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  • Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 223: Prudentius, Cathemerinon, Liber apotheosis, Hamartigenia, Psychomachia, Peristephanon, Contra symmachum, Dittochaeon, De opusculis suis

Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 223: Prudentius, Cathemerinon, Liber apotheosis, Hamartigenia, Psychomachia, Peristephanon, Contra symmachum, Dittochaeon, De opusculis suis

Description

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.

Abstract/Contents

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)

Bibliographic information

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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