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Vatican City, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vaticano Latino 5895

Dou viel testament et coment Diex fist toutes choses (table rubric)

General information

Folios146
LanguageLanguage object (48)
Approx. date?1275 to 1325
Date notes'spätes 13., frühes 14. Jahrhundert' (Oltrogge 1989, 312; cf. Palermi 2004, 228); 'fin du XIIIe siècle' (Langlois 1889, 277; cf. Jung 1996, 351); 'risale al XIII sec.' (Longobardi 1994, 217n).
Place(s) of productionGenoa-Pisa
'Gênes' (Jung 1996, 351).
Table of contentsThe table, on ff. 1va-5vb, is preceded by (rubricated): 'CI comence les lubriche dela bi- / ble (et) parole dou uiel testam(en)t / et coment diex fist toutes choses . //' Chapter rubrics are provided by the scribe responsible for the body text in black ink, each with a plain initial (height: 1 line, alternating red and blue), and a Roman numeral (up to ccccxiij). Guide letters and numbers (arabic) are visible.
First words of second recto folio[f. 8ra] leur uolonte enfeussent hors seule- /
First words of last recto folio[f. 146ra] en macedoíne el tens
Incipit[f. 7ra] Cest??...?? e la bible ??(et)?? / parole dou uiel testam(en)t com??e(n)t?? / dieu fist le ciel (et) ??...?? (et) ??...?? / (et) le soleil (et) la lune (et) les estoilles / (et) tot lautre fi??...??
Explicit[f. 146ra] Mes aincois q(ue) ie / delui riens uos die uos dirai ie des ou- / ures li rois phelipes son pere une par- / tie (et) de sa mere oli(n)pias fame le roi phi- / lipes (et) de quel terre elle fu nee (et) de q(ue)l / lignee . //

Material

Material:Material object (4)
Watermark:na
Condition:Good quality parchment, with holes restricted to margins (e.g. ff. 3, 29, 37). Ink and decoration has often rubbed (esp. ff. 6v-7r).

Structure

Collation:

162-11812-13614-198

Quire structure:Regular quaternions, except for the first quire (table of rubrics) and quires 12 and 13 (both defective quaternions). Quire 12 is missing its 4th and 5th leaves; quire 13 its 3rd and 6th.
Quire marks:MSQuiremarkDisposition object (18)
Catchwords:
Catchword disposition:MSCatchwordDisposition object (4)

Physical description

No. of illustrations:114
General illustration:114 miniatures across one or both columns. The frontispiece on f. 6v depicts the creation of Eve. For further details, see Oltrogge 1989, 312-5.
General decoration:Historiated initials mark major divisions. Chapters begin with plain initials (height: 2 lines), alternating red and blue (occasionally with brown flourishing).
Evidence of readership:On f. 1r, two basic sketches of dogs and accounts (mostly illegible). Lower margin of f. 2r, in a 17th-c. hand: 'Est . Prosperj . Podianj . Perusinj .'
Foliations description:Modern foliation in black ink in the upper right corner of recto sides.

Mise en page

Description 1
Page sampledf. 32r
LayoutMSLayout object (3)
Page dimensions283x210 (mm)
Justification209x140 (mm)
Columns2
11mm between columns
Column ruling present in Colours object (6) (RulingMaterials object (5) )
Lines42
Line ruling present in Colours object (6) (RulingMaterials object (5) )
RubricationRubric at the start of each chapter, in the same hand or similar as that responsible for the body text.
Writing above top line?False
Sample page layout:

Hand(s)

Level of Execution:Execution object (4)
ScriptScript object (1)
Folio rangeFrom 1va to 146ra
Date?1275 to 1325
Scribe description:A mid-sized, rounded textualis with the following traits: two-compartment 'a' (open upper bow); 'd' with a short, near-horizontal shaft; figure of 8 'g'; 'i' with occasional ticks; both straight and (less often) round 's' in final position; 'u' in initial position; rounded 3-shaped 'z', scarcely descending below the baseline. Tironian 'et' is uncrossed.
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