Vatican Manuscripts Added Week 1 of 2022

The library was hard at work scanning to start out 2022 with forty-four manuscripts digitized, all from the Reg.lat collection. This brings the collection to 1,466 out of 2,113 volumes complete, well on track to be complete before the middle of the year.

To the right is the first page, f.1v, from Reg.lat.294, a copy of Isidore's Etymologies from the turn of the 11th century. This copy prefaces the main text with a table of alphabets, including Greek and Hebrew Gothic and "Philosophers", with the letters named in Latin. The Greek also includes various dipthongs to aid in pronounciation. Although the Greek alphabet is mostly accurate for the letterforms, the names are a little off and the Hebrew alphabet is a complete mess.

The bottom border comes from f.12v of Reg.lat.635, a illuminated gothic Legend of Saint Maurus. Though rarely mentioned today, Maurus was a well known saint of the time, he was the disciple and immediate successor of St. Benedict at Montecassino.

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Reg.lat.294 (Upgraded to HQ), Isidore of Seville Table of Alphabets, Letters, Etymologies (1076-1125)
Incipit: (f.3r) In nomine d[e]i su[m]mi incip[it] ep[isto]la ysidori iunioris hispalensis ep[iscop]i ad Braulionem cesaraug[ustarum]...

Has 13th C Ex libris from Langheim on f.1r, ff.1v-2v contains table of Greek and Hebrew alphabets


Reg.lat.318 (Upgraded to HQ), St. Augustine, et al. De Patientia, De fide rerum quae non videntur, etc. (9th-11th C)
Incipit: Incipit Sermo S[an]c[t]i Augustini Ep[iscop]i de Hoc Qvod D[omi]n[u]s ait di mittite et di mittetur vobis. Receptum saluber rimu[m] au diuimus de s[an]c[t]o eu[an]g[e]lo

See Bannister, H. M. Monumenti vaticani di paleografia musicale latina ID# 131 f.122v, 11th C Fleury Prosarium(?), ID# 140 f.12v 11th C. f.Iv has a Chapter table . Localized to Fleury, with ex libris on f.23r


Reg.lat.333 (Upgraded to HQ), Juvencus, Sedulius Evangelicae Historiae (glossed), Carmen Paschale (833-866)
Incipit: Incip[it] praefatio iuuenci prisbiteri. Matheus instituit uirtutum tramite mores et bene uiuendi iusto dedit ordine leges

Reg.lat.348 (Upgraded to HQ), Prudentius Carminum Fragmentum (875-900)
Incipit: carm[en] trimembrv[m] triuersinum. Οδε τρικολος τριςτπροφος Nam primus uersus diconius dicitur

Reg.lat.354, Iehan Bouchet Gallica Carmina: Le Chappellet des princes (16th C)
Incipit: Prolude on chappellet des princes

See JONAS


Reg.lat.358 (Upgraded to HQ), Isocrates, Quintilianus, Andreas Capellanus, Isidore of Seville, Lactantius Firmanus, ps-Aristotle, et al Florilegium (15th C)
Incipit: Incipit hic scries descripta parabolaru[m] flosculus exprao de[m]ptar[um] legit[ur].

Reg.lat.419, Guido de Monte Rocherii Manipulus curatorum
Incipit: (f.2r) missarum celebratores, ideo d[icito]r sacerdos quasi sacra dicens

ff.IIv-1v are table of Contents


Reg.lat.422, Jean Gerson Works (1401-1450)
Incipit: Tractat[us] mag[ist]ri Johannes de gerso[n]no de p[rac]tica mistice theo[logie] p[ro]log[us]. Tractates in lectionib[us]

Reg.lat.522 (Upgraded to HQ), Ruprecht von Stotzing Trium regum Translatio
Incipit: De gestis et Translatio[n]ib[us] sanctor[um] triu[m] regu[m]. In p[ri]mo cap[itu]lo hui[us] libri q[ui] est collect[us] de gestis

Reg.lat.523 (Upgraded to HQ)
Incipit: iohannem baptistam alii eliam alii u[ero] ieremia[m]

See Bannister, H. M. Monumenti vaticani di paleografia musicale latina ID# 288[, Folio: 55v, Century: 11m, Source: inglese (sud-ovest di Inghilterr, Provinance: Orl斬ns, Rennes, Notation: Punti Misti]


Reg.lat.582 (Upgraded to HQ)
Incipit: Incipit prologus. Domino s[an]c[t]o ac beatissimo speciali apid d[omi]ni pa-trono & cum omni cultu

Reg.lat.587, Henry Huntingdon Historiae Anglorum
Incipit: (f.3r) Incipit Prologus Historiæ Anglorum contextæ ab Henrico Archidiacono ad Alexandrum Nicoliensem Ap[iscop]um. Anno ab Incarnatione D[omi]ni n[ost]ri Jesu Christi. M[o]. C[o]. XL[o]. quinto

Reg.lat.588, St. Jerome (tr) Vita Sancti Pauli primi heremite, etc (12th C)
Incipit: Incipit vita beati pavli heremite [] [] A beato ieronimo presbitero. Inter mvltos sepe dubitatu[m] est

Reg.lat.589, Athanasius of Alexandria, Jerome, et al. Vita B. Nicholai, Rule of St. Augustine, Life of Paul the Hermit, etc (1075-1100)
Incipit: Incipit vlt... Su[m]ma Pont... Beatvs nicho[laus] [ex illustri] p[ro]sapia ortus ciuis fuit patheræ urbis

See Bannister, H. M. Monumenti vaticani di paleografia musicale latina ID# 151 ff.22v-24v has 11th-12th Neumes from Saint-Mesmin de Micy. F.1 is extremely damaged. Ex libris on f.191v for "The Library of St. Maximus"


Reg.lat.608, Louis IX Etablissements de Saint Louis (1272-1273)
Incipit: Cit secom[men]ce li establissem[en]t le [bon] roi [loys] de france selonc lu sage don chatelet de par[is]

See JONAS


Reg.lat.616 (Upgraded to HQ), Catalogue of French Kings, Genealogy of French Kings (12th C)
Incipit: Regu[m] Francor[um]. Clodio gen[uit] meroueti[s]. Merouetis gen[uit] child[er]icu[m]

Reg.lat.619, Guilelmi Amoric Gesta Francorum regis Philippi (13th C)
Incipit: Gesta francor[um] regis philippi magnanimi, que ip[s]e p[re]clare

Reg.lat.633.pt.1 (Upgraded to HQ), John Chrysostom, et al. Gesta Francorum, Annales Fuldenses, Sermons, etc (11th C)
Incipit: Fit ex minio imposito concule ferreæ patina testea superposita cu[m] circu[m]lito vasculo circu[m]danturq[ue] carbones sicq[ue] argentu[m]

Reg.lat.635, Sancto Mauro Legenda (15th C)
Incipit: De sancto mauro legenda. l[e]c[on] [primo]. Post quam diuinitas do-mini et saluatoris n[ost]ri ie[s]u chr[ist]i que miraculis per car-nem

See Bannister, H. M. Monumenti vaticani di paleografia musicale latina ID# 805, 15th C quadrata notation


Reg.lat.636, Bede, etc Saints Lives (12th-13th C)
Incipit: Tib[er]tii & ual[er]iani. Gloriosi fr[atre]s tib[ur]tius & ual[en]tin[us] a beata cecilia

Reg.lat.637, Einhard Vita Karoli, Vita Ludouici Pii, etc (17th C)
Incipit: (f.1r) Vita Karoli Imp[er]atoris edita ab Eginardo sui temporis impense Doctissimo

Reg.lat.639, Jordanes Getica
Incipit: Incipit historia got[h]orum. Volentem me paruo subuectu nauigu ora[m]

Reg.lat.658 (Upgraded to HQ), Robertus Remensis Historia Hierosolymitana
Incipit: Incipit P[rae]phatio apologetica Rob[er]ti m[onarcho] i[n] historia [h]ierosolimor[um]

Reg.lat.669 (Upgraded to HQ), Vitae
Incipit: Conversatio et actus beatissimi atq[ue] s[an]c[t]issimi c[on]fessoris chr[ist]i maximini incipiunt. S[an]c[t]orum preconia uiroram ecclesia fidelium p[er]orbem


Reg.lat.679, Liber de Compositione Castri Ambazie (1375-1400)
Incipit: Liber de compositione castri ambazie et ipsuis dominorum gesta. SEpe numero postulauisti ut ambazie[n]siu[m]

Reg.lat.685, Pietro Battista Borgo De Bello Suecico (17th C)
Incipit: Petri Baptista Burgi commentarion[is] De bello Suecico, Liber Primus

Reg.lat.696, Lambert of Ardres Historia comitum Ghisnensium (15th C)
Incipit: ap[er]ta tacere nim[us] plana subtexere et elu-cidare curantes

Reg.lat.700, Bernard Gui Fleures de Chronique, tr (1370-1400)
Incipit: (f.1r) Et ce [] les croniques des papes des emp[er]eus des Roys et de toutes p[er]sonnes et fair noctables qui ont estor de puis

See JONAS, flyleaves are fragments of a Decretals manuscript


Reg.lat.701, Oliverius Lugdunensis Orations and Poems, Preface to John de Ganeyo (16th C)
Incipit: Ad emmentissimum litteratissimum equi obseruantissimum dominum Cancellariu[m] francie Joannem de ganeyo Oliuerii lugdu-nensis Epistolaris prefatio

Reg.lat.712 (Upgraded to HQ), Robertus Remensis Hiistoria Hierosolymitana (12th C)
Incipit: Incipit apologeticus sermo hystorie ihervsalem. Uniuersos q[ui] hanc hystoriam legerint siue legere

Incipit: Contra detractores Ecclesiasticus. Ne appelleris susur-to in uita tua & in lingua tua ne capiaris.

Reg.lat.734, Claude Fauchet Notes, Writings and Poems (16th C)
Incipit: De l'origine [des Fra[n]coys aleura] e des fais depuys C. Cesar iusques au roy Clouton

See JONAS, autograph copy


Reg.lat.739, Michel de Castelnau
Incipit: Premier Cale[] des memoires et Commantar[] de messize michel de Castelnair Seigneur de Mauu-ieze & de Coneressault Baron d'yonuille & d'hyeuze le Chastel Cheuallier de lordre du Roy

Reg.lat.744.pt.2 (Upgraded to HQ), Grandes Chroniques de France (1375-1425)
Incipit: [C]i commence la Vie & li noble fet du glorieux

starts f.122r, See JONAS


Reg.lat.912, Octavium Stradam Secunda pars a M Aurelio Antonio Philosopho Imp, Usque ad Claudium II, Imp Semper Augustum
Incipit: Imp. Caesar Divi Antonini Pii F Divi Ha-driani nepos Divi Traiani Parthici pronepos divi ner-vae abnepos M Avrelivs Antoninvs Avgvstvs Ar-meniacvs Parthicvs Pontifex Maximvs Trib. Potest .XXXIIII. Imperat. .X. Cos. III .P.P.

starts p.193


Reg.lat.914, Octavium Stradam Quarta Pars a Flavio Annicio MAximo Imp, usque ad Amurathem Othomanum, Turcorum Imperatorem
Incipit: (p.599) Imperatores Occidentales Post pla-cidivm Valentinianvm III. Avgvstvm

starts p.599


Reg.lat.921 (Upgraded to HQ), (1501-1510)
Incipit: Grandes chroniques de France

See JONAS


Reg.lat.922, Guillaume Cretin Chronique Rimée, Book III (16th C)
Incipit: Prologue du tiers volume Sur le Recueie sommaire de La cronique francoyse. [C]onsiderant La charge grosse et Lourde

See JONAS


Reg.lat.925, Chronicle of Flanders until 1356 (1425-1475)
Incipit: Lan mille .C. et .xxxviii. fu fondre labbie des

See JONAS, dated by watermarks



Incipit: Incipiu[n]t none [con]stitutio[n]es edite in concilio vanien[ses]

Reg.lat.998, Council of Constance, Book 4 (17th C)
Incipit: (f.1r) Vnus ex Codicibus bibliothecae altemplianæ a Paulo quinto manu regia exceptii nunc uero a Jo. Angilo ab

ff. IVv-VIIIv are an index of the Acts