Walters Ms. W.740, Salzburg sermons
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
This book of sermons in German and Latin was made in the second half of the fifteenth century. The parchment flyleaves, containing texts from Donatus' work on grammar, were written slightly earlier than the manuscript and used as pastedowns. The manuscript is exceptional for retaining its original binding of cuir-ciselé (chiseled leather) over wood boards. The binding is of a type current in the Austrian Tyrol at this period. Also a note on fol. 133v refers to Bernhard von Gottesgnaden (or von Rohr), archbishop of Salzburg from 1466 to 1481. These pieces of evidence locate the collection of sermons in Salzburg. Although the manuscript is lacking in miniatures or decorated initials, red ink is used for initials and rubrics marking the beginning of each sermon.
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Description
| Alternative title | Fragments of Donatus, De partibus orationis ars minor (flyleaves) |
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| Alternative title | Sermons |
| Type of resource | mixed material |
| Form | paper; Medium-thin, laid paper |
| Place | Salzburg |
| Date created | [ca. 1450 - 1500] |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Digital origin | reformatted digital |
| Foliation Statement | Foliation: i+134+i |
| Dimensions | 21.0 x 14.5cm |
| Writing Block | 14.2 x 9.2cm |
| Foliation | Foliated with pencil in upper-right corner of each recto side; parchment flyleaves (originally pastedowns) contain excerpts from Donatus's writings on grammar (see part) |
| Collation: Formula | 1(10,-1), 2(12), 3-4(10), 5-11(12), 12(10,-10) |
| Collation: Notes | Quires begin on fols. 1(1), 10(2), 22(3), 32(4), 42(5), 54(6), 66(7), 78(8), 90(9), 102(10), 114(11), 126(12) |
| Signatures | Beginnings of quires 2 and 3 marked at bottom center in red ink, with Arabic numerals; ends of quires 4, 5, 7, and 8 marked in brown or red ink, with either Arabic numerals or symbols |
| Catchwords | None |
| Layout: Columns | 1 |
| Layout: Ruled Lines | 21 25 |
| Layout: Notes | Two vertical and two horizontal ruling lines in brown ink |
| Hand Note | Two different hands, one fourteenth and one fifteenth century, Fifteenth-century German cursive |
| Binding | Fifteenth-century dark brown calf on wood boards embellished with cuir-ciselé leaf patterns; the design is executed by incised outline, against a ground with impressions of circular punches; two vertical undulating vines of trefoils and of large pointed leaves decorate the upper cover; the lower is filled by a single vine with large leaves; one clasp, now missing, was fastened onto a pin in the center of the upper cover |
Creators/Contributors
| Author | Donatus, Aelius. | |
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| Author | Donatus |
Bibliographic information
| Language | The primary language in this manuscript is German, Middle High (ca.1050-1500). The secondary language of this manuscript is Latin. |
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| Decoration Note | Rubrics and opening initial of each sermon in red; text in brown ink |
| Decoration Note | fol. 1r Initial "P" Text page with initial "P," 3 lines |
| Date Note | Second half of the 15th century CE |
| Provenance | Created in the second half of the fifteenth century, owned by Bernhard of Salzburg, likely the original owner (1466-1481); his name inscribed on fol. 133v: "Bernhard von gotes gnadn erzbischove de Salzburg legat des Romischen stuel" |
| Provenance | Michelin (?) de Polendorf, sixteenth century ownership inscription on fol. 134v: "Das puech ist des Michelin des Polendorf hausse zu prawnek ander ocz" |
| Provenance | Joseph Brummer Collection, Parke-Bernet Galleries, his sale, May 23, 1949, lot no. 166 |
| Acquisition | Walters Art Museum purchase, 1949 |
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| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/vb380wk9982 |
| Location | The Walters Art Museum, 600 North Charles Street, Baltimore MD 21201. |
| Location | W.740 |
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