Codices Vossiani Latini
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Title:
Manuscript
Language:
Latin
Date range:
Second half 13th c.
Author(s):
Anonymous (1r-2r, 130r-138r, 143v-144v)
William of Jumièges (11th c.) / Robert of Torigny (c.1110-1186) (2r-50v)
Anonymous / Robert of Torigny (c.1110-1186) (50v-74v)
Geoffrey of Monmouth (c. 1100-1155) (75r-121r)
"Merlin the prophet" (122r-v)
Einhard (c. 770-840) (123r-130r)
Louis IX of France (1214-1270) / Henry III of England (1207-1272) (138v-139v)
Pope Gregory X (1210-1276) (139v-143v)
Giovanni da Pian del Carpini (c. 1185-1252) (144v-160r)
Willem of Rubroek (c. 1210-c. 1270) (160r-190r)
Pseudo-Aethicus Ister (Vergilius of Salzburg ?, c. 700-784) (190v-191r)
Pope Martin IV (1281-1285) (191r)
Ezekiel the prophet (191v)
William of Jumièges (11th c.) / Robert of Torigny (c.1110-1186) (2r-50v)
Anonymous / Robert of Torigny (c.1110-1186) (50v-74v)
Geoffrey of Monmouth (c. 1100-1155) (75r-121r)
"Merlin the prophet" (122r-v)
Einhard (c. 770-840) (123r-130r)
Louis IX of France (1214-1270) / Henry III of England (1207-1272) (138v-139v)
Pope Gregory X (1210-1276) (139v-143v)
Giovanni da Pian del Carpini (c. 1185-1252) (144v-160r)
Willem of Rubroek (c. 1210-c. 1270) (160r-190r)
Pseudo-Aethicus Ister (Vergilius of Salzburg ?, c. 700-784) (190v-191r)
Pope Martin IV (1281-1285) (191r)
Ezekiel the prophet (191v)
Description:
VLF 77 is a vellum codex from the second half of the 13th c. (after 1282), its leaves measuring 286 x 185 mm. It is constructed of 24 quires of mostly 4 bifolia, totalling 190 leaves (380 pages). A 16th-/17th-c. hand added foliation. Most catchwords have been cut off. Written space covers 225 x 135 mm (44 lines ruled in dark ink). The text is written in Littera gothica textualis. Decorated major initials, painted blue and red, are at the start of each different work and book. The start of each chapter receives minor initials, in blue or red. Inscriptions are rubricated. The codex has a 19th-c. cardboard cover with dark leather protection.
Classification:
Middle Ages - Historiography (1r-74v)
Middle Ages - Historiography (75r-122v)
Middle Ages - Biography - Historiography - Carolingians (123r-138r)
Middle Ages - Diplomatic - Royalty (138v-139v)
Middle Ages - Papacy - Decretals - Letters (139v-143v, 191r)
Middle Ages - Genealogy - Historiography (143v)
Middle Ages - Legends - Historiography - Genealogy (143v-144r)
Middle Ages - Historiography - Itinerary - Exploration (144v-190r) - - Middle Ages - Astronomy (190v-191r)
Bible - Old Testament - Ezekiel (Book) (191v)
Middle Ages - Historiography (75r-122v)
Middle Ages - Biography - Historiography - Carolingians (123r-138r)
Middle Ages - Diplomatic - Royalty (138v-139v)
Middle Ages - Papacy - Decretals - Letters (139v-143v, 191r)
Middle Ages - Genealogy - Historiography (143v)
Middle Ages - Legends - Historiography - Genealogy (143v-144r)
Middle Ages - Historiography - Itinerary - Exploration (144v-190r) - - Middle Ages - Astronomy (190v-191r)
Bible - Old Testament - Ezekiel (Book) (191v)
Other Resources:
==> Library Catalogue Universiteit Leiden
==> Medieval Manuscripts in Dutch Collections database
==> Medieval Manuscripts in Dutch Collections database
DOI:
10.1163/9789004264243_F_077
Journal:
VLF 077 - Guillelmus Gemeticensis, Robertus de Torinneio, Galfridus Monumetensis, Eginhardus, Iohannes de Plano Carpini, Wilhelmus de Rubruc