Fragment from De mysteriis, between 1075 and 1125?

Format:

Book

Manuscript

Author/Creator:

Ambrose, Saint, Bishop of Milan, -397.

Contributor:

Lawrence J. Schoenberg Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Standardized Title:

De mysteriis. Selections

Language:

Latin

Subjects (All):

Sacraments--Early works to 1800.

Sacraments.

Genre:

fragments (object portions)

sermons

Manuscripts, Medieval.

Penn Provenance:

Deposit by Barbara Brizdle Schoenberg, 2015.

Physical Description:

1 item (1 leaf) : parchment ; 195 x 165 mm

Place of Publication:

between 1075 and 1125?

Language Note:

In Latin.

Summary:

Leaf from a copy of Ambrose's De mysteriis, a collection of didactic Holy Week addresses to the newly baptized, copied in transitional script (or protogothic script) in the late 11th or early 12th century. Trimmed and used in a binding, the text on the verso side has been damaged by the use of an adhesive. The fragment has 30 lines, but the top of the leaf has been trimmed with loss of text. Initials touched with red.

Local Notes:

Lawrence J. Schoenberg & Barbara Brizdle Manuscript Initiative.

OCLC:

930718960

Online:

The Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle Manuscript Initiative Fund Home Page