Dialogi; Sermons; Life of St. Simeon
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Description
- Title
- Dialogi; Sermons; Life of St. Simeon
- Creator
- Gregory I, Pope, approximately 540-604
- Contributor
- Severus, Sulpicius.
- Published / Created
- [between 950 and 1150]
- Publication Place
- France
- Abstract
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Manuscript on parchment (varying quality) of 1) Gregory the Great (Gregorius Magnus), Dialogi, Books I-III. Starts and ends incomplete. 2) Sulpicius Severus, Sermo de transitu sancti Martini = Epistula III, 16-21. The beginning is missing. 3) Unidentified sermon for the feast of a Confessor in the Common of the Saints. 4) Gregory the Great (Gregorius Magnus), Dialogi, Book IV. 5) Vita S. Symeonis Stylitae
- Description
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In Latin.
Script: Written by more than five hands in Carolingian script and Praegothica.
Art. 1 is decorated with red plain initials, more or less small decorated initials in various colours and large initials. Art. 3 has a title in mixed Capitalis/Uncialis. The part of art. 4 copied by hand B has some highlighting in yellow, red or green and plain initials; the part copied by hand C has a few plain initials; the 12th-century part copied by hand D has red headings with instructions in small script written in the outer margins, plain or flourished Romanesque initials and an explicit in decorated mixed Capitalis/Uncialis. Art. 5 is undecorated apart from its title and the opening initial. There are effaced drawings in the lower margins of some leaves in art. 1.
Binding: Twentieth century. Reddish brown morocco over cardboard, by Riviere and Son. Spine with five raised bands and gold-tooled inscription "S. GREGORII DIALOGI. SAEC. X". - Provenance
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Hans P. Kraus in memory of Edwin J. Beinecke, 1975.
- Extent
- ff. iii + 108 + ii : 260 x 175 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 571
- Related Resource Online
- View a detailed description.
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Sermons
Early works to 1800
Manuscripts, Medieval France 10th century
Manuscripts, Medieval France 11th century
Manuscripts, Medieval France 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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Gregory I, Pope, approximately 540-604.
Catholic Church - Subject (Topic)
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Christian literature, Latin (Medieval and modern)
Dialogues, Latin (Medieval and modern)
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval
Manuscripts, Medieval
Sermons - Subjects
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Gregory I, Pope, approximately 540-604
Catholic Church > Sermons
Christian literature, Latin (Medieval and modern)
Dialogues, Latin (Medieval and modern)
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval
Manuscripts, Medieval > Connecticut > New Haven
Sermons > Early works to 1800
France > 10th century
France > 11th century
France > 12th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Citation
- Gregory the Great, Dialogi. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 9612494
- Object ID (OID)
- 17418520
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