COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Document Collection
Record
Identifier:
exwsms188_cover
Manuscript Identifier:
MS 188
Title:
Miscellany of sermons by Caesarius of Arles, Eusebius Gallicanus, Eucherius of Lyon, Faustus of Riez, Augustine, Hugh of St. Victor, Pope Benedict XII, and Pope Urban V, cover
Alternative Title:
MS 188, cover
Author:
Caesarius, of Arles, Saint, 470?-542
Author:
Eucherius, of Lyon, Saint, -449?
Author:
Eusebius, of Caesarea, Bishop of Caesarea, approximately 260-approximately 340
Author:
Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430
Author:
Hugh, of Saint-Victor, 1096?-1141
Author:
Benedict, XII, Pope, -1342
Author:
Urban V, Pope, 1310-1370
Author:
Faustus, of Riez, active 5th century
Origin Date:
between 1485 and 1499
Origin Location:
Avignon (France)
Description:
The upper board and raised band spine of a small miscellany of texts of various sermons which feature many marginal drawings and notae.
Provenance:
Written in several hands at the end of the 14th century or beginning of the 15th century in southern France, possibly Avignon, as suggested by the style of the initials, and to a lesser extend the script, which features some elements borrowed from the Papal Chancery, then in Avignon. Datable between 1369 (it includes a papal bull by Urban V (r. 1362-70) issued on 4 April 1369) and approximately 1400. Given the inclusion of the rule of St. Augustine and Hugh of St. Victor's commentary on the Rule, the codex was likely made for one of the many groups of canons or monks who followed this Rule, including Augustinian Hermits (Agustin Friars), Dominicans, Praemonstratensians, Trinitarians, Regular Canons, and others. Evidence of the first sixteen sermons (ff. 1-80) by Clements VII link the manuscript to the Celestine priory established in 1392. A bookplate of the Bibliotheque du Plessis-Villoutreys indicates ownership by the Marquis de Villoutreys, probably in the last quarter of the 19th century. Possibly part of a private European Collection at some point. Purchased by Western Michigan University Special Collection from Les Enluminures (TM 992).
Extent:
1 item
Subject:
Sermons, Latin--Early works to 1800
Subject:
Bible--Commentaries--Early works to 1800
Subject:
Illumination of books and manuscripts--France--15th century
Subject:
Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)--France
Subject:
Manuscripts, Medieval--Michigan--Kalamazoo
Subject:
Caesarius, of Arles, Saint, 470?-542. Sermons. Selections.
Subject:
Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430. Regula
Subject:
Papal documents
Subject:
Decorated initials
Language:
lat
Dimensions:
128 x 90 mm
Material:
parchment
Collation:
[original first gathering missing] i⁸, [-1 through 5, first five leaves missing with text loss], ii⁸, iii⁸ [-8, final folio cancelled with no text loss], iv-xxii⁸, xxiii⁷ [structure uncertain, no text loss], xxiv, xxv-xxvii⁸
Foliation:
ff. 1r - 213v
Binding:
Eighteenth-century binding of smooth tawed leather over cardboard with three sewing support, green and white endbands, label in brown ink at head of spine reading "Semon | es Sancti | Ca'sarij." Imprints and holes remaining on front and back cover from two ties, the traces of which are visible through paper pastedowns. Some concave warping of boards and discoloration and/or staining of cover and pastedowns. Paper bookplate on inner pastedown of the Bibliotheque du Plessis-Villoutreys including escutcheon with crown above and motto "Dis peu Fais mieux" below. Minor buckling in the first three leaves due to tight binding.
Is Part Of:
Medieval Document Collection
Is Part Of:
Manuscript 188, Western Michigan University Special Collections
Publisher:
Western Michigan University
Date-Issued:
2019
Type:
Text
Format:
image/tiff
Format-Extent:
20,400,388 bytes
Is Referenced By:
Barrali, Vincentio. Chronologia sanctorum et aliorum virorum illustrium ac abbatum sacrae insulae Lerinensis, Lyon, 1613.
Is Referenced By:
Labende, M. L.-H. Catalogue général de manuscrits des bibliotheques publiques de Fance, 27: Departements; Avignon, Vol. 1, Paris, 1894.
Is Referenced By:
Wenzel, Siegfried. "Sermon Collections and their Taxonomy," in the Whole Book: Clutural Perspectives on the Medieval Miscellany, ed. by Stephen G. Nichols and Siegfried Wenzel, Ann Arbour, MI, 1996.
Is Referenced By:
Pratt, Karen, Bart Besamusca, Matthias Mayer, and Ad Putter, eds. The Dynamics of the Medieval Manuscript: Text Collections from a European Perspective, Gottingen 2017.
Access Rights:
This book is in the public domain. Western Michigan University holds the right to the image and reproduction. The images that are provided here are for non-profit, educational use only. For all other uses please contact Special Collections, Western Michigan University.
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