Arras, BM, 723 (CGM 675)
| Library | Arras, BM |
|---|---|
| Shelfmark | 723 (CGM 675) |
| Century | saec. XI |
| Provenance | St-Vaast, Arras |
| European region of origin | Northern France |
| ARCA | md84zg64tr00 |
| Biblissima QID | Q208493 |
| Collection | Regino of Prüm, Libri duo |
| Digital Images | arca.irht.cnrs.fr |
| Digital Images 2 | bvmm.irht.cnrs.fr (decoration) |
| Description at | arca.irht.cnrs.fr |
| Author | Christof Rolker |
Arras, BM, 723 (CGM 675) (siglum A in the MGH edition) is a codex of 132 folios in long lines normally dated to the eleventh century; according to Fransen (as cited by Somerville) it was written at Arras, where it certainly was in 1628. It is a copy of the first version of Regino's Libri duo, with Appendices A and B (as in all manuscripts) and a few later additions: a canon of Clermont 1096 (more precisely, the third of the "Baluze-Cencius" additions which are appended to the Polycarpus), a letter by Pope P(aschal II?) to I(vo) of Chartres and D(aimbert) of Sens beginning Iuxta sanctorum canonum on the protection of La Trinité de Vendôme. The latter text is a variant of JL 5782 normally attributed to Urban II. It was treated as suspicious by Loewenfeld and as a forgery by Becker (following Meinert).
Note that Biblissima refers to the manuscript as "Ms. 675" while ARCA prefers "723 (CGM 675)".
Literature
Loewenfeld, Epistolae p. 66 (JL 5782).- Somerville, Clermont pp. 119-124 ("Baluze-Cencius") and 140 (Arras manuscript).- Becker, Urban II. vol. 3 p. 285 n. 138 (JL 5782).- Hartmann, Einleitung pp. XXVIII-XXIX.
