Vatican Manuscripts Added Week 39 of 2023

The scanners were back to full speed this week with seventy-four manuscripts added to the repository. What seems to be the current pattern continues, with Ott.lat contributing thirty-four, the most of any fond. Following that was Barb.gr with thirteen, Vat.lat and P.I.O. with ten, all but two from the slav subsection. The rest came in small amounts, three from Barb.lat, and one each from Ferr, Reg.gr, Ross, and Vat.gr.

To the right is one of the opening leaves from Ott.lat.2347, f.1v in this case. This is an uncaptioned series of diagrams, but are part of the first text in this volume which starts on f.2v, Ramon Llull's Ars. This is the central work of his vast output, and is a description of the universe in the form of logical statements and proofs, some of an almost algebraic nature.

At the bottom is a piece of f.1r from Ross.1195, a Antiphonarium from the end of the 15th C. Despite the professed poverty of the Order of St. Francis, this manuscript was made for their house in Lucignano, Arezzo. This volume as preserved is not a complete manuscript, it consists of the 46 illustrated folios from what would have been a much larger manuscript bound in no apparent order. Traces of earlier foliation even appears on some, but not all, of the leaves leaving one wondering if these all came from the same original volume or not.

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Barb.gr.287, Bible: Gospels (13th C)

Barb.gr.323 (Upgraded to HQ), Aristenus Alexius, et al Canons from Various Synods, with commentary (12th C)

Barb.gr.345 (Upgraded to HQ), Euchologium

Barb.gr.508, Maximus the Confessor, John of Damascus, Basil of Caesarea, John Climacus, ps-Dionysius the Areopagite, Nicetas Stethatus Theological Miscellany (14th C)

Barb.gr.521, Theophylactus Commentary on the Gospels (12th C)

See Biblissima, Pinakes Entry, prefaced with a fragment of the Gospel of John, 16:3-19:41 (8th C


Barb.gr.539, Palladius Helenopolitanus Dialogus de vita Johannis Chrysostomi (1678)

Barb.gr.541 (Upgraded to HQ), Bible: Gospels (1291-1292)

Barb.gr.545, Philagathus Cerameus Sermons

Barb.gr.546, Catena on Romans (1629)
Incipit: Capitis VII. vers. 7.

See Biblissima, , Pinakes Entry, printed title page, written work. Rubrics in latin, text in greek. dated December 20, 1629 in colophon on f.262r


Barb.gr.550, Gregorii Decapolitae Homilia de Visione graece et latine (17th C)

Barb.gr.552, Homiliae on Thessalonians (11th-12th C)

Barb.gr.556, Origin, Philo of Alexandria In Johannem, De Iosepho, In Matthaeum, De vita Mosis, etc

Barb.gr.568, Basil of Caesarea Enarratio in Prophetam Isaiam (1556)

Barb.lat.502, Ivo of Chartres Panormia (12th C)
Incipit: (f.1r) Cronica de Singul[is] Patriarchis noue Aquileie que Gradensis eccl[esi]a

Barb.lat.924, Alexandro Cavetano Manifestum pro Omnibus in dies toto Orbe Agonizatibus (17th C)
Incipit: (f.IVr) S. D. N. Vrbano VIII. Pont. Opt. Max. Alexander Cauitanus .s. Exiguum munus quam breue opusculum maximo totius

Barb.lat.945, Mauritii Centini Tractatus de Baptismo (17th C)

Ferr.90, Office of the BVM, Use of Rome, Bussula officialium populi Romani Duratura per ann. duos incipit kal. Ianuarii M.DC.LXXXI, Libretto di Buone Creanze, etc
Incipit: Incipit officiam beate marie uirginis secundu[m]

Seven unrelated works shelved together


Ott.lat.469, Bible

Includes preface and index of names


Ott.lat.483, St. Jerome Exposition on the Epistles (15th C)
Incipit: Incipit prologvs sancti Hieronimi presbiteri in epistolam ad Titvm. Licet non sint digni-side qui primam fidem irritam

Ott.lat.484, Godfrey of Viterbo Pantheon quaestiones et tractatus
Incipit: P[ro]hemiu[m] [] libru[m] pantheon magi[st]ri gottefredi viterbiensis ad dominum papam [vrbanum 3o]

Ott.lat.496 (Upgraded to HQ), Alphonsi de Toleto Super Primo Sententiarum
Incipit: Ceterum noticia euide[n]s

Ott.lat.514, Psalter, Hymnal, Fransiscan use (14th C)
Incipit: O anima chr[ist]i

See Iter liturgicum italicum, from Winchester, See Bannister, H. M. Monumenti vaticani di paleografia musicale latina ID# 1060[ Title: palim., Folio: 8.9, Century: 11/12],See Bannister, H. M. [Monumenti vaticani di paleografia mus


Ott.lat.515, St. Jerome Vita S. Eusebius (15th C)
Incipit: Patri reuerendis-simo damasio ep[iscop]o & christianissi[m]o theodo-ro

Ott.lat.528, Register of the Knights of St. John
Incipit: Incipit epistola fr[atr]is v[da]lrici ad b[e]n[e]dictum

Incipit: Nota chel matrimonio de pres[] et de futuro si

Ott.lat.1197, Cicero, Macrobius Dream of Scipio, Commentary on the Dream of Scipio, Saturnalia (1449)
Incipit: Incipit so[m]inu[m] scipionis. Cum in affrica[m] uenissan ca-uitio mallio consule

See Biblissima, dated in colophon on f.90r


Ott.lat.1308, Icones Variae Frenorum ad Equos regendos (16th-17th C)

Ott.lat.1733, Sallust, ps-Sallust, ps-Cicero, ps-Catilina The Cataline Conspiricy, The Jugurthine War, Invectiva in Ciceronem, Invectiva in Sallustium, etc (14th-15th C)
Incipit: Omnis homines qui se se student prestare ceteris

See Biblissima,


Ott.lat.1789, Emperor Ferdinand III Philosophia (c. 1608-1650)

Autograph manuscript


Ott.lat.1833, Valerius Maximus Facta et dicta memorabilia (15th C)
Incipit: Valerii maximi factor[um] et dictar[um] memoriab[i]liu[m] ad Thybeciu[m]

See Biblissima,


Ott.lat.1843, Sallust The Cataline Conspiricy, The Jugurthine War, (12th C)

See Biblissima,


Ott.lat.1951, Lucan Civil Wars (13th C)
Incipit: Bella per emathios plus quam ciuilia campos

See Biblissima,


Ott.lat.2058, Florus Epitome of Livy (15th C)
Incipit: Lucii Annei Flori epitoma in titum Liuium Libri quattuor incipiunt felicitam Prohoemium. Populus Romanus a rege romulo

See Biblissima,


Ott.lat.2062, Gellius Attic Nights (15th C)
Incipit: Gellii Noctivm Atticarvm Comentarii incipivnt et primo capitvla primi comentarii incipivnt foeliciter

See Biblissima,


Ott.lat.2085, Baldi de Perusio Lectura super feudis
Incipit: Intellectu[m] tibi dabo et instrua[m] te in via hac qua

Ott.lat.2091, Apuleius Florida, Apologia, Metamorphoses, etc (14th C)
Incipit: Ut ferme religiosis ui-antiu[m] moris e[st]

See Biblissima,


Ott.lat.2094, Fantini Dandolo, et al (16th C)
Incipit: Martini lutheri dolus primus. Primo in oper guoda ad leone[m]

Ott.lat.2182, Guidonis de Columna Historia Troiana (1455)
Incipit: Incipit Liber Troye Hystorie

Dated in colophon on f.124v


Ott.lat.2347, Raymond Llull, et al Ars, etc (15th C)

Followed by several german texts on heraldry


Ott.lat.2537, Reginum curie Francie domini Regis de Feudii et negociis ... (13th C)

Ott.lat.2651, Liber Censuum Romanae Ecclesie (16th C)
Incipit: [R]omana ecclesia sub se continet abbates infra scriptos et ideo in hoc opusculo

Ott.lat.2720, (16th C)
Incipit: (f.7r) Sequuntur recognitiones Illustriss[imo] Dominæ Lopsiæ de Tabaudia Vicecomitisse Montinii Dominæque

ff.1r-5v is a table of contents


Ott.lat.2794, Style du Châtelet (15th C)

See JONAS,


Ott.lat.2795 (Upgraded to HQ), Alvarus Pelagius, Francesco Toti, et al Adversus Hereses (15h C)
Incipit: Tractat[us] qui non

Ott.lat.2945 (Upgraded to HQ), Constitutiones Regni Sicilia factus anno MCCXXXI sub Friderico Imperatore (15th C)
Incipit: Imperator fredericus Semper Augustus ytalicus Silicus Jerosolimitamus

Ott.lat.2949, Descendants de Jean le Bon et sa femme Bonne de Bohême, etc.
Incipit: (f.1r) Jehan Roy de france, Bonne dille du Roy de Bohaigne

See JONAS,


Incipit: Charles par la grace de dieu Roy de france

See JONAS,


Ott.lat.2960, Martyrology
Incipit: (f.9r) Januarii Obyt Gerfridus dyaconus

ff.3r-8v is a calendar


Ott.lat.3008 (Upgraded to HQ), Petrus Blesensis Epistles, etc (13th C)
Incipit: Ep[isto]le mag[ist]ri p[etri] Bles[enci] Bathon[ensis] archidiac[onus]. Henrico dei gr[ati]a illustrissi-mo anglor[um] regi

Ott.lat.3014, Pope Martin V, et al Epistles, etc (15th C)

Ott.lat.3027 (Upgraded to HQ), Rufinus Aquileiensis, Jerome, ps-Seneca, et al Collectio Decretalium Brugensis, Expostio Symboli, etc (1175-1200)
Incipit: (f.2r) Incipit liber decretaliu[m] alexandri pape t[er]cii

See Biblissima, ff.1r-v is a table of contents


P.I.O.12, Ακολουθια του αγιου ιερομαρτυροσ χαραλαμπουσ

See Biblissima,


See Biblissima, in Greek


P.I.O.slav.3, Typikon, Use of Jerusalem (16th C)

P.I.O.slav.4, Liturgy, Hagiography, Rhymed Psalter (17th C, 18th C)

P.I.O.slav.6, Canons and Songs (19th C)

P.I.O.slav.11, Ottoeco (1840-1850)

Includes musical notation


P.I.O.slav.12, Hymnal (c. 1815)

Includes musical notation


P.I.O.slav.16, Sluzebnik (1869-1870)

Office with musical notation


P.I.O.slav.20, Sbornik (19th C)

Pennance and cannons for hermits


P.I.O.slav.35, O(t)raznych bozestvennych' pisanii skazanie (19th C)

Reg.gr.99, Homer Odyssey, with scholia (15th C)

See Biblissima, See Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams, Pinakes Entry, scribe: Iōannēs Rhōsos (†1498)


Ross.1195, Antiphonarium, Fransiscan Use (1476-1500)
Incipit: Confessor dei nicolaus obili progenie sed nobili-or

See Biblissima, Pinakes Entry, scribe: Iohannes Honorius


Vat.lat.3958 (Upgraded to HQ), Manuscript Catalogues (16th C)

Vat.lat.5882, Baptista Poggii Vita Dominici Capranicæ (15th C)
Incipit: Baptiste Poggii ad R. P. D. Iacobvm Cardinalem Papiensem Cardinalis Fir-mani vita incipit. Cvm multos nostra & ma-iorum memoria fuisse

Vat.lat.5883, Johannis Francisci Poggii Oratio ad Alexandrum Sextum (15th C)
Incipit: Io. Francisci Poggii ad Alexand .VI. Pont. Max. Oratio Per uetusti sane perq[ue] antiqui moris est sanctissime pater

Vat.lat.10578, Henry Stevenson, Jr. Schedae ad antiquitates et monumenta figuris insignita pertinentes (19th C)
Incipit: Antichita fragmente in genere

Vat.lat.10579, Henry Stevenson, Jr. Schedae ad antiquitates christianas pertinentes (19th C)
Incipit: Iconografia cristiana schede generali

Vat.lat.10581, Henry Stevenson, Jr. Schedae de marmoreis operibus in Ecclesiis existentibus, et de romanis marmorariis (19th C)
Incipit: Schede Generali

Vat.lat.10597, Schedae epigraphicae urbis Romae (19th C)
Incipit: (upside down) Clement XI. Pont. MAx. olim

Vat.lat.10608, Copia della stima degli oggetti del Museo Stefgano Borgia (1806)
Incipit: Visconti in 96. Copia della stima degli oggetti del Museo stegano Borgia fatta dai periti

Vat.lat.10610, Walter Burley Works (14th-15th C)
Incipit: Quia de dictis in loyca

Vat.lat.10611, John of Damascus, Joanne Burgundione (tr), Alselm of Canterbury, Eadmer, et al De fide orthodoxa(tr), Works, Liber de s. Anselmi similitudinibus, Liber de beatitudinibus, Tractatus de Sibillis, etc (13th-14th C)
Incipit: Quoniam i[n] [con]p[re]he[n]sibilis est de[us] & q[ua]m