Scrutinium scripturarum, etc
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Description
- Title
- Scrutinium scripturarum, etc
- Creator
- Paulus de Sancta Maria
- Contributor
- Gregory I, Pope, approximately 540-604.
- Published / Created
- [ca. 1450]
- Publication Place
- Italy
- Abstract
-
Manuscript on parchment (hair side quite yellow) of Paulus de Sancta Maria (of Burgos; 1353-1435), Scrutinium Scripturarum. With Passages concerning the conversion of Jews to Christianity; (a) unidentified; (b) Letter of Pope Gregory I to Pascasius, bishop of Naples
- Description
-
In Latin.
Script: Arts. 1 and 3 written below top line in fere-humanistic script by a single scribe who frequently erased and rewrote the text; art. 2 added in another hand. Some later marginalia.
Crudely executed initial and full border on f. 9r: gold initial, 11-line, on blue rectangular ground, with white vine-stem ornamentation highlighted in green; border in gold, blue, pale pink, mauve and green, consisting of swirling acanthus leaves, flowers, birds, gold dots and leaves around bar border in upper and outer margin, and with putti supporting laurel wreath (arms effaced) in lower margin. One penwork initial of pathetic quality, 8-line, red and blue divided body accompanied by red and blue penwork designs, on f. 125v. Table of contents (art. 1) and headings throughout, in bright red. Remains of notes to rubricator.
Binding: 18th-19th centuries. Red goatskin, with green, gold-tooled labels. Yellow edges. - Provenance
- Acquired from Menno Hertzberger in 1968 by Edwin J. Beinecke for the Beinecke Library.
- Extent
- ff. ii + 201 + ii : 281 x 206 (190 x 128) mm.
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
-
Latin
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- Beinecke MS 353
- Related Resource Online
- View a detailed description.
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Early works to 1800
Controversial literature
Manuscripts, Medieval Italy 15th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library - Material
- parchment ;
- Resource Type
- unspecified
- Subject (Geographic)
-
Connecticut
New Haven.
Naples (Italy) - Subject (Name)
- Paulus de Sancta Maria.
- Subject (Topic)
-
Conversion
Christianity
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval
Judaism
Manuscripts, Medieval - Subjects
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Paulus de Sancta Maria
Conversion > Christianity > Early works to 1800
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval
Judaism > Controversial literature
Manuscripts, Medieval > Connecticut > New Haven
Naples (Italy)
Italy > 15th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
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- Access
- Public
- Rights
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- Citation
- Paulus de Sancta Maria, Scrutinium Scripturarum, etc. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 9782481
- Object ID (OID)
- 2006581
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