines to a page

Height (mm)

245

Width (mm)

180

Collation

a(2) 1(8) (wants 1) 2(8)-5(8) 6(10) 7(10) | 8(8)-20(8) 21(4) | one leaf which should follow quire 20 |.

Writing

in good Caroline minuscule: two hands at least

Foliation

pp. i-ii + 1-340 + iii-iv

Provenance

Given by Daniel Rogers, whose name is at each end and in the cover. Evidently it was once at St Bertin's Abbey (or an English dependency of that abbey).

Research

This MS. is mentioned by Traube, Nomina Sacra, p. 232, as being one of those in which the contraction nrt for noster is occasionally used. We find it, he says, from cent. ix to xi at Corbie, St Bertin, Reims, Troyes, Langres, Fleury and Tours. It is also noticed by Dümmler in Neues Archiv IV 533.

The Rev. J. Mearns kindly pointed out that in the Cathemerinon the Praefatio and ll. 1-3 of the Hymnus ad galli cantum are missing.

Summary

CCCC MS 223 is an example of the type of manuscript which was being imported into late Anglo-Saxon England from the Continent. It contains a number of works by Prudentius (348-c. 410), including his famous Psychomachia, as well as the unique surviving copy of a poem by John Scotus Eriugena (c. 810-c. 877) to the Carolingian emperor, Charles the Bald. It was written at the abbey of Saint-Vaast in Arras around the third quarter of the ninth century. By the end of the ninth century it had moved to the abbey of Saint-Bertin at Saint-Omer, where some annals were added to leaves at the front. In the tenth century it moved to England, and where it acquired additions and glosses, some in Old English. It has been suggested that Grimbald of Saint-Bertin, who came to England in the 890s at the request of King Alfred, may have brought this manuscript with him. This manuscript was one of the books owned by Daniel Rogers.

Contents

Notes on Kings of France and the Abbey of Saint-Bertin, medical recipes -- Cathemerinon, Hymns 1 and 2 -- Cathemerinon, Hymn 3 -- Cathemerinon, Hymn 4 -- Cathemerinon, Hymn 5 -- Cathemerinon, Hymn 6 -- Cathemerinon, Hymn 7 -- Cathemerinon, Hymn 8 -- Cathemerinon, Hymn 9 -- Cathemerinon, Hymn 10 -- Cathemerinon, Hymn 11 -- Cathemerinon, Hymn 12 -- Liber apotheosis -- Liber apotheosis continued -- Liber apotheosis continued -- Liber apotheosis continued -- Liber apotheosis continued -- Liber apotheosis continued -- Liber apotheosis continued -- Hamartigenia -- Psychomachia -- Peristephanon, carmen 10 -- Peristephanon, carmen 1 -- Peristephanon, carmen 2 -- Peristephanon, carmen 3 -- Peristephanon, carmen 4 -- Peristephanon, carmen 5 -- Peristephanon, carmen 6 -- Peristephanon, carmen 7 -- Peristephanon, carmina 8-9 -- Peristephanon, carmen 11 -- Peristephanon, carmen 12 -- Peristephanon, carmen 13 -- Peristephanon, carmen 14 -- Contra Symmachum -- Dittochaeon -- De opusculis suis -- Carmina (Versus ad Karolum regem)

M.R. James Date

ix-x

Downloadable James Catalogue Record

https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:ts898yx9387/MS_223.pdf

Superseded Interim Catalogue Record

https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:jv342rz4953/223.pdf

Contains

• Notes on Kings of France and the Abbey of Saint-Bertin, medical recipes. 1-3

  Note

  (1) in a different hand from the rest
  List of French Kings
  (1) Primus rex francorum faramundus regnauit annum unum ... Karolus imperator ann. xlvii. Hludouuicus imp. ann. xxvii. Karolus (Charles the Bald) anni (blank)
  So far the original hand
  Opposite are the following notes relating to the Abbey of St Bertin etc.
  (1) Hlodouius (I) rex: Hic christianus efficitur. Remigius et sanctus uedastus florent
  (1) Dagobertus (I): S. Audomarus episcopus ordinatur
  II Hlodouius: Adroaldus res suas bertino tradit
  I Hlotharius: S. Audomarus priuil. fecit sancto bertino
  I Theodericus: Amalfridus tradidit hunulfcurt item imm. II
  II Hilpericus: Fecit inm(unitatem ?) Erkenbodo epo et abb.
  III Hlotharius: Pippinus et karolus sub his regibus ducatum exercent
  ll Theodoricus
  III Hildricus: In monast. sithiu trusus est
  After Karolus is written in a coarse hand
  Carl rex heanric rex
  Then in a better hand
  Hludouuicus rex Hlotharius rex Hlodouuicus rex ... ludericus rex
  (2) three receipts

  Rubric

  (2) Confectio timiamatis

  Incipit

  (2) gotzumber uncias iii etc.

  Rubric

  (2) Potio in apostema

  Note

  Glossed in Anglo-Saxon

  Rubric

  (2) Item decoctio ad apostoma

  Note

  After this a line of Anglo-Saxon
  aeþelferðing ƿyrt. hind hele þe. garclife. gearƿe. med ƿyrt. henep
  On iir a nonsense couplet twice written
  (3) Esse sitas olli sedes illo satis oroOro sitas olli sedes illo satis esse
  and scribbles: bit of a Greek alphabet: words
  (3) Willelmus mo(nachus) de
  (3) Zona kalo pinc

• Prudentius, Cathemerinon, Hymns 1 and 2. 4-11

  Nasmith

  Opera Aurelii Prudentii Clementis V. C. 4-11
  Ymnus matutinus. 4-11

  Author

  Prudentius

  Note

  (4) Quorum rubricae sequuntur, In fronte codicis habetur haec inscriptio, literis capitalibus, lineis alternatim rubris et nigris. TESTIMONIUM DE HISTORIA INLUSTRIU VIRORUM CXL ET VIII PRUDENTIUS VIR SECULARIS LITTERATURAE ERUDITUS COMPOSUIT DIROCHEUM DE TOTO VETERI ET NOVO TESTAMENTO PERSONIS EXCEPTIS COMENTATUS EST ET IN MOREM GRC EXAMERON DE MUNDI FABRIC. USQ. AD CONDI | TIONEM PRIMI HOMINIS ET IN PREUARICATIONE EI9 Desideratur pars primi libri qui vocatur KATHMHRINON
  On iiv in lines widely separated, in capitals, black and red in alternate lines, the inscription given by Nasmith
  The Preface of the Cathemerinon is wanting
  Hymn 1 begins with line 4

  Incipit

  (5) Iam Christus ad uitam uocat

  Note

  Occasional variants are noted in the margin from the edition of Giselinus
  There are glosses (not many) in a very fine minute English hand of cent. ix?

• Prudentius, Cathemerinon, Hymn 3. 11-17

  Nasmith

  Ymnus ante cibum. 11-17

  Author

  Prudentius

  Note

  Neumes occur on pp. 11-13

• Prudentius, Cathemerinon, Hymn 4. 17-20

  Nasmith

  Ymnus post cibum. 17-20

  Author

  Prudentius

  Note

  Neumes occur on p. 17

• Prudentius, Cathemerinon, Hymn 5. 20-25

  Nasmith

  Ymnus ad incensum lucernae. 20-25

  Author

  Prudentius

• Prudentius, Cathemerinon, Hymn 6. 25-29

  Nasmith

  Ymnus ante somnum. 25-29

  Author

  Prudentius

• Prudentius, Cathemerinon, Hymn 7. 29-36

  Nasmith

  Ymnus jejunantium. 29-36

  Author

  Prudentius

• Prudentius, Cathemerinon, Hymn 8. 36-38

  Nasmith

  Ymnus post jejunium. 36-38

  Author

  Prudentius

• Prudentius, Cathemerinon, Hymn 9. 38-41

  Nasmith

  Ymnus omnis horae. 38-41

  Author

  Prudentius

• Prudentius, Cathemerinon, Hymn 10. 41-46

  Nasmith

  Ymnus circa exequias defuncti. 41-46

  Author

  Prudentius

• Prudentius, Cathemerinon, Hymn 11. 47-50

  Nasmith

  Ymnus viii kal. Januarias. 47-50

  Author

  Prudentius

• Prudentius, Cathemerinon, Hymn 12. 50-56

  Nasmith

  Ymnus Epiphaniae. 50-56

  Author

  Prudentius

  Note

  (56) finit katηmerinon Prudentii Clementis
  Ends p. 56

  Rubric

  (56) FINIT KATHMHRINON PRudENTII CLEMenTIS

• Prudentius, Liber apotheosis. 56-58

  Nasmith

  LIBER I. APOTHEOSIM. 56-58
  Hymnus de trinitate. 56-58

  Author

  Prudentius

  Rubric

  (56) LIBer ΑΠωθΗΟCIC incipit

• Prudentius, Liber apotheosis continued. 58-63

  Nasmith

  Contra heresim quae patrem passum dicit. 58-63

  Author

  Prudentius

• Prudentius, Liber apotheosis continued. 63-68

  Nasmith

  Contra Unionitas. 63-68

  Author

  Prudentius

• Prudentius, Liber apotheosis continued. 68-74

  Nasmith

  Contra Judaeos. 68-74

  Author

  Prudentius

• Prudentius, Liber apotheosis continued. 74-81

  Nasmith

  Contra Homuncionitas. 74-81

  Author

  Prudentius

• Prudentius, Liber apotheosis continued. 81-86

  Nasmith

  De natura animae. 81-86

  Author

  Prudentius

• Prudentius, Liber apotheosis continued. 86-90

  Nasmith

  Adversus fantasmaticos qui Christum negant verum corpus hominis habuisse. 86-90

  Author

  Prudentius

• Prudentius, Hamartigenia. 90-122

  Nasmith

  LIBER II. AMARTIGENIA. 90-122

  Author

  Prudentius

  Note

  Ends p. 131
  (121) Lines widely spaced in red and black capitals

  Rubric

  (121) Explicit Amartigeniade origine peccatorumAurelii Prudentiiuiri eloquentissimiliber secundusDeo gratias. Amen. Amen. Amen

  Note

  (122) On p. 132 two paragraphs in a small hand concerning calendar

  Incipit

  (122) In primo anno embolismo hoc est in ogdoade tertio etc.

• Prudentius, Psychomachia. 123-154

  Nasmith

  LIBER III. PSYCHOMACHIA. 123-154

  Author

  Prudentius

  Note

  With p. 133 begins a new volume

  Rubric

  (123) Lib. III Psychomachia

  Note

  On pp. 143 sqq. are some pencilled Anglo-Saxon glosses in a rather large round hand

• Prudentius, Peristephanon, carmen 10. 155-188

  Nasmith

  Romanus sive passio S. Romani. 155-188

  Author

  Prudentius

• Prudentius, Peristephanon, carmen 1. 189-192

  Nasmith

  Passio Emetrii et Chelidonii. 189-192

  Author

  Prudentius

• Prudentius, Peristephanon, carmen 2. 192-209

  Nasmith

  Passio S. Laurentii. 192-209

  Author

  Prudentius

• Prudentius, Peristephanon, carmen 3. 209-216

  Nasmith

  Hymnus in honorem passionis Eulaliae beatissimae martyris. 209-216

  Author

  Prudentius

• Prudentius, Peristephanon, carmen 4. 216-222

  Nasmith

  Hymnus in honorem sanctorum X et VII martyrum. 216-222

  Author

  Prudentius

• Prudentius, Peristephanon, carmen 5. 222-239

  Nasmith

  Passio S. Vincentii martyris. 222-239

  Author

  Prudentius

• Prudentius, Peristephanon, carmen 6. 239-244

  Nasmith

  Hymnus in honore beatissimorum martyrum Fructuosi episcopi Tarraconensis et Augorii et Eulogii diaconi. 239-244

  Author

  Prudentius

• Prudentius, Peristephanon, carmen 7. 244-245

  Nasmith

  Hymnus in honore Quirini beatissimi martyris episcopi ecclesiae Suscianae. 244-245

  Author

  Prudentius

• Prudentius, Peristephanon, carmina 8-9. 246-249

  Nasmith

  De loco in quo martyres passi sunt, nunc baptisterium est Calagorra. 246-249

  Author

  Prudentius

  Note

  (246) Passio Cassiani

• Prudentius, Peristephanon, carmen 11. 249-257

  Nasmith

  Ad Valerianum episcopum de passione Ypoliti beatissimi martyris. 249-257

  Author

  Prudentius

• Prudentius, Peristephanon, carmen 12. 257-259

  Nasmith

  Passio apostolorum. 257-259

  Author

  Prudentius

• Prudentius, Peristephanon, carmen 13. 259-262

  Nasmith

  Passio Cypriani. 259-262

  Author

  Prudentius

• Prudentius, Peristephanon, carmen 14. 262-266

  Nasmith

  Passio Agnetis. 262-266

  Author

  Prudentius

• Prudentius, Contra Symmachum. 266-325

  Nasmith

  Contra Symmachum lib. ii. 266-325

  Author

  Prudentius

  Note

  (288) Lib. II
  (325) Ends

• Prudentius, Dittochaeon. 325-331

  Nasmith

  Fragmentum, Dittochei, de quo fit mentio in inscriptione ad frontem codicis. 325-331

  Author

  Prudentius

  Note

  (325) Dittocheum

  Rubric

  (325) De Adam et Æua

  Incipit

  (325) Aeua columba fuit

  Note

  The end is misplaced and is now the last leaf (339-340)
  The poem is complete

• Prudentius, De opusculis suis. 331-331

  Author

  Prudentius

  Note

  It is followed by

  Rubric

  (340) Prudentius de opusculis suis

  Incipit

  (340) Pius fidelis innocens pudicus.Dona conscientiae

  Note

  Which ends

  Explicit

  (331) luuabit ore personasse Christum.Quo regente uiuimus

• Iohannes Scotus Eriugena, Carmina (Versus ad Karolum regem). 332-344

  Nasmith

  Versus Iohannis Scotti ad Karolum regem. 332-344

  Author

  Iohannes Scotus Eriugena

  Rubric

  (332) Uersus Iohannis Scotti ad Karolum Regem (101)

  Incipit

  (332) Aule sidereae paralelos undique circos

  Note

  (334) Ending 344

  Explicit

  (334) Heros magnanimus longaeuus uiuat in annos

  Note

  Printed by Floss in part (vv. 78-101) from a transcript of the copy made by Th. Oehler (Neues Archiv IV, p. 533) and from thence in P. L. CXXII 1958
  Printed in full by Traube in Poetae aevi Carolini III p. 550: see also p. 526
  (335) blank
  (336) On p. 346 in other hands

  Rubric

  (336) Oratio super confirmatos

  Incipit

  (336) Deus qui apostolis tuis sanctum dedisti spiritum

  Rubric

  (336) Benedictio in pentecosten

  Note

  Paragraph

  Incipit

  (336) In actione uobis commissa gloriose pastor prius ilium habere studeas placatum

  Note

  An admonition to preachers etc.
  (337) An Anglo-Saxon alphabet
  On 349 many scribbles
  Anno incarn. dom. dcccxlvi
  Anno incarn. dom. dccclxvii vi kal. decemb. Fer. II viii id. Mart. matricula sci pe

TJames

vac.

Stanley

Lib. ab Al. 16

Repository

UK, Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, Parker Library

Location

MS 223

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