Oxford, Bodleian Library, e Mus. 101
| Library | Oxford, Bodleian Library |
|---|---|
| Shelfmark | e Mus. 101 |
| Century | saec. VI-VII |
| Provenance | ? |
| General region of origin | Italy |
| Collection | Collectio Iustelliana |
| Digital Images | not online as of September 2025 |
| Description at | mirabileweb.it |
| Description at 2 | 1937 catalogue |
| CLA | CLA II 255 |
| Bischoff number | - |
| Author | Lotte Kéry |
The three volumes that are today Oxford, Bodleian Library, e Mus. 101, 100, and 102 (= Summary Catalogue nos. 3687, 3686, and 3688) contain the only copy of the Collectio Iustelliana. They had belonged to Justel, who apparently mutilated them (see Maassen p. 88). In 1661, the editio princeps of the versio prisca translation of the Greek councils was based on these volumes which at the time were still bound into one codex. (Note that there are two versions of the editio princeps with the same title page: Maassen pp. 91-92). After this, the manuscript was presumed lost until Maassen rediscovered it.
Turner, Chapters V p. 343 was positive that the manuscript must have been written in Italy ("The hand is a beautiful uncial of about a. d. 600, too beautiful to have been that of any but an Italian scribe.").
According to the Summary Catalogue, Paris, BnF, lat. 11326 is the fourth part of the same manuscript; Loew in CLA II 255 and V 609 at least asserted the two manuscripts are from the same scriptorium.
Not to be confused with Oxford, Bodleian Library, e Mus. 103.
Descriptions
From Italy saec. VIex/VIIin according to both Loew and Turner. Mentioned by Green, but not in Fowler-Magerl's Clavis handbook and only in passing in Kéry's manual.
