Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 223: Prudentius, Cathemerinon, Liber apotheosis, Hamartigenia, Psychomachia, Peristephanon, Contra symmachum, Dittochaeon, De opusculis suis
Description
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- Superseded Interim Catalogue Record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
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- Notes on Kings of France and the Abbey of Saint-Bertin, medical recipes. 1-3
- Note
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(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
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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
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Opera Aurelii Prudentii Clementis V. C. 4-11
Ymnus matutinus. 4-11 - Author
- Prudentius
- Note
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(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
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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
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(56) finit katηmerinon Prudentii Clementis
Ends p. 56 - Rubric
- (56) FINIT KATHMHRINON PRudENTII CLEMenTIS
- Prudentius, Liber apotheosis. 56-58
- Nasmith
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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
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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
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(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
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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
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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
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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
- Notes on Kings of France and the Abbey of Saint-Bertin, medical recipes. 1-3
- TJames
- vac.
- Stanley
- Lib. ab Al. 16
- Repository
- UK, Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, Parker Library
- Location
- MS 223
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