Detroit / Ann Arbor
Tamarack Transcriptions
Translations & Identifications
10 sep 2024
tɾāʃcɾɩbɩm⁹ q°d dɩlɩgɩm⁹
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Detroit / Ann Arbor |
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Tamarack Transcriptions Translations & Identifications |
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10 sep 2024 tɾāʃcɾɩbɩm⁹ q°d dɩlɩgɩm⁹ |
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Overview |
Transcriptions, translations, and identifications of Latin texts appearing in selected works of art and documents curated by (mostly) American museum and libraries. |
Recentissime
Oberlin 1943.16,
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Kinds of works treated |
Paintings : 4 |
Objects : 1 |
Other : 3 |
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Curator
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• Getty • Toledo
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• Getty |
• Toledo |
Works are posted on decemdiurnals only. I am happy to send to curators, if they wish, an email when items from their collections are treated. |
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User notes |
Transcriptions are 'semi-diplomatic' in that they follow original (even when archaic) orthography, punctuation, and capitalization but ligatures and abbreviations are spelled out. Colored titles and rubrics (but not mere decoratives) are presented in red regardless of original color. One or more letters discernible but illegible are indicated by '≈'. Hyphenation has been added to indicate words incomplete at the ends and beginnings of lines. Brackets '[ ]' contain letters a/o words likely missing from original text (sometimes these were found in other sources). A glyph mid-line resembling a large letter 'C', often rubricated, sometimes marks what would be a paragraph today; it is represented here by ¶. The term '[Minium]' indicates what is more commonly, but confusingly, referred to as a 'miniature'.
Translations, set within square points '▪ ▪', render basic sense; some punctuation and capitalization is added to improve English readability. Braces '{ }' indicate conjectures as to meaning of the uncertain transcriptions.
Identifications generally expand upon, and occasionally suggest improvements to or even corrections of, institutional identifications a/o descriptions provided for works treated here.
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Copyright information. Sources for all images treated are identified — and the public-spiritedness of institutions making their works available on-line is gratefully acknowledged! Known copyright assertions are posted as are express declarations of public domain status; images without any copyright indication are believed to be in the public domain. My own transcriptions, translations, and identifications are posted as a gratuitous public service with no warranties as to correctness or completeness. Permission is hereby granted for non-commercial use of any material to which Edward Peters has rights. |
Oh! Who can look at this and not want to know what the words say? |
1. Status of
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Illuminated Manuscripts |
Treating Latin texts found in folios and fragments from illuminated/illustrated manuscripts or similar genres. |
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Allen (Oberlin)
Posted • 1943.8, here • 1943.16, here • 1952.86, here • 1952.89, here • 1958.22, here
In study • 1998.2 • 1971.9
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Getty
Posted • 2 (84.ML.67), fol. 14, here • 6 (84.ML.746), fol. 59, here • 10 (85.ML.80), fol. 21, here • 37 (89.ML.35), fol. 38v, here • 37 (89.ML.35), fol. 147, here • 46 (92.MK.92), fol. 225, here • 48 (93.ML.6), fol. 170, here • 48 (93.ML.6), fol. 173, here • 100 (2007.16), fol. 1v, here • 101 (2008.3), fol. 103, here • 109 (2011.40), fol. 116, here • Ld. IX 3 (83.ML.99), fol. 33v, here • Ld. IX 5 (83.ML.101), fol. 135, here • Ld. IX 6 (83.ML.102) fol. 198, here • Ld. IX 8 (83.ML.104), fol. 121, here • Ld. IX 11 (83.ML.107), fol. 66v, here • Ld. IX 18 (83.ML.114), fol. 272v, here • Ld. XI 7 (83.MN.126), fol. 30v, here |
Toledo
Posted • 1923.3205, here • 1953.129Y, here
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University of Missouri
Posted • FM 184, here
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Paintings |
Treating Latin texts inscribed in oil paintings, frescoes, and similar works. |
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• Filippi, Minerva (Rome). St. Thomas over Heretics, here
• Rubens, Norton Simon. Ignatius, here |
• Garcia Salerón, Prado (Madrid). Good Shepherd, here |
• Grünewald, Musée d'Unterlinden. St. John the Baptist, here |
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Objects |
Treating Latin texts appearing in objects such as glass, wood, or metal. |
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• Getty Object 93.PB.16, here |
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Document Identification |
Identifying, or identifying more specifically, Latin texts found in folios and fragments from various documents. Some document identifications include transcriptions. |
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Allen (Oberlin)
In study • 1998.2 • 1971.9
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Getty
• Lud. XIV 2 (83.MQ.163), set of about 30 canonical works identified together, here |
Toledo
Posted • 1923.15, here • 1927.226, here • 1927.229, here • 1928.182, here • 1928.197FFF, here • 1928.197N, here • 1956.36, here
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University of Missouri
Posted • FM 017, here • FM 063, here • FM 081, here • FM 095, here • FM 096, here • FM 130, here • FM 169, here
In progress • FM 132, here
In study • FM 154 • FM 079 • FM 113 |
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Other text-related projects. |
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• Allen (Oberlin) 1958.23, here In progress. |
• Getty, Ms. 20 (86.MV.527), fol. 48, calligraphic sampler, here |
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Treating Latin texts found in folios and fragments from illuminated manuscripts or similar genres. Works are presented in reverse chronological order of production, then shorter texts first. Wherever possible both recto and verso are addressed.
No one knows how many mediaeval manuscripts survive throughout the world -- maybe a million, perhaps more. Christopher de Hamel, Meeting with Remarkable Manuscripts (Penguin, 2017) at 3. |
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Work. Mass of Gregory, early 16th cent., Getty Ms. Ludwig Ludwig IX 18 (83.ML.114), 272v, info here. |
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Transcription. 01. Domine Iesu Christe 02. adoro te in cruce pen- 03. -dentem et coronam 04. spineae in capite por- 05. -tantem. deprecor te ut tua crux liberet 06. me ab angelo percuitiente. Pater noster. |
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Translation. ▪ O lord Jesus Christ I adore you hanging on the cross and bearing a crown of thorns on [your] head. I beseech you that your cross may liberate me from the punishing angel. Our Father. ▪ |
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Work. Leaf from ... Vespers, Flight into Egypt, early 16th cent., Allen Art Museum (Oberlin) # 1943.8, info here. |
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Transcription 1, recto 01. Deus in ad- 02. -iutorum 03. meum in- 04. -tende |
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Transcription 2, recto 01. Domine ad ad- 02. -iuvandum me festina 03. Gloria patri et filio 04. Sicut erat. Versus. |
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Translation 1. ▪ O God come to my assistance.▪ Translation 2. ▪ O lord, hurry to help me. Glory to the Father and to the Son. As it was. Verse. ▪ |
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Transcription 1, verso 01. filia iherusalem ter- 02. -ribilis ut castrorum 03. acies ordinata 04. In plateis sicut 05. cinamomum 06. et balsamum aro- 07. -matizans odorem 08. dedi quasi mira 09. electa dedi suavita- 10. -tem odoris. Deo gratias 11. Responsum. post partum vir- 12. -go inviolata per- 13. mansisti. Versus. dei geni- 14. trix intercede pro no- 15. -bis. Kyrie eleison. Christe eleison. 16. Kyrie eleison. Versus. domine 17. exaudi. Responsum. Et da. 18. Famulorum 19. tuorum quaesumus 20. domine delictis ignos- 21. -ce: ut qui tibi placere 22. de actibus nostris non 23. valemus genitricis 24. filii tui domini nostri |
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01. iesuchristi intercessio- 02. -ne salvemur. per 03. eundem. antiphon. Sancti 04. dei omnes Versus Leta- 05. -mini in domino. 06. Praesta quesu- 07. -mus omnipotens 08. deus ut nullis nos 09. permittas pertur- 10. -bationibus concuti 11. quos in apostolicae con- 12. -fessionis petra soli- 13. -dasti. Oratio 14. Omnes sancti. =
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Translation 1, verso. ▪ daughter of Jerusalem, terrible as an armed fortress bedecked. In the wide road like cinnamon and balsam I gave a scent, like choice myrrh I gave sweetness of odor. thanks be to God. Response. after the birth your remained an inviolate virgin. Verse. mother of God intercede for us. Lord have mercy. Christ have mercy. Lord have mercy. Verse. Lord hear us. Response. And give. We beseech, lord, that you overlook the wrongs of your servants, so that we who cannot please you with our deeds may be saved by the intercession of the mother of your son our lord ... ▪ Notes 1. Lines 1-3, see Song of Solomon VI: 3.
Translation 2, verso. ▪ ... Jesus Christ. Through the same. Antiphon. All saints of God Verse Rejoice in the lord. Verse. We ask you, almighty God, that you allow no disturbance to strike those whom you have established on the rock of apostolic confession. Prayer. All saints. {=} [Large space] To vespers. ▪ |
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Work. Raising of Lazarus, c. 1500, Getty Ms. 109 (2011.40), fol. 116, info here. |
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Transcription. 01. Deus in 02. adiutorum 03. meum 04. intende 05. Domine 06. ad adiu- 07. vandum 08. me festi- 09. -na Glo- 10. -ria patri. Hymnus. 11. Septiformis gratiam 12. tunc acceptaverunt 13. Quare ydiomata cuncta 14. cognoverunt. Ad diversa 15. climata mundi recesserunt 16. Et fidem catholicam tunc 17. praedicaverunt. Versum. Emitte 18. spiritum tuum et creabuntur. Responsum. 19. Et renovabis faciem terre 20. Oremus. Oratio. |
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Translation. ▪ O God come to my help. O Lord hurry to help me. Glory to the father. Hymn. They received a seven-fold grace and therefore knew all languages. They went to different regions of the world and then preached the catholic faith. Verse. Send forth your spirit and they will be created. Response. And you will renew the face of the earth. Let us pray. Prayer ▪ |
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Work. Virgin and Child enthroned, 1478, Getty Ms. 10 (85.ML.80), fol. 21, info here. ⌂ |
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Transcription. Introibo ad altare dei ad
Translation. ▪ I will go to the altar of God, to ▪ Note. See Psalm XLIII: 4. |
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Work. Adoration of Magi, late 15th cent., Getty Ms. 6 (84.ML.746), fol. 59, info here. ⌂ |
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Transcription. 01. Deus. Ad Sextam. 02. in adiutorum me- 03. -um intende. 04. Domine ad ad- 05. -iuvandum me festina. |
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Translation. ▪ God, Sixth Hour. come to my assistance. O lord hurry to help me. ▪ Note. The "sixth hour" is noonday prayer. |
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Work. Eleventh Sign before Day of Judgment, late 15th cent., Getty Ms. 101 (2008.3), fol. 103, info here. ⌂ |
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Transcription. 01. Undecima. surgent ossa mortuorum et stabunt super 02. sepulchra omnia enim sepulchra aperta ut mortui exi- 03. -re valeant. ab ortu solis usque ad occasionem |
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Translation. ▪ Eleven. The bones of dead will rise and they will stand on the graves, all graves {will be} opened so that the dead are able to exit. from the rising of the sun to the setting ▪ |
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Work. Stigmatization of St. Francis, late 15th cent., Getty Ms. 37 (89.ML.35), fol. 147, info here. ⌂ |
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Transcription. 01. Sal- 02. -ve san- 03. -cte pa- 04. -ter pa- 05. -trie- 06. lux 07. forma 08. mino- 09. -rum 10. virtutis speculum recti 11. via regula morum 12. carnis ab exilio duc 13. nos ad regna polorum.
Translation. ▪ Hail O holy father, light of the nation, model for minors, mirror of virtue, path of right, rule for morals, from the exile of the flesh lead us to the kingdom of heaven. ▪ Note. Lines 3-5, by juxtaposing "pater" from one phrase and "patrie" from another a nice play on the famous Roman honorific "pater patriae" was achieved. • Lines 8-9, Franciscan religious are known as "minores" (little ones).
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Work. Decorated Text Page (Spierinc), late 15th cent., Getty Ms. 37 (89.ML.35), fol. 38v, info here. ⌂ |
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Transcription. 01. -vit usque ad mortem et 02. a verbis impiorum non 03. timuit fundatus enim 04. erat supra firmam pe- 05. -tram. Versus Justus ger- 06. -minabit sicut lylium 07. Responsum. Et florebit ante do- 08. -minum oremus. oratio 09. Misericordiam tu- 10. -am quesumus 11. domine intervenienente 12. beato fiacro confessore 13. tuo clementer impende
Translation. ▪ {partial word} unto death and from the words of the impious he does not fear for he was established on firm rock. Verse. The just man will blossom like the lily. Response. And he will flourish before the lord. Let us pray. Prayer. We beseech your mercy O lord that, by the intervention of your blessed confessor Fiacre, you clemently shed ▪ Note. Rendering the glyph in Line 7 as "et" is logical but not compelling. |
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Work. Initial J: St. John the Evangelist (Trubert), late 15th cent., Getty Ms. 48 (93.ML.6), fol. 170, info here. ⌂ |
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Transcription. 01. Johannes 02. apostolus 03. et eu- 04. -van- 05. -gelista 06. Virgo 07. est electus 08. a domino atque inter ceteros 09. magis dilectus. Verse Valde 10. est honorandus beatus Johannes 11. Responsum Qui supra pectus domini in cena recumbuit 12. Beati Johannis apostoli 13. et euvangeliste. quaesumus
Translation. ▪ John, apostle and evangelist, virgin, was chosen by the lord and among the others was more beloved. Verse Blessed John is greatly to be honored, {Response} he who rested his on the chest of the lord at supper. Blessed John, apostle and evangelist. we beseech ▪ |
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Work. Initial R, St. Avia in prison (Trubert), late 15th cent., Getty Ms. 48 (93.ML.6), fol. 173, info here. |
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Transcription. 01. Regnum 02. mundi 03. et omnem 04. ornatum 05. seculi 06. contempsi 07. propter 08. amorem 09. domini mei iesu christi quem 10. vidi. quem cognovi quem 11. credidi. quem dilexi. Versus. Specie 12. tua et pulcritudine tua Responsum. In- 13. tende prospere procede et regna
Translation. ▪ I have spurned the kingdom of the world and all ornamentation because of love for my lord Jesus Christ, whom I have seen, whom I have known, whom I have believed, whom I have loved. Verse. Your face and your beauty. Response. Approach and proceed ably and reign. ▪ Note. Line 10, "cognovi" is used even though "amavi" is much more common. |
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| Work. Leaf from antiphonary, Initial V, St. John, 1470-1475, Allen Art Museum (Oberlin), 1943.16, info here. 10sep24 |
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Transcription, Main chant. 01. sunt secreta celestia. Psalmus. 02. Mag{nus}. Responsus. 03. Valde honorandus 04. est beatus iohan- 05. -nes qui supra pectus
Translation, Main chant. ▪ celestial secrets were. Psalm. The Great {Lord/God}. Greatly to be honored is John. Response. Who on the breast of the Lord at supper {reclined}. ▪ Notes. Line 3, probably Psalm 148/147 Magnus Dominus. A folio number (34) appears at the bottom of this sheet. _________________________________________
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Transcription, Inset. 01. Valde honorandus est beatus 02. johannes. Responsum. Qui supra pectus 03. domini in cena recubuit. Et dicitur antiphona 04. de nativitate. Hodie christus natus. Versum. Notum 05. fecit dominus. cum oratione sua. ¶ In 06. nativitate sancti Johannis apostoli et evangelistae 07. Invititorium. Regem apostolorum. Hymnus. Eterna christi. In primo 08. nocturno. antiphona In omnem terram. cum reliquis antiphonis psalmis et versibus de apostolis. |
Translation, Inset. ▪ Greatly to be honored is the blessed John. Response. Who on the breast of the lord at supper reclined. Today Christ is born. And the antiphon for the nativity is said. The Lord has made known. with its prayer. ¶ In the [heavenly] birth of St. John, Apostle and evangelist. Invitatory. King of apostles. Hymn. Eternal [gifts of] Christ. In the first nocturne. antiphon. In all the earth. with the remaining antiphons, psalms, and verses of the apostles. ▪ |
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Work. Flight into Egypt, mid 15th cent., Getty Ms. Ludwig IX 11 (83.ML.107) fol. 66v, info here. ⌂ |
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Transcription. 01. Deus in adiuto- 02. rium meum 03. intende
Translation. ▪ O God come to my help. ▪ |
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Work. Coronation of the Virgin, mid 15th cent., Toledo Museum of Art # 1923.3205, info here. |
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Transcription. 01. Converte nos deus 02. salutaris noster. 03. Et averte iram |
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Translation. ▪ Convert us O God our salvation. And turn away {your} wrath. ▪ Note. See Psalm LXXXIV: 5. |
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Work. Virgin and Child (Vrelant), mid 15th cent., Getty Ms. Ludwig IX 8 (83.ML.104), fol. 121, info here. |
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Transcription. 01. devotissima salutatio ad mariam. Salve 02. Salve virgo virginum 03. stella matutinae. 04. Sordidorum criminum 05. vera medicina 06. Consolatrix hominum 07. qui sunt [in] ruina.
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Translation. ▪ Most devout greeting to Mary. Hail. Hail virgin of virgins, star of the early morning. True remedy for the most sordid offenses. Consoler of men who are in ruin. ▪ Note. Receiving a Getty Museum postcard featuring this text helped stir my long simmering interest in transcriptions and translations. :) |
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Work. Virgin and Child, mid 15th cent., Getty Ms. Ludwig IX 6 (83.ML.102) fol. 198, info here. ⌂ |
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Transcription. 01. -cione docuisti: da nobis in 02. eodem spiritu recta sapere et de eius 03. semper consolacione gaude- 04. -re. Per christum dominum nostrum amen. 05. de nostre dame Antiphon. 06. Salve regina mi- 07. -sericordie vita 08. dulcedo et spes nostra salve 09. ad te clamamus exules 10. filii eve ad te suspiramus gemen- 11. -tes et flentes in hac lacrimarum 12. valle eya ergo advocata nostra il- 13. -los tuos misericordes oculos ad 14. nos converte et iesum benedictum
Translation. ▪ {partial word} you have taught: grant to us in that same right spirit to experience and enjoy always his consolation. Through christ our lord amen. About Our Lady, Antiphon Hail queen of mercy, our life, sweetness, and hope, hail. to you we cry, exiled children of Eve. to you we sigh groaning and weeping in this valley of tears. turn therefore, our advocate, your merciful eyes to us and blessed Jesus ▪ |
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Notes. Lines 2-3, insertion of a pronoun and an adverb between a preposition and its object is unusual and reduces translation confidence. • Line 5, French description of the prayer that follows. |
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Work. Decorated Initial S, mid 15th cent., Getty Ms. 2 (84.ML.67. fol. 14), info here. ⌂ |
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Transcription. 01. Ad salutandum faciem christi. 02. Salve sancta facies 03. nostri redemptoris 04. In qua nitet speci- 05. -es divini splendons. 06. Impressa panniculo nivei can- 07. -doris. Dataque veronice signum 08. ob amoris. Salve decus secu- 09. -li speculum sanctorum. Quod 10. videre cupiunt spiritus celorum. 11. Nos ab omni macula purga 12. viciorum. Atque nos confortio 13. unge beatorum. Salve nostra 14. gloriam hac vita dura. labili 15. et fragili cito transitura. nos
Translation. ▪ For greeting the face of christ. Hail holy face of our redeemer In which shines the resplendent appearance of the divine. Impressed in a cloth of snowy white. Given to Veronica as a sign of love. Hail beauty of the age, mirror of saints. That which the saints of heaven desire to see. Purge us from every stain of vices. And guide us to a union of the blessed. Hail glory in this our hard life, weak and fragile, quickly about to pass. we ▪ Note. Prayer attributed to Innocent III. |
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Work. Office for the Dead, mid 15th cent., Allen Art Museum (Oberlin) # 1952.86, info here. |
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Transcription, recto 01. Incipit officiu[m] 02. mortuorum 03. Regem cui omnia vi- 04. -vunt venite adoremus 05. Venite et exultemus domino 06. Antifana Dirige domi- 07. -ne Psalmus 08. Verba mea 09. auribus 10. percipe domine 11. intellige 12. clamorem 13. meum 14. Intende voce orationis 15. mee Rex meus et deus
Translation. ▪ The Office of the Dead begins, Come let us adore the King to whom all things live. Come and let us exalt the lord. Antiphon. Direct O lord. Psalm. Listen O lord to my words, note my cry, attend to the voice of my prayer, my God and {"my", from next page} King. ▪ Notes. Line 6, "Antifana" is unusual. • Line 8-15, see Psalm V: 2-3. |
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Transcription, verso 01. meus Quoniam ad te 02. orabo domine mane exav- 03. -dies vocem meam Ma- 04. -ne astabo tibi et videbo 05. quoniam non deus vo- 06. -lens iniquitatem tu es. 07. Neque habitabit iuxta 08. te malignus neque perma- 09. -nebunt inuisti ante ocu- 10. -los tuos Odiisti omnes 11. qui operantur iniquita- 12. -tem perdes omnes qui 13. loquntur mendacium Virum 14. sanguinem et dolosum 15. abominabitur dominus
Translation. ▪ {"meus" from previous page}. Because to you will I pray in the morning, hear my voice. In the morning I will stand before you and I will see that you are no God desiring iniquity; Nor will the malignant live with you nor the unjust prevail before your eyes. You hate all who work iniquity and you will destroy all speak the lie. The man of blood and guilt the lord abominates. ▪ Note. See Psalm V: 4-7. |
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Work. Job in prayer, early 15th cent., Getty Ms. Ludwig IX 5 (83.ML.101), fol. 135, info here. ⌂ |
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Transcription. 01. Parce michi domi- 02. -ne nichil enim 03. sunt dies mei. 04. Quid est homo quia magnifi- 05. -cas eum: aut quid apponis er-
Translation. ▪ Have mercy on me O lord for my days are nothing. What is man that you magnify him: or why do you set up {toward} ▪ Note. See Job VII: 17. |
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Work. From book of hours (monks praying over casket), c. 1400, Allen Art Museum (Oberlin) # 1952.89, info here. |
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Transcription. 01. Placebo domino. 02. Dilexi quoniam ex- 03. -audiet dominus 04. vocem oracionis mee. |
Translation. ▪ I will please the lord. I have loved because the lord will hear the voice of my prayer. ▪
Notes. • See Psalm CXVI: 1 |
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Work. Martyrologium (Usardus), 1390-1410, Univ. Missouri Fragmenta Manuscripta 184, info here. Images courtesy of Special Collections and Rare Books, University of Missouri Libraries. |
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Transcription, recto. 01. xiii xxiiii xvi xxvii xix (= =) 02. A B C D E F G H J K 03. iii xiiii xxv vi xvii xxviii ix xx i 04. L M N O P Q R S T 05. In monte hor depositio. Kalends iulii. G 06. aaron sacerdotis primi. Ipso die octavi
Translation, recto. ▪ (Numbers, alphabet) / In Mount Hor, the deposition of Aaron the first priest. First of July. On the same day the octave of ▪ |
Transcription, verso. 01. Rome via aurelia natale sanctorum proces- 02. [-si] et martiniani. qui a beato petro apostolo 03. baptizati: sub nerone autem oris contu- 04. -sionem. eculeum. nervios. fustes. flamas. 05. scorpionesque perpessi: novissime galdi- 06. -o [per]cesi martirio coronantur. Ipso die
Translation, verso. ▪ At Rome on the Aurelian Way the [heavenly] birth of the saints Processus and Martinian, who were baptized by the blessed apostle Peter, under Nero, enduring battering of the mouth, the rack, thongs, clubs, flames, and scorpions, are finally crowned with martyrdom by the sword. The same day ▪ Note. See Roman Martyrology, July 2 |
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Work. Leaves from Psalter No. 25, late 14th cent., Toledo Museum of Art # 1953.129Y, info here. ⌂ |
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Transcription, recto 01. et castos. Vitam praesta 02. puram iter para tutum ut 03. videntes iesum semper collec- 04. -temur. Sit laus deo patri 05. summo christo decus spiritui 06. sancto tribus honor unus. 07. Amen. verret Diffusa est gratia. 08. antiphone. Beata mater. Pseaume. 09. Magnificat anima mea 10. dominum. Et ex- 11. -ultavit spiritus meus: in deo 12. salutari meo. Quia res- 13. -spexit humilitatem ancille 14. sue: ecce enim ex hoc beatam
Translation. ▪ and chaste ones. Provide a pure life, prepare a safe path, so that seeing Jesus we may always rejoice. Praise be to God the father, splendor to the son, honor to the holy spirit, one to the three. Amen. {Verse} Grace is spread. Antiphon. Blessed mother. Psalm. My soul magnifies the lord. And my spirit rejoices in God my savior. Because he has regarded the humility of his handmaid. For behold from now blessed ▪ Notes. Lines 1-6 are the final verses of a the medieval hymn "Ave maris stella". • Line 7, see Psalm LXIV: 3. • Line 8, "Pseaume" is French. • Line 9-14, see Luke I: 46-48. |
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Transcription, verso 01. me dicent omnes genera- 02. -ciones. Quia fecit michi 03. magna qui potens est: et 04. sanctum nomen eius. Et 05. misericordia eius in progenie- 06. -m progenies timentibus eum. 07. Fecit potenciam in bra- 08. -chio suo: dispersit superbos 09. mente cordis sui. Depo- 10. -suit potentes de sede: et exal- 11. -tavit humiles. Esurien- 12. -tes implevit bonis: Et divi- 13. -tes dimisit inanes. Sus- 14. cepit Israel puerum suum
Translation. ▪ all generations will call me blessed. Because he who is mighty has done great things for me and holy is his name. And his mercy is from generation to the generations on those fearing him. He did power in his arm, he dispersed those proud in their hearts. He cast down the powerful from their seat. He exalted the humble. The hungering he filled with good things. And the rich he dismissed empty. He helped his son Israel. ▪ Note. See Luke I: 48-54.
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Work. St. Hedwig, 1353, Getty Ms. Ludwig XI 7 (83.MN.126), fol. 30v, info here. |
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Transcription. Hic fuit accusata sancta hedwigis coram marito suo de aquam continua bibitione que in vinum subito mutata fuit
Translation. ▪ Here Saint Hedwig had been accused before her husband about the continued drinking of water that {however} had suddenly been turned into wine. ▪ |
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Transcription. Hic cessit sancta hedwigis famile sue de loco, in quo ipsa nudis pedibus tempore hyemali ipsam in eodem loco stare precepit
Translation. ▪ Here Saint Hedwig indicates to her family the place, in which she had stood barefoot during the winter season, {someone} ordered her to stand in the same place ▪ |
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Work. Leaf from choral book ... service for the dead, c. 1350, Allen Art Museum (Oberlin) # 1958.22, info here. |
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Transcription. 01. beati immaculati in via qui am- 02. -bulant in lege domini. mandatum. antiphona. 03. In hoc cognoscent omnes quia 04. mei estis discipuli si dilectionem 05. habueritis ad invicem. versus. Pacem 06. meam do vobis pacem relinquo vo-. 07. -bis. In hoc. antiphona. In diebus illis |
Translation. ▪ Blessed are those unstained in the way, those who walk in the law of the lord. A [new] mandate. Antiphon. In this all will know that you are my disciples, if you will have love for one another. Verse. My peace I give to you, peace I leave to you. In this. Antiphon. In those days ▪
Notes. Lines 1-2, see Psalm CXIX: 2. • Lines 2-7, see John XIII: 34-35. |
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Work. Initial N: St. Paul, Initial V: St. Peter, c. 1300, Getty Ms. Ludwig IX 3 (83.ML.99), fol. 33v, info here. ⌂ |
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Transcription. 01. crimina depelle esto nobis custos qui 02. consocias iustos. Capitel. 03. Non spiritum huius mun- 04. -di accepimus sed spiri- 05. -tum qui ex deo est. ut sciamus 06. que a deo sunt nobis data. et 07. enim nobis revelavit deus per 08. spiritum suum. Deo gratias. 09. Loquebantur variis linguis. Responsum 10. apostoli. versus Magnalia dei. Variis 11. linguis apostoli. Gloria patri et fi- 12. -lio et spiritui sancto. psalmus. Loqueban- 13. -tur variis linguis apostoli. ymne. 14. Veni creator spiritus men- |
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Translation. ▪ disperse offenses, be for us a guardian, you who unite the just. Heading. We have not received a spirit of this world but the spirit who is from god, that we might know what has been given to us by god, for indeed god reveals to us through his spirit. Thanks be to God. They spoke in various tongues. Response. apostles. verse. The great things of god. The apostles in various tongues. Glory to the father and to the son and the the holy spirit. verse. The apostles spoke in various tongues. Hymn. Come creator spirit {minds} ▪ Note. Lines 3-6, see 1 Cor. II. |
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Work. Initial B, Three Men from Fiery Furnace, late 13th cent., Getty Ms. 46 (92.MK.92), fol. 225, info here. ⌂ |
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Transcription. 01. -ternum 02. Per singulos dies benedicimus te 03. Et laudamus nomen tuum in se- 04. -culum: et in seculum seculi 05. Dignare domine die isto: sine pec- 06. -cato nos custodire. 07. Miserere nostri domine: miserere nostri 08. Fiat misericordia tua domine supra 09. nos: quemadmodum speravimus in te. 10. In te domine speravi: non confundar in eternum 11. Bendicite 12. omnia opera domini domino: 13. laudate et superexaltate 14. eum in secula. 15. Benedicite angeli domini domino:
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Translation. ▪ {forever}. Through all the days we bless you and we praise your name in the age and in the age of the age. Deign O lord this day to keep us from sin. Have mercy on us, O lord, have mercy May your mercy O lord be upon us. How we have hoped in you. In you O lord I have hoped. May I not be put to confusion forever. All you works of the lord bless the lord, praise and greatly exalt him in the ages. Bless the lord O angels of the lord: ▪ Notes. Lines 8-9, see Psalm XXXII: 22. • Lines 11-15, see Daniel III: 57-59. |
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Work. Fall of Angels, mid 13th cent., Getty Ms. 100 (2007.16), fol. 1v, info here. ⌂ |
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Transcription. 01. De operibus quae operatus est dominus deus in inicio mundi. 02. usque quo mundus iste finiatur. quarum decursus per generationes 03. et regna ita inspicitur: [Minium] 04. In principio creavit deus caelum et terram. Terra autem erat i- 05. -nanis quod vacua, et tenebrae erant super faciem abissi: Et spiritus do- 06. -mini ferebatur super aquas. Dixitque Deus: Fiat lux. Et facta est 07. lux. Et vidit Deus lucem quod esset bonum: et divisit lucem 08. a tenebris. Appellavitque lucem diem, et tenebras noctem 09. factumque est vespere et mane, dies unus.
Translation. ▪ On the works that the lord God worked at the beginning of the world up to how the world might end. the descent of things through the generations and kingdoms is thus examined. [Minium] In the beginning God created heaven and earth. And the earth was without form {and} empty, and darkness was on the face of the abyss. And the spirit of the lord was carried upon the face of the waters. And God said: Let there be light. And light was made. And God saw the light, that it was good. and he divided the light from from the darkness. And he called the light "day". and the darkness "night" and it happened, evening and morning, day one. ▪ Notes. Lines 1-3, see Isidore of Seville, Etymologies, Book V, 38, 5-6. • Lines 4-9, see Gen I: 1-3. Line 5, "quod" seems out of place, as other versions call for "et". • Line 7, likewise. |
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Work. St. Ignatius Loyola, Rubens, early 17th cent., © Norton Simon Museum, info here. ⌂ |
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Transcription. 01. AD 02. MAIOREM DEI 03. GLORIAM 04. QVICVNQVEHVIC 05. IESV CHRIS[T]I MIL[I]- 06. TIE NOMEN D[E]- 07. -DERINT. DIE NO[C]- 08. TEQVE SVCCIN- 09. -TI LVMBOS ET [AD] 10. TAM GRANDIS [DE]- 11. -BITI SOLVTIONEM [PRO]- 12. -MPTI ESSE [D]EBER-
Translation. ▪ To the Greater Glory of God. Those who will have given their name to this militia of Jesus Christ must be ready, day and night, {and} girded to complete so great a duty. ▪ Note. Transcription and translation of Rubens' text has been supplemented by consultation with Jesuit sources including Paul III, bull. Regimini militantis (1540). |
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Work. St. John the Baptist, Grünewald, early 16th cent., Musée d'Unterlinden, public domain, info here. ⌂ |
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Transcription. 01. ILLVM OPORTET 02. CRESCERE. 03. ME AUTEM 04. MINVI:
Translation. ▪ He must increase, but I must decrease. ▪ Note. See John III: 30. |
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Work. Good Shepherd, García Salmerón, early 16th cent., Prado (Madrid), public domain, info here. ⌂ |
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Transcription. 01. EGOSVMPAS- 02. -TORBONVSET 03. COGNOSCOOVES 04. MEASETCOG- 05. -NOSCVNTME 06. MEAE
Translation. ▪ I am the Good Shepherd and I know my sheep and mine know me. ▪ Note. See John X:14. |
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Work. St. Thomas over Heretics, Lippi, c. 1490, Carafa Chapel (Minerva), public domain, info here. I.aug.24 |
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Introduction. Several Latin texts are visible, at least partially, in this or related images of the Carafa Chapel fresco, including: (a) paired placards at the top; (b) roundel book; (c) book in Thomas' hands; (d) light banner; (e) dark stone inscription; (f) light stone inscription; (g) scattered open book pages (Arius, Sabellius); and (h) hood embroidery. The script throughout is classic Roman capital or close variants thereon. More images, here and here.
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Treating Latin texts found in objects such as glass, wood, or metal. Works are presented in reverse chronological order of production. |
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Work. Virgin Mary w/ Thomas Aquinas and Paul, Daddi, mid 14th cent., Getty object 93.PB.16, info here. ⌂ |
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Note. Two small texts (legible thru the Getty link) appear in this triptych; that held by Thomas consists of two columns of five lines each and that held by Mary consists of two columns of four lines each. |
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Transcription, Thomas. 01. Investig- 02. -ans composu- 03. -it parabo- 04. las mul- 05. tas quaesivit
06. verba u- 07. -tilia con- 08. -scripsit 09. sermo- 10. -nes re[ctissimos]
Translation, Thomas. ▪ Inquiring, he composed many parables, he sought out helpful words, he wrote {the most correct} ▪ |
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Transcription, Mary. 01. Magnificat 02. anima mea 03. dominum. 04. Et exulta-
05. -vit spiritus 06. meus in deo 07. salvatori me- 08. -o. Quia re- Translation, Mary. ▪ My soul magnifies the lord and my spirit exalts in God my savior. Because {he regarded} ▪ |
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Note, Thomas. See Ecclesiastes XII: 9-10. • St. Thomas is not holding a text of his writings, but rather, a Scripture text describing the perfect preacher whom, his gesture seems to imply, is St. Paul. Note, Mary. See Luke I: 46-48. |
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Identifying, or identifying more specifically, Latin texts found in folios and fragments from documents. Documents are presented in reverse chronological order of production, not in order of original publication of the texts treated.
There is a limitless amount of valuable work waiting to be done by those who would like to devote themselves to Latin and the Middle Ages. Tore Janson, A Natural History of Latin (Oxford, 2004) at 122. |
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Work. Leaf from Constitutions (Lyndwood), c. 1499, Toledo Museum of Art # 1928.197FFF, info here. |
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Identification. This leaf comes from an incunabulum of the Constituciones prouinciales, the landmark law-and-commentary on English ecclesiastical legislation published by Bishop William Lyndwood in 1430. The Toledo folio is from a 'law-only' printing of the Provinciale, specifically from Book 5, Title 5, and presents an extended quotation from Arundel's 1407 enactments against Lollardism. The recto contains marginalia in an insular cursive essentially repeating the law text immediately opposite; the verso corrects "tocus" to "tocius" (line 10). |
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Work. Leaf from Decretals (of Gregory IX), 1485, Toledo Museum of Art # 1928.197N, info here. |
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Identification. This leaf comes from an incunabulum of the Liber Extra promulgated by Gregory IX in 1234. The recto law text begins with "modo secum" from Book 5, title 6, chap. 11 and ends with "lactent lac ef[fundere]" from chap. 13. The verso law text resumes chap. 13 with "[ef]fundere faciunt" and ends with "occasione of[fici]" from chap. 16. See Friedberg, CJC II: 775-777 for standard text. The gloss surrounding the law text is by Parmensis. |
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Work. Leaf from Decretals (of Gregory IX), 1482, Toledo Museum of Art # 1927.229, info here. |
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Identification. This leaf comes from an incunabulum of the Liber Extra promulgated by Gregory IX in 1234. The recto law text begins with "quasdam literas" from Book 1, title 3, chap. 35 and ends with "Idem noviensi episcopo" from chap. 38. The verso law text resumes chap. 38 with "Mandatum apostolicum" and ends with "Idem episcopo parisiensi" from chap. 43. See Friedberg, CJC II: 34-35 for standard text. The gloss surrounding the law text is by Parmensis. |
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Work. Leaf from Decretals (of Gregory IX), 1478, Toledo Museum of Art # 1927.226, info here. |
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Identification. This leaf comes from an incunabulum of the Liber Extra promulgated by Gregory IX in 1234. The recto law text begins with "utique in tua" from Book 1, title 8, chap. 7 and ends with "ecclesiastica beneficia" from title 9, chap 5. The verso law text resumes chap. 5 with "reposcentibus" and ends with "idem h. quorundam" from chap. 7. See Friedberg CJC, II: 102-106 for standard text. The gloss surrounding the law text is by Parmensis. |
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Work. Double leaf from manuscript book, 1470, Toledo Museum of Art # 1923.15, info here. ⌂ |
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Identification & Transcription. Its innocuous title notwithstanding, this bifolio actually contains 35 of the 42 statements comprising the great Quicumque, the 6th century profession of Christian faith better known as the 'Athanasian Creed'. Toledo's text appears in four blocks of 15 lines each to be read in the following order: (1) omnipotens; (2) catholicam; (3) -quales; and (4) homo ex. |
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Transcription, homo ex. 01. homo ex anima (rationali) et humana car- 02. -ne subsistens: Equalis patri secundum 03. divinitatem: minor patre secun- 04. -dum humanitatem. Qui licet deus 05. sit et homo non duo tamen sed 06. unus est christus: Unus autem non 07. conversione divinitatis in carnem 08. sed assumptione humanitatis in 09. deum: Unus omnino non conv- 10. -sione substantiae sed unitate personae 11. Nam sicut anima rationalis 12. et caro unus est homo ita deus 13. et homo unus est christus: Qui passus 14. est pro salute nostra descendit 15. ad imferos tertia die resurrexit |
Transcription, omnipotens. 01. omnipotens spiritus sanctus: 02. Et tamen non tres omnipo- 03. -tentes: sed unus omnipotens 04. Ita deus pater: deus filius deus 05. spiritus sanctus: Et tamen non 06. tres dii sed unus est deus: 07. Ita dominus pater: dominus 08. filius dominus spiritus sanctus 09. Et tamen non tres domini 10. sed unus est dominus: Quia 11. sicut sigillatim unamquamque 12. personam deum ac dominum 13. comfiteri christiana veritate 14. compellimur: Ita tres de- 15. -os aut tres dominos dicere |
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Transcription, catholicam. 01. catholicam religionem prohibe- 02. -mur Pater a nullo est factus 03. nec creatus nec genitus: Fili- 04. -us a patre solo est non factus 05. nec creatus sed genitus: Spi- 06. -ritus sanctus a patre et filio 07. non factus nec creatus nec 08. gentius sed procedens. Unus 09. ergo pater non tres patres unus 10. filius non tres filii unus spiritus 11. sanctus non tres spiritus sancti: 12. Et in hac trinitate nihil pri- 13. -us aut posterius nihl maius 14. aut minus: Sed tote tres per- 15. -sone coeterae sibi sunt et coe- |
Transcription, -quales. 01. -quales: Ita ut per omnia si- 02. -cut tam supra dictum est et -u 03. -nitas in trinitate et trinitas 04. in unitate veneranda sit. Qui 05. vult ergo salvus esse ita de 06. trinitate sentia[t]: Sed neces- 07. -sarium est ad eternam salutem 08. ut incarnationem quoque domini nostri Iesu 09. Christi fideliter credat. Est ergo fid- 10. -des recta ut credamus et confi- 11. -teamur quia dominus noster iesus christus 12. dei filius deus et homo est 13. Deus est ex substantia patris ante secula genitus 14. et homo est ex substantia matris in seculo 15. natus: Perfectus deus perfectus |
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Translation. Translations of Quicumque are widely available in print and on-line.
Notes. The humanist minuscule used in this document makes its scribal abbreviations, set down at a time when those forms were fully developed, more accessible to modern readers. • For more information on Quicumque, including a critical version of its text, see "The Pseudo-Athanasian Profession Quicumque" in Denzinger-Schönmetzer, Enchiridion symbolorum et definitionum, 43rd ed. in English rev. by Fastiggi & Nash, pp 39-41.
Per administrationis Toletanus in Am. Musei Artis benignitatem Dn̄us E Peters documentum pulchrem in quo presentatum est Symbolum Quicumque examinat. |
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Work. [Liturgical Psalter], 1400-1450, Univ. Missouri Fragmenta manuscripta 169, info here. |
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Identification. This fragment presents a continuous passage from a Vulgate liturgical psalter. The recto begins with "-mor fui{t} testamenti" from the text of Psalm 105(106): 45 and continues to "Qui descendunt" in Psalm 106(107): 23; the verso resumes Psalm 106(107): 23 with "mare in navibus" and ends with "et eff[rain]" from Psalm 107(108): 9. A larger blue C on recto marks the beginning of Psalm 106(107); a larger blue P on verso marks the beginning of Psalm 107(108). A single antiphon (Visita nos) in a diminished script precedes Psalm 107(108). |
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Work. Fragment of leaf from [Digest] of Justinian, 14th c., Toledo Museum of Art # 128.82, info here. 30.aug.24 Special thanks to the TMA for making this fragment available for inspection and discussion. |
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| Identification & Transcription. This fragment is from the Digest of Justinian (533). The recto begins in Book 26, title 10, chap 7, n 3, with the jurist Ulpianus on the law of tutelage and ends in chap 9, n 1, with the jurist Modestinus on the same matter. The verso begins with Modestinus' epistolary opening to Book 27 on the cessation of tutors and curators from office. |
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Transcription, recto
01. ≈ que si copiam sui non ≈ 02. ≈ suspectus removeri ob 03. hoc ipsum quod copiam sui non fecerit, 04. quod et perraro et diligenti habita inquisi- 05. -sitione faciendum [est]. 06. Ulpianus. Suspectum tutorem eum pu- 07. -tamus, qui moribus talis est, ut 08. suspectus sit: enimvero tutor quam- 09. -vis pauper est, fidelis [tamen] et diligens, 10. removendus non est quasi suspectus 11. Modestinus. Si tutor aliquo vinculo 12. necessitudinis vel adfinitatis 13. pupillo coniunctus sit vel si patronus 14. pupilli liberti tutelam gerit et [quis] 15. eorum a tutela removendus vide- 16. -atur, optimum factum est curato- 17. -rem ei potius adiungi quam eundem
Notes. At the base of this image a mutilated text began with 'Ad tut≈'. A gap of several lines exists between the end of the recto and beginning of the verso of this fragment.
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Transcription, verso 01. [De] excusationibus et temporib[us] earum [Minium]
02. Herennio[s] modestinus 03. [e]gnatio dextro ¶ con- 04. -scribens libr[um] ut m- 05. -ur utilissimu[m] quem 06. de excusatione tutele et [curatoriae]
Notes. The verso presents a moderately skilled aspect and contains some oddities, including: the insertion of a superscripted 'o' at the end of Herennius' name violates Latin case (but perhaps recalls a Greek original?); a rubricated 'gˉ' in a different hand appears above Herennius' name; the politician Egnatio Dextro's name begins anomalously; and, this text or the exemplar from which it was drawn strays considerably from the version now recognized as critical (though it resembles what later appeared in Pothier's 1818 edition of the Pandectae) and is missing most of 'mihi quidem videtur' between Lines 4 and 5. Small letters "-sat" appeared just to the left of the minium.
A critical version of this Latin text and an English translation is available at T. Mommsen, et al., The Digest of Justinian, Latin-English text in 4 vols., (Univ. Pennsylvania, 1985), vol II: 779-780, Eng. on-line here. |
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Work. Canon Law, 1300-1315, Univ. Missouri Fragmenta Manuscripta 081, info here. |
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Identification. This fragment contains law text from the Liber Sextus promulgated by Boniface VIII in 1298. The recto law text begins with "eodem pu[b]licato mandato" and comes from Book 3, title 7, chap. 1 and ends, still in chap 1, with "noticiam quibus conceduntur". The verso begins with "illi ab ipso", from chap. 1 and ends with "in ecclesia praedicta, conferret" still in chapter 1. See Friedberg, CJC II: 1035-1036 for standard text. The text missing between the recto and verso passages is the equivalent of some 30 Friedberg lines. A red capital S on verso marks the word "Subiunctum" but is not a section marker. |
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Work. Canon law with commentary, 1290-1310, Univ. Missouri Fragmenta Manuscripta 095, info here. Image courtesy of Special Collections and Rare Books, University of Missouri Libraries. |
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Identification. This fragment contains law text from the Liber Sextus promulgated by Boniface VIII in 1298 and the Glossa Ordinaria thereon by Johannes Andreas, which latter fact dates the document to not earlier than 1301. The recto law text and its gloss are not legible. The verso law text begins with "canonico consuetis" from Book III, title 4, chap. 39 and concludes with "Pastoralis officii debitum" in title 5, chap 1, and a rubric giving the next chapter title. See Friedberg, CJC II: 1033-1034 for standard text.
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Work. Canon law with gloss, 1290-1310, Univ. Missouri Fragmenta Manuscripta 096, info here. |
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Identification. This fragment contains law text from the Liber Extra, promulgated by Gregory IX in 1234, and a gloss thereon likely by Parmensis. The recto law text begins with "[praefat]am mulierem" from Book 4, title 9, chap. 2 and ends with "decennio nec patris" from chap. 3. The verso begins with "Indecens esse credimus" from Book 4, title 10, chap. 1 and ends with "contrarii inveniuntur" from title 11, chap. 1. See Friedberg, CJC II: 692-693 for standard text. The text missing between the recto and verso passages is the equivalent of some 30 Friedberg lines. |
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| Canon law, 1250-1299, Univ. Missouri Fragmenta Manuscripta 130, info here. ⌂ 30.jul.24 Images courtesy of Special Collections and Rare Books, University of Missouri Libraries. |
| Identification & Transcription.This fragment contains law commentary from the Summa de Poenitentia published by the Dominican canonist Raymond of Peñafort in the mid-1220s. See Special Notes below.
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Transcription, recto
01. quidam quod necessaria est dispensatio papae in hac 02. parte cum hodie illegitime nati absque dis- 03. -pensatione sedis aposotlicae, nec ad digni- 04. -tates aut personatas aut alia beneficia cu- 05. -ram animarum habientia debeant promoveri 06. [ut] ex eodem [c.] Nimis. sed illud potest intelligi 07. de remanentibus in seculo. unde dicunt a- 08. -lii quod cum talibus [qui] religionem ingressi [sunt] 09. possunt episcopi dispensare. ut promo- 10. -veantur in abbates. non in episcopos tamen. et 11. hoc videtur velle [Tancred] qui notavit ex de 12. electione. Innotavit. quod metropolitanus circa il- 13. -legitime natos potest dispensare non tamen 14. cum illis qui in episcopos promovendi [sunt]. arg. 15. ex de transf. [epis. c.] inter corporalia. quia episcoporum 16. et majorum iudicia soli papae reservande 17. sunt. ut ibi inuitur et dicitur [distinctio] xvii [c.] mul-
18. -tis in fine.{?} si de fornicatione lai- 19. -icorum sunt nati. {?} ibi dicitur quod
Notes. Internal law citations left in the transcription appear in italics. Recto lines 18 and 19 cannot be located in the volumes cited below.
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01. de [legitima] uxore ante sacrum ordinem. [dicas quod tales de iure]
02. {communi} possunt promoveri ad omnes ord[ines et dignitates] 03. si alias sunt idonei [etiam] in eadem ecclesia i[n qua patres eorum] 04. vel fuerint praelati vel canonici potu[erunt isti canoni-] 05. -zati et promoveri dummodo non ad illa[s] [dignitates vel] 06. praebendas quas patres eorum tenuer[unt
(et) de ta-] 07. -libus potest intelligi. {c.o.} [secus (dicendum) de illegi-] 08. -timo quia ille nec praelatus nec can[onicus potest esse de iu-] 09. -re in ecclesia. in qua pater suus est [vel canonicus, vel praelatus 10. {c.o.} et sic intelligitur {c.o.} 11. et exponitur ibi
maxi[me id est tantum ut ita concor-] 12. -det cum illa. {c.o.} [item numquid haec prohibitio extenditur ad] 13. nepotes. [videtur quod sic quia nomine filiorum etiam nepotes con-] 14. -tinentur. {c.o.} 15. {c.o.} sed contrarium est tenendum. quia p[oenae interpretatione le-] 16. -gum arctande sunt {c.o.} 17. {c.o.} tollitur etiam vicium per succ[essionem] 18. {c.o.} unde licet senator non possit du[cere in uxorem ill-] 19. -am cuius pater vel mater ludicram [artem
exercuit]
Notes. Internal law citations left in the transcription appear in
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| Special Notes. This fragment presents several decipherment challenges.
Neither recto nor verso gives any clue as to the identity of the text; provenance records indicate a fragment origin in the later 13th century, a claim consistent with its gothic library hand. The text itself appears canonical but is clearly not from a page of laws (which would make it easier to trace) and instead seems to come from a scholarly treatise on law (e.g., the text contains numerous internal citations in support of its assertions). This fact increases the number of potential sources for the fragment but reduces the chances that other copies are easily available for comparison. Most gravely for decipherment purposes, however, the fragment is cropped in a way that leaves (what turned out to be) the recto with intact sense lines but mauls the verso and renders most of its passages nearly meaningless.
The decipherment approach settled upon was to set aside the verso and transcribe as many phrases as possible from the recto whereupon those phrases or their near equivalents were searched for in canonical sources on-line. Eventually this approach identified the text as coming from a treatise for confessors by one of the most illustrious canonists of 13th century, St. Raymond of Peñafort, OP, namely, the Summa [de Poenitentia] Sancti Raymundi, Book 3, chap. 19, De filiis Presbyterorum, a portion of Raymond's work that examines which ecclesiastical offices could be held by men born out of wedlock. Left open is the question as to whether the fragment reflected Raymond's original Summa (which appeared about 1225) or the augmented version of the Summa produced by fellow Dominican William of Renn not later than 1245. I am inclined to think Renn's version is the exemplar.
The volumes consulted in this inquiry and relied upon to complete many verso passages were chiefly: (1) Summa S. Raymundi de Peniafort Ordinis Praedicatorum cum Glossis Joannis de Friburgo ... Secunda editio auctior et correctior [c. 1245] (Avenione: Mallard, Delorme, & Chastanier, 1715) 850 pp., esp. pp. 427-428; and (2) Sancti Raymundi de Pennafort Ordinis Praedicatorum Summa Textu Sacrorum Canonum Aucta et Locupletata ... Selectioribus F. Guillelimi Rhedonensis [c. 1245] (Lugduni: Annison & Posuel, 1718) 574 pp., esp. pp. 277, 279, on-line here. There is a significant gap in text between recto and verso, but how much cannot be determined based on these sources. |
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Work. Canon law with gloss, 1240-1260, Univ. Missouri Fragmenta Manuscripta 063, info here. |
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Identification. This fragment contains law text from the Liber Extra, promulgated by Gregory IX in 1234, and a gloss thereon likely by Parmensis, which fact would date the document to the mid-1260s. The recto law text begins with "exceptis pueris" from Book 5, title 39, chap. 58 and concludes with "commissus excessus" from chap. 60. The verso law text begins with "ubi eadem dicuntur" from Book 5, title 50, chap. 7 and concludes with "causa a casu" in chap. 10. See Friedberg, CJC II: 912-914 for standard text. The text missing between the verso and recto passages is the equivalent of some 20 Friedberg lines. Several scribal infelicities marked with dotted underlining (expunctiones) are corrected in a fine hand. |
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Work. [Decretum] glossed, 1200-1215, Univ. Missouri Fragmenta Manuscripta 017, info here. |
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Identification. This fragment contains law text from the Decretum of Gratian, published in the mid-12th century, and a gloss thereon, likely by Teutonicus. The recto of this document primarily hosts Case 22 but its law text actually begins with "Sed ut episcopi" from Case 21, question 5, canon 6 and ends with "incredulitatis eorum" from Case 22, question 1, canon 2. The verso begins with "ut non ea utatur" from Case 22, question 1, canon 5 and ends with "Item Ysidorus Sententiarum" from canon 13. See Friedberg, CJC I: 860-862 for standard text. The text missing between the recto and verso passages is the equivalent of some 20 Friedberg lines. |
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Work. The Getty Decretum, 12th cent., Getty Ms. Ludwig XIV 2 (83.MQ.163), info here. |
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Identification. Getty has posted some 30 images from its Decretum by Gratian. I have specifically identified those pages and posted that information at my Masterpage on Gratian and his Concordia (c. 1140), here. |
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Work. Leaf of Latin Text (Burchard), c. 1100, Toledo Museum of Art, # 1956.36, info here. |
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Identification. This leaf comes from the Decretorum Libri Viginti, an important legal work produced by Burchard, Bishop of Worms, in the early 11th century. The Toledo folium comes from a section of the Decretorum dubbed "The Corrector" because it dealt with penances. |
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The recto law text begins with "in statum" from Book 19, chap. 82 and ends with "multo levis est" from chap. 88. The verso law text, after the rubric, begins with "Quod si casu" from chap. 89 and ends with "ratio penitente" from chap. 96. For a version of this work see Minge, PL 140.
Several hands appear in this document: the basic legal text appears in well-executed protogothic black lettering (itself sporting some later superscripts expanding certain abbreviations) and rubrication for chapter summaries developed during the first decades of the work's use is provided; in a different hand, a few red-lettered expansions on rubrications appear; in another hand, black-lettered marginalia, usually showing a source or precedent for the law provision opposite it, is used; finally, some provenance relics are visible. |
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1. Getty calligraphic sampler; 2. Allen (Oberlin) Leaf from Canon Law; 3. Getty Decretum identifications;
Ninety percent of all paleography is done in libraries. The other ten percent is done in library snack rooms. -- Anonymous. |
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Work. Pheasant's Eye and Buttercup, late 16th cent., Getty Ms. 20 (86.MV.527), fol. 48, info here. ⌂
Transcription. This text displays three backhand calligraphic styles (lines 1-7, 8-12, and 13-17 respectively), none of which require transcription. In lines 2, 3, and 5, final “-us” uses ‘ꝰ’; in line 8 “caelo” is written ‘cęlo’ using 'e cuadata'; in line 11 “itaque” is written ‘itaqᶾ’ while “invicem” appears as ‘invicẻ' with overbar; and line 17 spells “iusitiae” as ‘iustitię’ using 'e cuadata'.
Notes. Lines 1-12 are variations on First Thessalonians IV: 13-18. • Line 12 refers to “Anno domini, Millesimo quingentesimo” (in the Year of the lord, 1500), calling into question the reported dating of this document. • Lines 13-17 are variations on Ecclesiasticus XLV: 2-3, 8-9. |
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Work. Leaf from Canon Law with Bishop, 13th cent., Allen Art Museum (Oberlin) # 1958.23, info here. |
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Identification. In progress. |
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Resources & References |
1. Works of art collected a/o treated elsewhere; 2. Bookshelf; 3. Paleography on-line resources; 4. Courses of Study; 5. Reference works for this page |
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Works of art featuring Latin collected a/o treated elsewhere include: |
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1. Wikimedia Commons list of some paintings with Latin inscriptions, here.
2. Works of art whose Latin has already been transcribed a/o translated include:
• Painting, The Prophet Elisha (Lorenzetti), early 14th cent., Norton Simon F.1973.08.2.P, info here. • Triptych, Beaune Altarpiece (va der Weyden), mid 13th cent., Hospices de Beaune, info here. • Textile, Bayeux Tapestry, late 12th cent., info here. • Book, Decorated Incipit Page, early 11th cent., Getty Ms. Ludwig V 2 (83.MF.77), fol. 21, info here. |
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Bischoff ▪ Bernhard Bischoff (German scholar, 1906-1991), Latin Paleography: Antiquity & the Middle Ages, (Cambridge, 1990) xi-291 pp., D. Cróinín & D. Ganz, trans of BIschoff, Paläographic des römischen Altertums und des abendländiscens Mittalters (1979/1986). ▪ 'Bernhard Bischoff' wiki.
Cappelli ▪ Adriano Cappelli (Italian scholar, 1859-1942), Lexicon Abbreviaturarum: Dizionario di Abbreviature latine ed italiane [1912], (Hoepli, 6° ed. 1990), lxxiii-531 pp. ▪ 'Adriano Cappelli' wiki.
De Hamel ▪ Christopher de Hamel (English scholar, 1950-), Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts: Twelve journeys into the medieval world, (Penguin, 2017) 832 pp. ▪ 'Christopher de Hamel' wiki.
Derolez ▪ Albert Derolez (Belgian scholar, 1934-), The Paleography of Gothic Manuscript Books from the Twelfth to the Early Sixteenth Century, (Cambridge, 2003) xxi-203 pp., plus plates.
Thompson ▪ Edward Thompson (English scholar, 1840-1929), A Handbook of Greek and Latin Paleography [1892], (Areas, 1975) 343 pp. ▪ 'Edward Maunde Thompson' wiki. |
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Paleography resources on-line include: |
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• Cappelli: 1926 German, here; Universität Zürich, here. • Enigma (decipherment engine), here. • Fragmentarium, here. • Scribal abbreviations, here. • Medieval Abbreviations, here. • SALVI Roman Date Converter, here. • Transkribus, here. |
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Courses of Study |
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Intensive on-line course in Latin Paleography |
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Reference works cited on this page include: |
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▪ Sacred Scripture ▪ Scripture citations are to the 'Vulgate' versions of the Bible, which versions differed from each other depending on place of orgin and period, and from the so-called 'Sixto-Clementine' versions beginning in the mid-1590s, and from the Nova Vulgata versions since the mid-1980s.
▪ Friedberg, CJC I [or] II. ▪ A. Friedberg, ed., Corpus Iuris Canonici, in 2 volumes, the standard (but not critical) edition of the 'Decretum' or 'Concordantia' of Gratian (in vol. 1); and the 'Liber Extra' of Gregory IX, the 'Liber Sextus' of Boniface VIII, the 'Clementinae' of John XXII, and the 'Extravagantes Ioannis XXII' and 'Extravagantes Communes' (all in vol. 2). For more information, see Master Page on the Corpus Iuris Canonici here.
▪ Minge, PL ▪ Jacques-Paul Minge, ed., Patrologia Latina, in some 200 volumes, a standard (but not critical) edition of many hundreds of patristic works. See generally 'Patrologia Latina' wiki. |
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