Rule of St. Benedict; Obituary of the abbey of Vangadizza
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Description
- Title
- Rule of St. Benedict; Obituary of the abbey of Vangadizza
- Creator
- Benedict, Saint, Abbot of Monte Cassino
- Published / Created
- [between 1150 and 1200]
- Publication Place
- Northeastern Italy (Vangadizza)
- Abstract
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Manuscript on parchment containing the Rule of St. Benedict, the Obituary of the Abbey of Vangadizza, and other texts
- Description
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In Latin.
Script: copied by various hands, all writing Southern Praegothica. In the Obituary (art. 6) the entries are added by many different, sometimes informal hands.
The lower margin of f. 25 and the outer margin of f. 58 are replaced with modern parchment.
The manuscript contains: 1) Benedictus Casinensis (500-550), Regula. 2) Promise formula of the novice upon his entry in religion. 3) Decrees of Pope Pascal II (1099-1118) and emperors Charlemagne (?800-814) and Lothar I (823-855) against alienating the goods of a church or monastery. 4) Alberic, bishop of Rimini (1158-1177), Letter to the prior and convent of Vangadizza, on the death of abbot Liutald. 5) Computistical notes and tables: (a) Table of the regulares lunae; (b) dates of the seven embolismi of the Nineteen-Years Cycle; (c) discussion of the three years of the Cycle in which epacts and embolismi differ; (d) table of the seven embolismi for all the years of the Nineteen-Years Cycle; in the first column the epacts; (e) a short table summarizing the data of table (d). 6) Obituary of the abbey of Vangadizza. 7) Liturgical instructions for observing the anniversary of Martin, first abbot of the monastery.
Headings in red. Plain initials in red of various sizes (mostly 2-3 lines), sometimes with penwork decoration in the same colour (on f. 29 r in an initial a human head is drawn). On f. 4r the text of art. 1 opens with a 6-line zoomorphic initial "M" with two birds on a rectangular background. On f. 1r its preface opens with a 10-line historiated initial "A" , depicting St. Benedict explaining his rule to a monk, on a rectangular background. Both initials are in liquid gold, red, ocre and blue, and are followed by large display script in red, blue and ocre.
Binding: 19th century (?). Parchment over pasteboard. On the flat spine the handwritten 19th century inscription: "Regulae S. Benedicti et Kalendarium antiquum M.S." - Provenance
- Purchased on the Edwin J. Beinecke Fund.
- Extent
- ff. i + 80 + i : 205 x 145 mm.
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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Latin
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- Beinecke MS 910
- Related Resource Online
- View a detailed description.
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Manuscripts, Medieval Italy 12th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library - Material
- parchment ;
- Resource Type
- unspecified
- Subject (Geographic)
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Connecticut
New Haven. - Subject (Name)
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Benedict, Saint, Abbot of Monte Cassino.
Benedictines.
Vangadizza (Abbey : Badia Polesine, Italy) - Subject (Topic)
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Manuscripts, Medieval
Monasticism and religious orders - Subjects
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Benedict, Saint, Abbot of Monte Cassino
Benedictines
Vangadizza (Abbey : Badia Polesine, Italy)
Manuscripts, Medieval > Connecticut > New Haven
Monasticism and religious orders
Italy > 12th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
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- Access
- Public
- Rights
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- Citation
- St. Benedict, Rule of St. Benedict; Obituary of the Abbey of Vangadizza. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Catalog Record
- 9884748
- Object ID (OID)
- 11007480
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