Vatican Manuscripts Added Week 6 of 2020

A respectable 46 manuscripts were digitized by the Vatican this week. In addition to another copy of Vegetius' De re militari, Vat.lat.7227 and a 9th century copy of some of Alcuin's works, Vat.lat.3850. we have a pair of Missals. Vat.lat.3808 is probably of Dutch origin, and perhaps dates from the early 15th C. It begins with a calendar complete with feast size indication, signs of the Zodiac and even historical indications "First Easter" and "Adam was Created" in March. The main text begins on f. 10r with the exorcism of the salt and water in preparation for it to become holy water.

Of a very different style is Vat.lat.7231, a late 12th C missal from somewhere along the Adriatic, either the Dalmatian side or Abruzzo. The first few pages are missing, but f.1r begins in the midst of the Ordinary of the Mass before starting the Office of the Dead. Though with uneven spacing, there is diastematic music at the top of the folio (see f.1r to the right) and sprinkled throughout. The red line indicates the tone 'F'.

For those who like a challenge I reccomend Vat.lat.6842. Starting f.16r there are a series diagrams of increasing complexity and confusion. A fragment of f.21r is the bottom border

Barb.lat.1185.pt.A, (17th C)

Incipit: (f.1r) Habita fuit prima Congreg[ationus] super emend[atione] Breviarii in Palano

Dated July 12, 1629 on f.1r

Barb.lat.1185.pt.B, (17th C)

Incipit: (f.1r) Inter causas proponendas

Barb.lat.3138, Ecenchus quadringentorum et octoginta Graecorum Codicum manuscriptorum a Joanne Josepho de S. Romain Bibliotheca Barbarina Custode (1711)

Incipit: (p.1) Abbacue Prophetae canticum 3.254

dated on f.IIr

Barb.lat.8106, Alessandro Bichi (17th C)

f.1r starts on Jan 26, 1634

Chig.M.VIII.158 (Upgraded to HQ), Ptolomaeus Lucensis De regimine principum (1300-1302)

Incipit: (f.1r) Qui comenzano ci Capitoli del primo Li-vro del Regimento di principi. In lo primo Capitulo Lauetere

See Geschichtsquellen des deutschen Mittelalters

Ott.lat.1915, Sicco Polenton Epithoma in Vitas Scriptorum illustrium Latinae Linguae

Incipit: (f.1r) Sicconis polentoni epithoma in vitas scriptor illvstrivm latinae lingvae ad polydorvm filivm incipit feliciter

Ross.330, Cicero Cato Maior de Senectute (15th C)

Incipit: Cato maior aut desenctu-te liber incipit. Lege feliciter. O tite si quid ego adiuco cu-ram

Ross.351

Incipit: Incip[it] s[er]mo b[e]ati ysidori d[e] defificauae ... O vita q[uo]d

Ross.364, Gaspar de Verona Grammatica Latina (15th C)

Incipit: Hec precepta dedit rudibus q[ue] gra[m]mata

Vat.lat.3599, Paulus Marsius De aureis augusti Perusiae Saeculis a Paulo ymo restitutis (15th C)

Incipit: (f.1v) Diuo Paulo ii[o] Pont. Max. Pau Mar. Ser-uulus humillimus felicitatem. Si licet ingentes Interdum ponere curas

Vat.lat.3663, John Didacus de Villegas de duplici animae immortalitate (15th C)

Incipit: Ad sa[n]ctissimu[m] cleme[n]tissimiq[ue] p[]rem et d[omi]num dominu[m]

Vat.lat.3672, Giovanni Bernardo Gualando De Vero Iudicio & Providentia Dei

Incipit: (f.1r) Ioannes Bernard Gvaland Flor Pavlo Svmmo Pont Felicitatem. Cvpienti mihi Beatitudinis tua

Vat.lat.3683

Incipit: Apotheosia Joa[n]nes alloquentis et [con]solatii maritu[m] fra[n]ciscum

Vat.lat.3690

Incipit: Sancittimo Domino nostro Pavlo III Pont. Mac. Felicitatem. Si antea nihil mihi optatius unquam fuit

Vat.lat.3808 (Upgraded to HQ), Missal

Incipit: (f.10r) Ancipit exorcism[us] salis et aque. Adiutoriu[m] n[ost]r[u]m in no[m]i[n]e d[omi]ni.

See Bannister, H. M. Monumenti vaticani di paleografia musicale latina ID# 592[Title: Missale, Folio: 129v, Century: 1410-1415, Source: tedesco, Provinance: Li夙e, Notation: linea o rigo],See Bannister, H. M. Monumenti vaticani di paleografia musicale latina ID# 592[Title: Missale, Folio: 129v, Century: 1410-1415, Source: tedesco, Provinance: Li夙e, Notation: linea o rigo]

Vat.lat.3850 (Upgraded to HQ), Alcuin of Tours De dialectica, etc. (9th C)

Incipit: Incipit questio Karoli imperatoris ad aleinum magistrum de philosophia. Quia mentionem philosophiae

Vat.lat.6041

Incipit: (f.1r) Epitaphiae moderno urbis rep[er]ta per me rom[in]um Baptista[m] petri de Bru-nellesesiis de Florentia

Vat.lat.6733, Lectura in Physicis Aristotelis

Incipit: (f.1r) In libros Physicos Arirtotelis Disputotio p[a] de Natura Physica. Multa solent Authores in

Vat.lat.6836

Incipit: Intente[m] in hoc uico diffin[]e lib[ro]

Vat.lat.6842, Ars notoria

Incipit: In no[m]i[n]e d[omi]ni Incipit lib[ros] o[mn]ia [con]tine[n]s de sci-enciis qui vocatur Ars Notoria

This early 14th-century manuscript, newly digitised by @DigitaVaticana as reported by @gundormr, contains texts on magic - mainly the Ars notoria, which was used to impart perfect memory and learning.

If you try it out, do report back.

Online here: https://t.co/yE1R08Lw6M pic.twitter.com/Js9vO8gCaw
— Anna Dorofeeva (@LitteraCarolina) February 8, 2020

Vat.lat.6848 (Upgraded to HQ), Martial Epigrams

Incipit: (f.1r) Nicolaus Perottus Archiepiscopus syponlinus non solum Martialis epigrammatum libru[m] premu[m]

Vat.lat.6904

Incipit: 1[o] Pour la Regale. Monsieur de Rheims.

In French

Vat.lat.6936

Incipit: Cogunt me causae graues Illustrissime D[omi]ne Cardinalis modum Imponere rebus vt

Vat.lat.6940, Antonius Geraldimus

Incipit: Antonii Geraldimi Amerini Poete laureati de uita R[euerentissimi] in christo p[at]ris Angeli Geraldimi episcopi

Vat.lat.6968

Vat.lat.6973

Vat.lat.6979

Incipit: (f.1r) [F]idei catholice fr[atru]m damento p[ro]p[ter] -te[us]- teste ap[osto]l[ic]o nemo

Vat.lat.7042

Incipit: Testes baptismi et donationis Constantini magni in primis Edictum quod

Vat.lat.7061, Francesco Giovanni Gambara Acta Sacri Consistorii sub Pio IV Pont. Max. a die Jan 1 1563 usque ad Nov 7 1563 (17th C)

Incipit: A. Alienandi facultate

title on f.IIIr

Vat.lat.7083, St. Jerome, St. Augustine Epistles (12th C)

Vat.lat.7095

Incipit: Questio e[st] de v[is]itate &

Vat.lat.7096, Aristotle, Avicenna (tr), Michael Scot (tr) Zoology, shortened (1300-1350)

Incipit: fred[er]icor roma[norum] imp[er]ator d[omi]ne mu[n]di suscipe deus de hu[n]c libru[m] michael scoti ut

New MS @DigitaVaticana, listed by @gundormr. Avicenna's shortened version of Aristotle's zoology, translated in Latin by Michael Scot and dedicated to emperor Frederick II.https://t.co/CXaeTKzF2H pic.twitter.com/4VVlTK2Djp
— Pieter Beullens (@LatinAristotle) February 8, 2020

Vat.lat.7105, Poggio Bracciolini De varietate fortunae, books 1-4, assorted epistles (1476-1525)

Incipit: Ad nicolaum papam .v. Poggii Florentine [v]arietate Fortunae liber primus incipit

Vat.lat.7107

Vat.lat.7111, (15th C)

Incipit: Nunq[ue] ne igitur quiestemus Temp[er] conflictabit[]

Vat.lat.7113

Copies of epigraphic inscriptions

Vat.lat.7114, (1150-1225)

Incipit: B[e]n[e]dicto ad amictu[m]. Benedic d[omi]ne deus om[ni]p[ote]ns amictum

17th C ownership inscription at top of f.1r, , See Bannister, H. M. Monumenti vaticani di paleografia musicale latina ID# 544[ Title: Pontificale Romanum, Folio: 33r, Century: 13, Source: Aquitaine, Provinance: Auch o Tarbes, Bazas, Notation: linea o rigo]

Vat.lat.7116, Solutivo Profezie [8; in versi] del padre Solutivo fatte stando in estasi et in fervore di Cristo (1601-1625)

Incipit: Profeze del Padre Solutiuo fatte stando in Estasi et in feruiore

Text covers the span of March 30-July 14 1605

Vat.lat.7117, (1644)

Incipit: Quidam Tractatus spirituales et domine[] Sancti Antonii Abbatis

dated on title page

Vat.lat.7127

Incipit: Abbas. Abbas [in] monasterii non

Vat.lat.7151 (Upgraded to HQ), Chronicon Siciliae ab auctore anonymo conscriptum., Chapters 1-116 (17th C)

Incipit: Incipit Cronica Siciliae. 1. Proemium

Vat.lat.7205 (Upgraded to HQ), Inventory of the Library of Fulvio Orsini

Incipit: Nota de libri greci scritti amano Dione il libro

Vat.lat.7210, Niccolò Forteguerri Memorie intorno alle Missioni d'Affrica, d'Asia, e d'America estratte dall' Archivio di Propoganda Fide, d'ordine della Santa Memoria di Clemente XI. da Nicolo Forteguerri Canonico di S.Pietro e dal medesimo dedicate alla Santita di papa Benedetto XIII (18th C)

Incipit: (f.IVr) Benche io sia quasi del tutto sco-nosciuto alla

Vat.lat.7227, Vegetius, Sextus Iulius Frontinus De re militari, Stratagematon (14th C)

Incipit: Tabula. Flauii vegetii de Disciplina militari Libri quatuor. Sexti Julii Frontini Strategematicon libri q[ua]tuor

Later 15th C table of contents on f.1v

Vat.lat.7229, Valerius Maximus, et al (14th C)

Incipit: Absoluti lib[ro] .8. cap[itulo] 1[o]

Vat.lat.7231, Missale (1251-1300)

Incipit: ina sua constituet eum

See Iter liturgicum italicum, from Abruzzo or the Dalmatian coast, with notated music, Beneventan neumes, See Bannister, H. M. Monumenti vaticani di paleografia musicale latina ID# 374[ Title: Missale, Folio: 51v, Century: 13i, Source: Beneventana, Notation: linea o rigo],See Bannister, H. M. Monumenti vaticani di paleografia musicale latina ID# 694[, Folio: passim, Century: 15, Provinance: OP, Notation: quadrata]