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Image Approximate Date
ca. 1450
Creation Date
2015
Source
Accession 1500, Medieval Manuscript Collection
Description
John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Psalms. Single folio on vellum. Flanders or possibly northern France, ca. 1450: 308 x 229 mm (written area 200 x 145 mm). Double columns, 40 lines. Written in lettres bâtardes. From the collection of Cleveland dealer Otto F. Ege (1888-1951), who included fragments of this manuscript in his portfolio, Fifty Original Leaves from Medieval Manuscripts (#41). This manuscript is item 56 in De Ricci’s Census (vol. II, p. 1945), a Flemish compilation that originally included Gregory’s Dialogi, minor works of Chrysostom, and Anselm’s Meditationes. Text: opening of Chrysostom’s homily on Psalm 1. Provenance: From the library of Charles Van der Cruisse de Waziers, and obtained by Ege in 1925 from an English source.
Dimensions
308 x 229 mm (written area 200 x 145 mm)
Collection Location
Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections
Rights
Information concerning copyright must be secured in writing from the Director of the Louise Pettus Archives.
Language
Latin
Media Type
Folio
Identifier
Accession 1500- Med MS 9A
Notes
John Chrysostom (ca. 349-407), Bishop of Constantinople, was known for his preaching and denunciation of abuse of authority. Named Chrysostomos meaning “golden-mouthed” after his death, he rejected the contemporary trend for allegory, instead speaking plainly and applying Bible passages and lessons to everyday life.
