[Dictionary of synonyms].

Format:

Book

Manuscript

Language:

German

Latin

Subjects (All):

Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430.

Augustine.

Ambrose, Saint, Bishop of Milan, -397.

Ambrose.

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

Eusebius.

Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, 1225?-1274.

Thomas.

Origen.

Jesus Christ--Baptism.

Jesus Christ.

Baptism.

Baptism of Jesus Christ.

Jesus Christ--Resurrection.

Resurrection.

Resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Holy Spirit--Early works to 1800.

Holy Spirit.

Theology, Doctrinal--Early works to 1800.

Theology, Doctrinal.

Genre:

codices (bound manuscripts)

Manuscripts, Latin -- 14th century.

Manuscripts, Latin -- 15th century.

Manuscripts, Medieval.

Penn Provenance:

Sold by Laurence C. Witten (New Haven, Connecticut), 1958.

Physical Description:

245 leaves : parchment ; 110 x 82 (80 x 60) mm bound to 120 x 87 mm

Production:

[Germany], [1400?]

Language Note:

In Latin, with German words (f. 2r-51r).

Summary:

Latin dictionary of synonyms with German equivalents, plus theological tracts.

Contents:

1. f.1r-v: [Notes on crucifixion]

2. f.2r-51r: [Dictionary; with added entries]

3. f.51v-192r: [Theological tracts; topics include: de Sancto Benedicto, de plenitudine, de sepulcra Xristi, de descensi ad inferos, de resurrectione Xristi, de sanguine Xristi, de baptismo Johannis, de apertione caeli, de peccato in Spiritum Sanctum, with quotations from Augustine, Ambrose, Eusebius, Thomas Aquinas, et al.]

4. f.192v: [Notes in other hands]

5. f.193r-132r: [Tract on the Holy Spirit and Pentecost, citing Augustine]

6. f.232r-240r: [On the spirit of Christ, citing Origen and Aquinas, with index to items 5 and 6]

7. f.241r-245r: Auctoritates de decreto.

Notes:

Ms. codex.

Title supplied by cataloger (Zacour-Hirsch).

Explicit, third item (f. 192): Sic ergo patent istaque excerpta sunt hic breviter de summa fratris Thomae contra Gentiles.

Incipit, seventh item (f. 241r): Nycholas papa. Mala consuetudo radicitur evellenda est.

Foliation: Parchment, ii (modern paper) + 245 + ii (modern paper); [1-50], 1-181, [232-245]; contemporary foliation in ink in roman numerals, upper center recto; modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto.

Layout: Written in 20 long lines; frame-ruled in ink; prickings visible.

Script: Written in a Gothic book script by several hands.

Decoration: 3-line blue initial with red penwork ornamentation (f. 2r); rubricated capitals, initials, paragraph marks, and underlining.

Binding: Vellum.

Origin: Written in Germany, ca. 1400 (Zacour-Hirsch).

Top edge of leaves and binding blackened, as if from fire; outer leaves are darkened; f. 1 has been cut in half vertically.

Brief description in German, formerly attached to the flyleaf, signed Schrauf, dated 4 October 1876, is in the curatorial file for this manuscript.

Cited in:

Described in Zacour, Norman P. and Hirsch, Rudolf. Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Libraries of the University of Pennsylvania to 1800 (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1965), p. 10 (Ms. Latin 116).

Cited as:

Dictionary of Synonyms (Ms. Codex 749). Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, University of Pennsylvania.

OCLC:

212374417