Vatican Manuscripts Added Week 9 of 2024

Another rather quiet week, with a total forty-one manuscripts digitized. In what is starting to be a trend, the largest contributor was the Chigiani collection, specifically 17th and 18th C musical books, which added nine volumes. Close behind was Vat.lat with eight, the Capp.Giulia and Vat.gr with five each, Barb.gr with four and Barb.lat with three. Two modern Ethiopic volumes were added from the Cerulli.et collection, and a single volume each from Barb.or, Borg.cin, Ott.lat, Patetta, and Vat.ar.

To the right is a drawing found on f.r2 of Barb.lat.3084, a volume of letters and "other things found with them" copied in the 17th C. This drawing shows the geography of Petrarch's world, entitled Vaucluse. His house is depicted at upper left, the river Sorga flowing past, and the Isla, at bottom right.

At the bottom is a line snipped out of f.16r from Cerulli.69. This is one of the rare 20th Century manuscripts in the Vatican collection. The text is a collection of lessons for Holy Week. It is written in a three column layout, and this border image is across all three columns, which were ruled in perfect alignment

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Barb.gr.423 (Upgraded to HQ), Gregory of Nyssa, John Chrysostom Dialogus de anima et ressurectione, In inscriptiones Psalmorum, Oratio catechetica magna, De Lazaro concio 5 (15th C)

Barb.gr.503, Bible: Pauline Epistles (1324 )

See Biblissima, See Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams, Pinakes Entry, Scribe: Ἰωάννης Πεπαγωμένος


Barb.gr.528, John Chrysostom, Ephraem the Greek, et al Ad populum Antiochenum 1-21, Hagiography, etc (11th C)

Barb.gr.562, Eusebius of Caesarea, Isidorus Pelusiota, et al Catana on Matthew, Luke and John, Quaestiones Evangelicae, Letters (10th-11th C)

Barb.lat.3084, Josephi Mariae Suaresii Inscriptiones variae vel autographae, vel ab aliis exemplatae, et inter schedas eiusdem inventae (17th C)
Incipit: (f.3r) Domus Petrarchae. Ex Relatione Joannis Francisci Bordini Episcopi Cavallicen[sis] manuscripta in Bibliotheca Barberina 1597

Barb.lat.4065 (Upgraded to HQ), Leggende de Sante (14th C)
Incipit: Incominciano lologiendo di s[an]ct[o] Recate i[n] uolgaro

Barb.lat.8625, Istruzione originale data dal Card. Francesco Barberini a Tommaso Camerario mandato da Roma in Inghilterra, etc (c. 1637)

Part of the collection relating to England


Barb.or.152.pt.5bis, (c. 1621)
Incipit: (f.2r) Beatissime Pater. Post felicium pedum oscula. Benedictionis Apostolicæ Sanctitatis

Borg.cin.12, Storia composta per modo d'instruzione a Ministri di Stato

Capp.Giulia.II.72, Infesto die 24 Junii. Ut quant Laxii a 4 Concertato (1738)
Incipit: (f.1v) Organo a 4. Ut queant

Capp.Giulia.III.33, Magnificat a 4 Concertata. (1724)
Incipit: (f.1v) Organo a 4. Magnificat

Capp.Giulia.V.59, Antonio Liberati Messa a 16 voci detta Era Calma nel mare (17th C)
Incipit: (f.1v) Primocoro. Kyrie ele-

Capp.Giulia.V.60, Paolo Petti Messa a 17 Voci Intitolata Maria Gloria del Paradiso. (1675)
Incipit: (f.1v) A17 = Voci. Primocoro Kyrie e-leison

Capp.Giulia.VI.58, Nicola Jommelli Magnificat, etc (18th C)

Cerulli.et.69, Gebra Hemàmàt, Sermons, etc (20th C)

The first text is lessons for Holy Week


Cerulli.et.81, Faws Manfasàwi, Serata ma'etant, Serata qene, etc (20th C)

Collection of works for a priest, includes both ritual and practical works


Chig.Q.IV.16, Antonio Cesti, Luigi Rossi, Isidoro, Atto Melani, et al Duets (17th C)
Incipit: Begl' occhi pieta confarto

Chig.Q.V.73, Il Tolomeo (17th C)
Incipit: Atto primo. Scena p[rim]a. Tolomeo re, Moraspe, Algamiro, Moralto, e Soldati

Anonymous musical drama in 3 acts


Chig.Q.VI.83, Francesco Mancini, Giuseppe Bencini, Alessandro Scarlatti, Carlo Francesco Cesarini Aria, Ariette, Canti, Madrigali (17th C)
Incipit: (f.1r) Del Sig[nore] Mancini. Spesso suol l'alma mia

Chig.Q.VII.110, Alessandro Scarlatti Concertino in 3 Atti Teodora Augusta. Fasc. VIII. (1693)
Incipit: Atto 3[o] Scena Prima. Climene Teodora.

Chig.Q.VII.111, Niccolò Piccinni L'Olimpiade (18th C)

Chig.Q.VII.166, Carlo Franchi Il Siroe (c. 1770)
Incipit: Atto Secondo Scena Prima. Laodice, ed Arasse. Come cosi diversa ti ritrouo o Laodice

Chig.Q.VIII.194, Giuseppe Verdi, Luigi Moroni, S. Climar, Saverino Mercadante, Carlo Moroni Raccolta di Riduzioni per flauto, fisarmonica e pianoforte (19th C)
Incipit: Arpa, o Piano Forte. Romanza nella Luisa Miller ridotta per Haute con accompagnto di Arpa o Piano Forte.

Starts on f.200r, continues from Chig.Q.VIII.192-193


Chig.Q.VIII.202, Giovanni Pacini, Nicola Petrini-Zamboni, Niccolo Piccinni, Gioacchino Rossini, Gaetano Donizatti Raccolta di componimenti musicali (19th C)
Incipit: Duetto Va memogner Nell'Arabi nell Gallio Ridotto Per due Haute Traversi

Starts on f.507r. Part of a set, Chig.Q.VIII.198-204


Chig.Q.VIII.203, Antonio Sacchini Raccolta di componimenti musicali. (19th C)
Incipit: In Padoua 1763. Del Sig[nore] Antonio Sacchini

Starts f.627r, part of a set Chig.Q.VIII.198-204


Ott.lat.744, Acts of Early Church Councils, etc (15th C)
Incipit: In nomine d[omi]ni n[ost]ri Jesu Chr[ist]i. Incipit translatio primi Ephesmi concilii co[n]tra pra-ua dogmata Nestorii alme constantinopolis ecc[lesae] lege feliciter. Cyrillus

Patetta.4542, Volume di quitanze, ed altri titoli relativi alle somme pagate dalli Signori Conte Birago di Bergaro, e Contessa Birgao. 1801-1803
Incipit: (f.2r) Scritture appartenento alla Sig[nore] Contessa Birgao Di Borgaro natalissierie

Vat.ar.124, Miscellany (16th-17th C)

Well described in the catalog note


Vat.gr.2042 (Upgraded to HQ), Hagiography (1101-1125)

Vat.gr.2047 (Upgraded to HQ), Hagiography (11th C)

Vat.gr.2048 (Upgraded to HQ), Basil of Caesarea, Leontius, John Chrysostom, et al Hagiography and Sermons (11th C)

Vat.gr.2072 (Upgraded to HQ), Hagiography (11th C)

Vat.gr.2085 (Upgraded to HQ), John Climacus Iohannis Rhaiteni et Climaci epistulae mutuae, Scala paradisi, Liber ad pastorem, etc (10th C)

Vat.lat.6737 (Upgraded to HQ), Nicolai Perotti Rudimenta Grammaticae (15th C)
Incipit: Nicolai Perotti Ad Pyrrvm Perottvm nepotem ex fratre svavissimvm dimenta grammattices incipivnt

Vat.lat.6884, Oratio de laudibus S. Nicolai, Hymnus in Laudem S. Nicolai, Precationes ad Divum Nicolaum, etc (16th C)
Incipit: (f.1v) Non paucos uestrum demiratieros puto;

Vat.lat.9859, Schedae in S. Gregorii Nazianzeni carmina (18th C)
Incipit: In vitam S. Gregorio. Hunc titulum Sappeditauit Coislinianus codex

From the work of the Congregation of S. Maurus


Vat.lat.10814, Ars Grammatica (16th C)
Incipit: Gra[m]matica e[st] ars recte loque[n]di recte scribendi scriptor[um]

Vat.lat.10826 (Upgraded to HQ), Angelus Maria Peverati Inscriptiones Urbis Romae, from the collection of Martii Milesii Sarazanii (c. 1863-1865)
Incipit: (f.1r) Inscriptiones et Monum[enta] Rom. ex Marci Milesii MS collegit D. Angelus Maria Peuerati C. R. Cod. Cart. in 4[o] del Sec XVIII

See Bannister, H. M. Monumenti vaticani di paleografia musicale latina ID# 342[, Folio: 145v, Century: 13, Source: italiano (transizionale), Provinance: Bovino, Notation: Punti legati


Vat.lat.10841, Miscellany
Incipit: Indice delle Lettere di Monsig[neur] Gio[vanni] Batt[ist]a Agocchi Segretario del Prencipi nel Pontificato di Papa Gregorio XV

Vat.lat.10889, Trajano Boccalini Commentaria sopra gli Annali di Cornelio Tacito (17th C)
Incipit: Ex Libro Quarto. Nam Germanici Mortem inter prospera ducebate. La morte di Germanico haueua assicurato

Vat.lat.11278 (Upgraded to HQ), Catalogue of the Libraries of the Fransiscan Houses in Sicily (c. 1598-1603)
Incipit: (f.2r) Libri Custodie Messane Con[tue] Catanie.

Part of a large set of library catalogues from religious houses, Vat.lat.11266-11326