Walters Ms. W.13, Synonyms of Isidore of Seville
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
This modest German monastic textbook from the middle of the twelfth century survives in excellent condition in its original binding. Isidore of Seville, who died in 636, was the last of the great Latin fathers, whose works became core to the medieval monastic curriculum. The Synonyma, also known as the Liber lamentationum, starts as a dialogue between Man and Reason, in which Reason tells Man how he can reach eternal joy. The second part is a discussion of vices and virtues. The manuscript contains seventy folios and four decorated or inhabited initials.
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Description
| Alternative title | Preamble |
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| Alternative title | Synonyma |
| Alternative title | Preface |
| Alternative title | Synonyma |
| Type of resource | mixed material |
| Form | parchment; Heavy, darkened parchment |
| Place | Germany |
| Date created | [ca. 1125 - 1175] |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Digital origin | reformatted digital |
| Foliation Statement | Foliation: 70 |
| Dimensions | 17.5 x 12.9cm |
| Writing Block | 13.0 x 9.6cm |
| Foliation | No flyleaves |
| Collation: Formula | 1-8(8), 9(6) |
| Collation: Notes | Quires begin on fols. 1(1), 9(2), 17(3), 25(4), 33(5), 41(6), 49(7), 57(8), 65(9); hair side out |
| Signatures | None |
| Catchwords | None |
| Layout: Columns | 1 |
| Layout: Ruled Lines | 18 |
| Hand Note | Written in late Caroline minuscule script; interlocutors and rubrics mainly in majuscules |
| Binding | Romanesque binding of alum-tawed skin over beech boards with a later brass clasp; sewn on two slit, rolled tawed straps; "Synonima Isidorii" written on a rectangular strip of parchment on the upper board with the possible remains of a shelfmark above it; no pastedowns |
Creators/Contributors
| Author | Isidore, of Seville, Saint, d. 636 |
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Bibliographic information
| Language | The primary language in this manuscript is Latin. |
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| Decoration Note | Inhabited initial on fol. 1v |
| Decoration Note | Two inhabited initials (7 and 11 lines); two decorated initials (4 and 8 lines); initials drawn in red or black pen with yellow and/or red painted accents; incipits in alternating red and black capitals; rubrics in red; text in black ink |
| Decoration Note | Inhabited initial on fol. 2v; decorated initials on fols. 30v and 69r |
| Decoration Note | fol. 1v Inhabited initial "I" with beast heads Inhabited initial "I," 11 lines |
| Decoration Note | fol. 2v Inhabited initial "A" with beast Inhabited initial "A," 7 lines |
| Decoration Note | fol. 30v Decorated initial "Q" Decorated initial "Q," 8 lines |
| Decoration Note | fol. 69r Decorated initial "E" Decorated initial "E," 4 lines |
| Date Note | Middle of the 12th century CE |
| Provenance | German monastic institution (ex libris, fol. 2r, "Iste libellus pertinet ad monasterium sanctum in [......]") |
| Provenance | Obtained ca. 1860-1865 by Sir Thomas Phillipps, no. 22130 (fol. 1r) |
| Provenance | Gruel and Engelmann collection, no. 130 (bookplate on inside upper board) |
| Provenance | Henry Walters, Baltimore, by purchase, with bill dated June 9, 1903 |
| Acquisition | Walters Art Museum, 1931, by Henry Walters bequest |
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| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/nq371mt7458 |
| Location | The Walters Art Museum, 600 North Charles Street, Baltimore MD 21201. |
| Location | W.13 |
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