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Dictionary of synonyms Ms. Codex 749
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts
Manuscript Overview
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Abstract

Latin dictionary of synonyms with German equivalents, plus theological tracts.

Physical Description

Support: parchment; Extent: 245 leaves : 110 x 82 (80 x 60) mm. bound to 120 x 87 mm; Foliation: Parchment, ii (modern paper) + 245 + ii (modern paper); [1-50], 1-181, [232-245]; contemporary foliation in ink in roman numerals, upper center recto; modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto.

Layout

Written in 20 long lines; frame-ruled in ink; prickings visible.

Script

Written in a Gothic book script by several hands.

Decoration

3-line blue initial with red penwork ornamentation (f. 2r); rubricated capitals, initials, paragraph marks, and underlining.

For a full list of Decorations in this manuscript please see the Content and Decorations section by clicking on the [i] button in the top left corner of the image viewer above.

Notes

Ms. codex.

Title supplied by cataloger (Zacour-Hirsch).

Explicit, third item (f. 192): Sic ergo patent istaque excerpta sunt hic breviter de summa fratris Thomae contra Gentiles.

Incipit, seventh item (f. 241r): Nycholas papa. Mala consuetudo radicitur evellenda est.

Top edge of leaves and binding blackened, as if from fire; outer leaves are darkened; f. 1 has been cut in half vertically.

Brief description in German attached to the flyleaf, signed Schrauf, dated 4 October 1876.

These are pages that we pulled aside that disrupted the flow of the manuscript reader. These may be bindings, inserts, bookmarks, and various other oddities.

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Keywords
14th century
15th century
Germany
Christian
University of Pennsylvania, Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts

Place of Origin

Germany

Date

Written in Germany, ca. 1400 (Zacour-Hirsch).

Binding

Vellum.

Language

In Latin, with German words (f. 2r-51r)

Provenance

Purchased, 1958.

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Place of Origin

Germany

Date

Written in Germany, ca. 1400 (Zacour-Hirsch).

Language

In Latin, with German words (f. 2r-51r)

Provenance

Purchased, 1958.

Manuscript Overview

Abstract

Latin dictionary of synonyms with German equivalents, plus theological tracts.

Notes

Ms. codex.

Title supplied by cataloger (Zacour-Hirsch).

Explicit, third item (f. 192): Sic ergo patent istaque excerpta sunt hic breviter de summa fratris Thomae contra Gentiles.

Incipit, seventh item (f. 241r): Nycholas papa. Mala consuetudo radicitur evellenda est.

Top edge of leaves and binding blackened, as if from fire; outer leaves are darkened; f. 1 has been cut in half vertically.

Brief description in German attached to the flyleaf, signed Schrauf, dated 4 October 1876.

Script note

Written in a Gothic book script by several hands.

Decoration Note

3-line blue initial with red penwork ornamentation (f. 2r); rubricated capitals, initials, paragraph marks, and underlining.

For a full list of Decorations in this manuscript please see the Content and Decorations section by clicking on the [i] button in the top left corner of the image viewer above.

References
Binding Images

These are pages that we pulled aside that disrupted the flow of the manuscript reader. These may be bindings, inserts, bookmarks, and various other oddities.

Spine

Keywords
14th century
15th century
Germany
Christian
University of Pennsylvania, Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts
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