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MS 188

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

MS 188, cover

Miscellany, cover

Caesarius, of Arles, Saint, 470?-542

Eucherius, of Lyon, Saint, -449?

Eusebius, of Caesarea, Bishop of Caesarea, approximately 260-approximately 340

Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430

Hugh, of Saint-Victor, 1096?-1141

Benedict XII, Pope, -1342

Urban V, Pope, 1310-1370

ca. 1369-1400

Avignon (France)

The upper board and raised band spine of a small miscellany of texts of various sermons which feature many marginal drawings and notae.

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 ca. 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 Bibliothèque 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).

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Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)

Manuscripts, Medieval--France

Bible--Commentaries--Early works to 1800

Sermons, Latin--Early works to 1800

Caesarius, of Arles, Saint, 470?-542. Sermons. Selections.

Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430. Regula

Bulls, Papal--Early works to 1800

Calf bindings

lat

128 x 90 mm

parchment

[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.

ff. 1r - 213v

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 Bibliothèque 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.

Medieval Document Collection

Manuscript 188, Western Michigan University Special Collections

Western Michigan University

2019

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Barrali, Vincentio. Chronologia sanctorum et aliorum virorum illustrium ac abbatum sacrae insulae Lerinensis, Lyon, 1613.

Labende, M. L.-H. Catalogue général de manuscrits des bibliothéques publiques de Fance, 27: Départements; Avignon, Vol. 1, Paris, 1894.

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.

Pratt, Karen, Bart Besamusca, Matthias Mayer, and Ad Putter, eds. The Dynamics of the Medieval Manuscript: Text Collections from a European Perspective, Gottingen 2017.

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