Homilies on the Gospels by St Gregory the Great and commentaries on the passion of Christ by Herman Appeldorn (DS1135) (Q6265)
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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from University of Kansas (2956536, MS C91)
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Homilies on the Gospels by St Gregory the Great and commentaries on the passion of Christ by Herman Appeldorn (DS1135) |
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from University of Kansas (2956536, MS C91) |
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Homilies on the Gospels by St Gregory the Great and commentaries on the passion of Christ by Herman Appeldorn
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Appeldorn, Herman, -1473
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Ess, Leander van, 1772-1847
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Phillipps, Thomas, Sir, 1792-1872
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Fenwick, Katherine Somerset Wyttenbach, 1823-1913
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Fenwick, Thomas FitzRoy Phillipps, 1856-1938
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Ranshaw, Robert, 1836-1924
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Kölner Kartause
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Manuscripts, Medieval--Kansas--Lawrence
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Bible. Gospels--Sermons--Early works to 1800
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[between 1441-1460].
15. century
1441Gregorian
1460Gregorian
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Extent: 235 leaves : paper and parchment ; 212 x 148 (160-165 x 105) mm bound to 232 x 150 mm
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Title devised by cataloger.
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Manuscript composite codex.
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Collation: i (parchment) + i (paper) + 235 (paper and parchment) + i (parchment): 1¹² + 1 leaf added before 1 + 2-6¹² + 7¹⁴ (wants 3, 10, 11, 14) + 8-18¹² + 19⁸ + 20¹². Only the outermost leaves of the first quire are parchment (folios 2 and 13).
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Foliation: Two sets of foliation in upper right corner: contemporary foliation in ink, beginning with folio 2 and skipping one folio between 99 and 100 (i-cxl); modern foliation in pencil on folios 99r, 100r, 142r, 142v, 144r, 224r (100, 101, 142, 140, 142, 223). Foliation supplied by cataloger.
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Catchwords: Horizontal catchwords in lower right corner on folios 13v, 25v, 37v, 49v, 61v, 73v, 83v, 95v.
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Watermarks: Single watermark on the front flyleaf: a pot with a handle (only upper half of watermark is extant; probably similar to Briquet BR 12477); five watermarks in Part 1: a dragon (similar to Piccard PPO 10-2-898); a pair of keys in a circle (similar to Piccard DE2040-PO-121491); a two-headed eagle (very similar to Briquet BR 230); a swan or a duck? (unidentified); a triple mound...
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Layout: Part 1: Written in 2 columns of 28-31 lines, above top line. Frame ruled in lead, with full-length bounding lines. Part 2: Written in 37-41 long lines, below top line. Frame ruled in lead, with full-length bounding lines, now mostly erased (folios 144r-224v); frame ruled in ink, with full-length bounding lines (folios 225r-228r); unruled (folios 228v-235v).
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Script: Part 1: Written by at least three hands (folios 1r-1v; 2r-80r; 80v-142v) in Gothic cursive. Part 2: Written by Herman Appeldorn (folios 144r-225r) and two other hands (folios 225r-228v and 228v-235v) in Gothic cursive. The second hand (228v-235v) may also be that of Herman Appeldorn.
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Decoration: Part 1: 2- to 8-line initials in plain red; sentence initials highlighted in red; phrases underlined in red; rubrics in red. Part 2: 2- to 3-line initials in plain red; paragraph marks in red; sentence initials highlighted in red; phrases underlined in red.
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Binding: Contemporary, possibly original. Tacketed parchment case binding with an envelope flap extending from the right side of the cover which folds across the fore-edge and is fastened with a brass clasp at the front. Inscription in ink on upper left of the front cover: "G.xlii." Evidence of a title running from head to tail edge of the spine, now effaced. A rectangular paper label adhered...
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Origin: Part 1: Probably written in Cologne, Germany around 1451 or shortly after. Part 2: Probably written in Trier and/or Cologne, Germany around the same time. Part 1 donated by Johann? Warendorppe and the manuscript bound in Cologne, likely sometime before Herman Appeldorn's death in 1473.
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Former shelfmark: MS Y180
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Former shelfmark: Phillipps MS 646
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Shelfmark: Lawrence, University of Kansas, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, MS C91
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Related shelfmark: Cologne, Historisches Archiv der Stadt Köln, Best. 233 Kartäuser, Repertorien und Handschriften, Nr. 14
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MS C91 is a composite manuscript, consisting of two parts: Part 1 consists of folios 1-145 and Part 2 folios 146-235.
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The copy of the Homiliae quadraginta in evangelia libri duo by St. Gregory the Great in this manuscript does not include the Preface.
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The first front flyleaf in parchment is repurposed with no older text remaining and contains a contemporary table of contents for the manuscript as well as a donation inscription for the first part: "Ex donation[n]e d[omi]ni Jo[?] Warendorppe p[ro]ve[n]it nobis h[ic] lib[er] quoad Omelias Gregorii."
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The back flyleaf is a repurposed parchment leaf, cut approximately in half and tucked in sideways between folios 223 and 224. Measuring 142 x 206 mm, its dimensions are slightly smaller than the leaves in the rest of the bookblock. Written in two columns, with 32 lines remaining. It contains Epistola ad Galathas / Hugh of Saint-Cher [incomplete, chapter 2], beginning on what is now the verso...
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In good condition. Part 1: deckle edges visible on the fore-edge; few contemporary corrections and annotations. Part 2: extensive contemporary annotations, deletions, insertions and corrections, mostly by the scribe, Herman Appeldorn.
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The manuscript comes from the library of the Charterhouse of St Barbara in Cologne, Germany (Kölner Kartause). Sixteenth-century shelfmark of the library inscribed in ink on upper left of front cover: "G.xlii." Seventeenth-century label of the library adhered to head of spine: "OO." Listed as "OO 89" in the seventeenth-century shelflist of the library, Cologne, Historisches Archiv der Stadt...
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5 September 2023
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5 September 2023
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