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1. Ktābā d-Húdāyē : manuscript and ܟܬܒܐ ܕܗܘ̈ܕܝܐ : ܣܪܝܛܬܐ
- Creator:
- Bar Hebraeus, 1226-1286
ܒܪ ܥܒܪܝܐ، 1226-1286 - Published / Created:
- 17th century.
- Call Number:
- Syriac MSS 11
- Image Count:
- 184
- Resource Type:
- text
- Abstract:
- "Ktābā d-Húdāyē" (Book of Directions), also translated "Book of Guidances/Guides, and Nomocanon", "al-Hidāyāt" and "al-Hadāyā" (in Arabic), on canon law, by Bār ʻEbrāyā (Bar Hebraeus, 1226-1286), foremost representative of the Syriac renaissance of the 12th-13th centuries (folios 1a-146b (pages 1-289)), followed by 1. "Basis for calculation of inheritance according to the laws of the Arabs, and laws for manumission of slaves (pages 290-303). 2. "Laws of the victorious Christian emperors (sententiae syriacae)" (pages 303-307). 3. "Laws of the victorious Christian emperors Constantine, Theodosius, and Leo, Syro-Roman law book" (pages 307-337). Name of copyist and place and date of copying not mentioned, probably from the 17th century
- Alternative Title:
- Húdāyē, Ktobo d-Hudoye, Hudoye, and ܗܘ̈ܕܝܐ
- Description:
- In Syriac., Title from the text and reference sources, Romanization supplied by cataloger., Incipit: The codex starts with a table of contents, as follows: "B-yad Alāhā Marē kūl mašarénan l-mektab 'Ktābā d-Húdāyē' meṭūl qānūnē ʻidtānāyē ú-nāmúsē ʻelmānāyē men syāmē d-Abún Māry Grígúríyos Mapryānā d-Madnḥā" (By the help of God, Lord of All, we start to write the 'Book of Directions' about the eclesiastical and secular laws, which is authored by our Father, Mār Grigorios, Maphrian of the East)., 17.5 x 27.5 cm; written surface: 12.5 x 20.5 cm (in two columns; 34 lines per column)., Binding: In dark brown leather with flap., In good West Syriac script, in black ink, on cream color paper; headings in red., The pages of the codex are also numbered in Syriac letters., Laid in: Two slips of notes about the manuscript (in French)., Table of contents (folios 1b-2a)., At the end of table of contents, the following statement: "Šlem menyān qeplē d-Ktābā d-Húyāyē, d-qārēʼ hākíl nṣālē ʻlay b-ḥúbā" (The listing of the chapters of the 'Book of Directions' is completed. Let him who reads pray for me in love)., The table of contents is followed by the titles of the three supplementary works, as follows: 1. "Ḥušbānā d-yārtūtā ayk nāmúsā d-Ṭayāyē." 2. "Nāmúsā d-malkē Krisṭíyāne." 3. "Nāmúsā Krisṭíyānā d-sím men Malkā Qúsṭanṭínús ú-Tāʼúdúsíyús ú-Lā́ún Malkā Rúmāyē.", On folio 3b (in pencil): "Ktābā d-Húdāyē d-sím l-Mapryānā Bar ʻEbrāyā d-lā síqúmā" (Book of Direction authored by Maphrian Bar Hebraeus is without date)., On folio 4a: An endowment statement (in Garshūnī and some Syriac) dated 5 February 1884, as follows: "Wāqif Kānīst Mār Buṭrus wa-Mār Būluṣ bi-Ūrfah: Ṭīmutāwus Aps Būlus Úrhoyo / 5 Šbāṭ 84 M" (The endower to the Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul in Urfa [al-Ruhā / Edessa] is Timotheus Aps. Paulus Urhoyo / 5 February 84 M)., At the end of page 337: Statement of the original endowment by the unnamed donor (in Garshūnī with some Syriac) as follows: "Lammā ḥaḍarnā fī al-Ruhā fī sanat BY Yūnānīyah waqafnā hādhā 'Kitāb al-Hadāyā' ilá Kanīsat Mār Buṭrus wa-Būlus waqfan ṣaḥīḥan. Wa-kulman yaṭmaʻ ʻalayhi wa-yukhrijuhu min al-waqfīyah yakūnu taḥta kalimat Allāh, wa-yakūnu maḥūm min fam Māry Buṭrus wa-Māry Būlus. Āmīn ú-Ābūn ba-šmāyā u-šarkā.", Translation of the original statement of endowment: "When we arrived in al-Ruhā [Urfa/Edessa], in the Greek year BY [i.e. 2012 = 1699/1700] we endowed this 'Book of Directions' to the Church of Saints Peter and Paul, an authentic lawful endowment. Anyone who covets it and takes it out of its endowment location shall be under the word of God and will be excommunicated by the mouth of Saint Peter and Saint Paul. Amen. 'Our Father who art in Heaven', etc.", The last five leaves of the manuscript are blank., Colophon of "Ktābā d-Húdāyē": "Šlem 'Ktābā d-Húdāyē' ú-l-Alāhā šúbḥā d-ḥayel ú-ʻadar wa-ʻlayn raḥmāwhe l-ʻālam ʻālmí. Amín ú-Amín.", and Translation of the colophon: "The Book of Directions is completed. Praise be to God who empowered and helped. May His mercies be upon us for ever and ever. Amen and Amen."
- Subject (Geographic):
- Islamic Empire.
- Subject (Name):
- Bar Hebraeus, 1226-1286.
- Subject (Topic):
- Canon law, Syrian Orthodox Church, Inheritance and succession (Islamic law), Law, Byzantine, Nomocanon, Roman law, Enslaved persons, Emancipation, Law and legislation, and Syriac language
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Ktābā d-Húdāyē : manuscript, ܟܬܒܐ ܕܗܘ̈ܕܝܐ : ܣܪܝܛܬܐ
2. Cronica del Rey don Enrique IV.
- Creator:
- Enríquez del Castillo, Diego, 1431-1503?
- Published / Created:
- [between 1500 and 1525]
- Call Number:
- Marston MS 27
- Image Count:
- 502
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript on paper of Diego Enriquez del Castillo (1433-1504?), Chronicle of King Enrique IV of Castile (1425-74). With the Life of Don Juan Pacheco, Marques de Villena; Decretal texts concerning behavior of clerics; and Brief law text in Latin
- Description:
- In Spanish., Watermarks: unidentified hand., Script: Written by several scribes in late Spanish bookhands with cursive and humanistic features. Some headings in large gothic display script., and Binding: Sixteenth century, Spain. Sewn on three tawed skin, slit straps, now broken, laced into channels in wooden boards. One plain wound endband is sewn on a tawed skin core, the other endband was added later. Covered in brown calf blind-tooled with concentric frames, the central panel and alternate frames filled with rope interlace. The layout of the design is the same on both boards but different small tools are used in the central panels. Spine: four fillets outlining the supports and in the center of the panels a small rope tool in the center of the compartments so formed. Two fastenings, the catches on the lower board, the clasp straps later additions. The spine is mended at head and tail; some corners repaired.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Connecticut, New Haven., and Castile (Spain)
- Subject (Name):
- Enríquez del Castillo, Diego, 1431-1503? and Henry IV, King of Castile and Leon, 1425-1474.
- Subject (Topic):
- Biography, Canon law, Manuscripts, Medieval, Spanish literature, and History
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Cronica del Rey don Enrique IV.
3. Treatises of Canon law, Pierre d'Ailly, Nicholas Oresme
- Published / Created:
- [between 1450 and 1500]
- Call Number:
- Beinecke MS 533
- Image Count:
- 301
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript on paper of an unidentified dissertation on dispensation from prescriptions of natural or divine law; an unidentified dissertation on the worldly possessions of the clergy and their legitimate employment; Iohannes de Lisura, anonymous opinion in response to a consultation by the city of Lille on the legality of investing the money of minors at interest; and fragments of several texts by Pierre d'Ailly and Nicholas Oresme
- Description:
- In Latin., Watermark: similar to Briquet 1474 (?)., Script: Copied by 3 hands: Scribe 1 copied ff. 1r-54r in Gothica Hybrida Libraria marked by the use of looped d and one-stroke x; scribe 2 copied ff. 54v-57r in Gothica Cursiva Currens; scribe 3 copied ff. 61r-143r in Gothica Hybrida Libraria under slight Humanistic influence., Headings in red or underlined in red. Heightening of majuscules in red. Red paragraph marks. Plain initials in red (2- or 3-lines, not executed on f. 100r); on f. 1r blank foliage has been spared in the initial's body. Guide-letters in the space reserved for the initials., and Binding: Original brown calf over wooden boards, blind-tooled with fillets and the following small stamps: a square two-headed eagle, a square lion rampant, a square bird and a floweret. At the top of the front cover the title in ink (ca. 1500) "Contra novos Hebreos". Remains of two decorated brass clasps, attached to the rear cover. Spine with four raised bands. White parchment paste-downs. Parchment tabs pasted on the outer edge of ff. 54 and 94; others are lost.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Connecticut and New Haven.
- Subject (Topic):
- Canon law, Dispensations (Canon law), Dissertations, Academic, and Manuscripts, Medieval
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Treatises of Canon law, Pierre d'Ailly, Nicholas Oresme
4. XIII sermones, etc
- Creator:
- Michael, of Hungary
- Published / Created:
- [ca. 1480-83]
- Call Number:
- Beinecke MS 647
- Image Count:
- 140
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript on parchment of Michael of Hungary, XIII Sermones, bound with several other texts
- Description:
- In Latin., Script: Written by several scribes in a gothic cursive script., Initials in red. Rubricated. Flyleaves contain an early 14th-century English canon law manuscript., and Binding: Fifteenth century. Blind stamped leather over wooden boards.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Connecticut and New Haven.
- Subject (Name):
- Michael, of Hungary.
- Subject (Topic):
- Canon law, Education (Christian theology), Manuscripts, Medieval, Sermons, and Sermons, Latin
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > XIII sermones, etc
5. Summa de casibus conscientiae
- Creator:
- Bartholomew, of San Concordio, 1262-1347
- Published / Created:
- 1456.
- Call Number:
- Beinecke MS 1027
- Image Count:
- 511
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript on paper of Summa de casibus conscientiae by Bartholomaeus de Sancto Concordio (Bartholomaeus Pisanus O.P., c. 1260-1347).
- Description:
- In Latin., Script: Copied by Jodocus Sparlützel in a single hand in Gothica Hybrida Libraria. The scribe is elsewhere given the name Jodocus Sparlützel (Swicker) de Wil., Decoration: Red stroking of the majuscules and red underlining. Red plain initials, normally 1-2 lines; the initial of the first lemma beginning with a given letter of the alphabet is larger (up to 7 lines) and may be a flourished initial with penwork in the same red colour. Many initials are given strange and fancy forms. Erroneous initials are found on ff. 109r, 246v, 248v. An initial “U” is missing on f. 246r, and in art. 4, no initials “T”, “X”, “Y” and “Z” were provided by the scribe., and Binding: Original binding, with a repaired spine, composed of (very damaged) undecorated brown leather over wooden boards, and sewn on three double cords(?), with plaited headbands. Five brass bosses are on each cover. Two clasps are attached to the rear board and rectangular engraved catches are on the front board. The inscription, in Northern Gothica Textualis Formata, is not deciphered.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Connecticut and New Haven.
- Subject (Name):
- Bartholomew, of San Concordio, 1262-1347. and Dominicans.
- Subject (Topic):
- Manuscripts, Medieval and Canon law
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Summa de casibus conscientiae
6. Supplementum Summae Pisanellae
- Creator:
- Nicholas, of Osimo, -1453
- Published / Created:
- [ca. 1450]
- Call Number:
- Beinecke MS 641
- Image Count:
- 359
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript on parchment (goatskin) of Nicolaus de Osimo (Auximo) OFM (d. after 1453), Supplementum Summae Pisanellae, an alphabetically arranged supplement to the Summa de casibus conscientiae of Bartholomew of Pisa (Bartholomaeus de Sancto Concordio, d. 1347). Produced at the Franciscan convent of Santa Maria degli Angeli near Milan
- Description:
- In Latin., Script: Apparently 8 scribes, all writing Southern Gothica., Decoration: The decoration of artt. 1-4 consists of heightening of the majuscules in yellow; blue or red paragraph marks. In art. 3 the chapters normally open with a 2-line (rarely 3-line) flourished initial with penwork extensions in the left margin or in the intercolumnar space, alternately red with purple or blue penwork and blue with red penwork; the first lemma of each letter opens with a 3- or 4-line flourished initial filled with foliage and with more developed marginal extensions. The text opens on f. 5v with a 5-line dentelle initial with green and blue background heightened with gold and white, followed by 5 lines of text mostly in majuscules. The decoration of art. 7 is similar to that of art. 3 but less carefully executed., and Binding: Eighteenth century (?). White parchment over pasteboard, with two modern brass clasps fixed to the front cover. On the spine green leather label with gold-tooled title "SUMA MAGISTRA". On the bottom edge the title "Summa Pisa****" is written.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Connecticut and New Haven.
- Subject (Name):
- Nicholas, of Osimo, -1453. and Franciscans
- Subject (Topic):
- Manuscripts, Canon law, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval, Latin literature, Medieval and modern, and Manuscripts, Medieval
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Supplementum Summae Pisanellae
7. Summa de casibus conscientiae
- Creator:
- Bartholomew, of San Concordio, 1262-1347
- Published / Created:
- [between 1400 and 1450]
- Call Number:
- Beinecke MS 759
- Image Count:
- 416
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript on paper of Bartholomaeus de Sancto Concordio (Bartholomaeus Pisanus O.P., 1262-1347), Summa de casibus conscientiae (Kaeppeli 436), also called Summa Bartolina, Pisana, Pisanella, Magistrutia), translated into Italian by Iohannes de Cellis (Giovanni dalle Celle, 1310-1394 or 1400). With a preface by the translator, explaining why he has abandoned the alphabetical organization of the original text
- Description:
- In Italian., Script: Copied by one hand in Gothico-Humanistica Libraria with single-compartment a., Paragraph marks and headings in red. Space and guide letters for 3-line initials (4-line f. 1r, art. 1; 5-line f. 2r, art. 3), which have not been executed., and Binding: Eighteenth century. Parchment over cardboard. Spine with three raised bands and handwritten title: “Somma / del / Maestruccio / MS.” Two white leather ties. Paper endleaves.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Connecticut and New Haven.
- Subject (Name):
- Bartholomew, of San Concordio, 1262-1347. and Dominicans.
- Subject (Topic):
- Canon law, Literature, Medieval, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Scholasticism
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Summa de casibus conscientiae
8. Cicero, Moral extracts, Canon law
- Published / Created:
- [ca. 1450]
- Call Number:
- Beinecke MS 1143
- Image Count:
- 236
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript on paper of (1) M. Tullius Cicero (106-43 B.C.), Laelius de amicitia; (2) Cicero, Cato Maior de senectute; (3) moral examples from antiquity; (4) commentary on parts of Canon Law
- Description:
- In Latin., Script: Artt. 1-2 (ff. 1-38) are copied in Gothica Hybrida Libraria/Currens, except f. 6v, which is in Semihybrida Libraria; art. 3 is copied in Gothica Semihybrida Currens; art. 4 is copied in Gothica Semihybrida Currens in two sizes (large for the texts and small for the commentaries); and art. 5 (the former pastedowns) are written in Gothica Textualis, with the marginal notes in small Gothica Hybrida., Decoration: Undecorated,; the former pastedowns (art. 5) contain Arabic numerals in black, red, and blue., and Binding: original, damaged brown calfskin over wooden boards sewn on three cords; covers are blind-tooled and stamped; two original clasps were replaced by a single clasp (now lost); spine with paper label.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Connecticut, New Haven., and Wiblingen (Ulm, Germany)
- Subject (Name):
- Cicero, Marcus Tullius.
- Subject (Topic):
- Canon law, Christian education, History, Education, Medieval, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Monastic and religious life
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Cicero, Moral extracts, Canon law
9. Manual for confessors
- Published / Created:
- [ca. 1450]
- Call Number:
- Beinecke MS 739
- Image Count:
- 205
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript on parchment of an extremely detailed but not consistently structured list of sins with the mention in the margin whether they are mortal ("M") or venial ("V"; the latter case is very rare). The text consists of countless cases opening with a paragraph mark generally followed by "Si ...".
- Description:
- In Latin., Script: Copied by two scribes. Hand A (ff. 1r-30r, 14) writes a careful Gothico-Humanistica Textualis Libraria; Hand B (ff. 30r, 15-91v) writes a more rapid Gothico-Humanistica Cursiva Libraria/Currens. The parts copied by the two scribes differ from each other also in the style of the text and the headings., Numerous red paragraph marks in the left margins. The treatment of the headings is not consistent. 2-line (rarely 3-line, on f. 1r 4-line) initials in red at the head of all major subdivisions; they are plain initials on ff. 1r-30r, often flourished initials (black or red penwork) from f. 31r onwards, but the flourishing appears to have been blotted out., and Binding: Sixteenth century (?). Undecorated orange-brown sheepskin over pasteboard, the spine with three raised bands. Pastedowns and flyleaves from four leaves of an 11th-century manuscript, containing part of the Office for the burial of a monk.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Connecticut and New Haven.
- Subject (Topic):
- Canon law, Confession, Catholic Church, and Manuscripts, Medieval
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Manual for confessors
