Various writings
Saint Augustine
(Roman, North Africa, A.D. 354–430)
mid-13th century
Place of Manufacture
Medium/TechniqueTempera, ink and pencil (modern) on parchment; bindings of deerskin over boards, parchment pastedowns and flyleaves
DimensionsOverall (page dimensions): 26.9 x 19 cm (10 9/16 x 7 1/2 in.)
Credit LineDenman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession number09.331
On View
Not on viewClassificationsBooks and manuscripts
Collections
ProvenanceMid-thirteenth century, probably written at the royal Cistercian abbey of Royaumont [see note 1]; 1791, documented at the Abbey of Royaumont [see note 2]; 1806, acquired by Charles Chardin (bookseller; b. 1742 - d. 1826), Paris [see note 3]; February 9 - March 22, 1824, Chardin sale, Debure Frères, Hôtel de Bullion, Paris, lot 202, sold to J.-P. Aillaud, probably for Sir Thomas Phillipps (b. 1792 - d. 1872), Cheltenham, England [see note 4]; June 10-17, 1896, posthumous Phillipps sale, Sotheby's, London, lot 46, to Quaritch, Ltd., London [see note 5]; probably sold by Quaritsch through Edward Waldo Forbes to Denman Waldo Ross (b. 1853 - d. 1935), Cambridge, MA; 1909, gift of Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 26, 1909)
NOTES:
[1] The thirteenth-century inscription on f. 216 reads: "Liber s[an]c[ta]e Mariae Regalis Montis," which can be found in other manuscripts originating at Royaumont. The Maurists--a congregration of Benedictine monks in France--used this manuscript in their seminal, 1679 edition of Augustine's works. The Maurist editors' characteristic markings and notations are found throughout the manuscript.
[2] The abbey at Royaumont was dissolved in 1791. An inventory drawn up at that time lists the present manuscript under no. 75. See M. Huglo, "La dispersion des manuscrits de Royaumont," Revue Benedictine 113 (2003): pp. 384-385.
[3] Huglo 2003 (as above, n. 2), pp. 370 and 390. In Chardin's catalogue of 1811, this was cat. no. 52. There is also a pencil notation inside front cover.
[4] Huglo, p. 390. Phillipps lion rampant stamp on front flyleaf and notation "Phillipps Ms 763" on flyleaf verso.
[5] Ross acquired other manuscript leaves from Quaritsch through Forbes.
NOTES:
[1] The thirteenth-century inscription on f. 216 reads: "Liber s[an]c[ta]e Mariae Regalis Montis," which can be found in other manuscripts originating at Royaumont. The Maurists--a congregration of Benedictine monks in France--used this manuscript in their seminal, 1679 edition of Augustine's works. The Maurist editors' characteristic markings and notations are found throughout the manuscript.
[2] The abbey at Royaumont was dissolved in 1791. An inventory drawn up at that time lists the present manuscript under no. 75. See M. Huglo, "La dispersion des manuscrits de Royaumont," Revue Benedictine 113 (2003): pp. 384-385.
[3] Huglo 2003 (as above, n. 2), pp. 370 and 390. In Chardin's catalogue of 1811, this was cat. no. 52. There is also a pencil notation inside front cover.
[4] Huglo, p. 390. Phillipps lion rampant stamp on front flyleaf and notation "Phillipps Ms 763" on flyleaf verso.
[5] Ross acquired other manuscript leaves from Quaritsch through Forbes.
mid-15th century
about 1300–50
about 1300–50
mid-15th century
mid-15th century
16th century with 18th–century A.D.ditions
late 13th century
probably 1275–1300 (France), with additions in 1350–1400 (Italy)
about 1433–66
1479–1508
