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'''Avranches, BM, 146''' is a late eleventh to early twelfth-century manuscript of 166 folios in 2 cols. and 40 lines (365 x 275 mm, flyleaf 315 x 245 mm). Its codicological composition reads as follows: 21 quires, 20 x IV<sup>160</sup> + (IV – 1)<sup>166</sup>; quire signatures start at I<sup>8</sup> (''primus'') until VII<sup>56</sup> (''VII''), next thirteen quires labelled ''A''<sup>64</sup> through ''N''<sup>159</sup>, the last quire was not signed; modern foliation in Arabic numerals in lead pencil. The manuscript was written in one hand, possibly the scribe was called Osborne according to {{Author|Samaran/Marichal}}, in late Caroline minuscule with illuminated script. It can be dated saec. XI<sup>2/2</sup>-XII<sup>1/2</sup> according to {{Author|Taranne}}. Its provenance is definitely from Northern France, either from the Abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel according to {{Author|Alexander}}, the Abbey of Saint-Omer-Saint-Bertin or Thérouanne according to {{Author|Kéry}}. | '''Avranches, BM, 146''' is a late eleventh to early twelfth-century manuscript of 166 folios in 2 cols. and 40 lines (365 x 275 mm, flyleaf 315 x 245 mm). Its codicological composition reads as follows: 21 quires, 20 x IV<sup>160</sup> + (IV – 1)<sup>166</sup>; quire signatures start at I<sup>8</sup> (''primus'') until VII<sup>56</sup> (''VII''), next thirteen quires labelled ''A''<sup>64</sup> through ''N''<sup>159</sup>, the last quire was not signed; modern foliation in Arabic numerals in lead pencil. The manuscript was written in one hand, possibly the scribe was called Osborne according to {{Author|Samaran/Marichal}}, in late Caroline minuscule with illuminated script. It can be dated saec. XI<sup>2/2</sup>-XII<sup>1/2</sup> according to {{Author|Taranne}}. Its provenance is definitely from Northern France, either from the Abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel according to {{Author|Alexander}}, the Abbey of Saint-Omer-Saint-Bertin or Thérouanne according to {{Author|Kéry}}. | ||
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[[File:500256201 MS0146 009.jpg|thumb|Fol. 5v of the manuscript, which includes a large and beautifully decorated I-capital]] The most striking visual aspect of this manuscript is, arguably, its illuminated capitals. Many works are introduced with colourful and lively capital letters, making the manuscript easier to study and work with. Especially the beginning of [[Pseudoisidore]]'s canonical collection on fol. 2v - here introduced as ''Isidorus mercator seruus christi lectori conseruo suo'' - includes an immense I-capital that takes up the whole verso side of the folio. The various 'Celtic' aspects and the animals added, as well as its grand size, give the impression this codex was a prized work of art. | [[File:500256201 MS0146 009.jpg|thumb|Fol. 5v of the manuscript, which includes a large and beautifully decorated I-capital]] The most striking visual aspect of this manuscript is, arguably, its illuminated capitals. Many works are introduced with colourful and lively capital letters, making the manuscript easier to study and work with. Especially the beginning of [[Pseudoisidore]]'s canonical collection on fol. 2v - here introduced as ''Isidorus mercator seruus christi lectori conseruo suo'' - includes an immense I-capital that takes up the whole verso side of the folio. The various 'Celtic' aspects and the animals added, as well as its grand size, give the impression this codex was a prized work of art. | ||
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|Front cover and flyleaf | |Front cover and flyleaf | ||
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|1r | |1r | ||
|Short description of contents in a modern hand (s. XVIII) | |Short description of contents in a modern hand (s. XVIII) | ||
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|1va-2va | |1va-2va | ||
|''Notitia provinciarum et civitatum Galliae'' | |''Notitia provinciarum et civitatum Galliae'' | ||
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|2va-160vb | |2va-160vb | ||
|[[Pseudoisidore, False Decretals]] | |[[Pseudoisidore, False Decretals]] | ||
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|156ra-159rb | |156ra-159rb | ||
|[[Pseudoisidore]], ''[[Capitula Angilramni]]'' | |[[Pseudoisidore]], ''[[Capitula Angilramni]]'' | ||
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|159rb-160vb | |159rb-160vb | ||
|Epistles of [[Pseudoisidore]], titled: ''Epistola ad Leudefredum'' and ''Epistola ad Massonam'' | |Epistles of [[Pseudoisidore]], titled: ''Epistola ad Leudefredum'' and ''Epistola ad Massonam'' | ||
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|160ra-161rb | |160ra-161rb | ||
|''[[Collectio XXX capitulorum]]'', chapters I-VIII | |''[[Collectio XXX capitulorum]]'', chapters I-VIII | ||
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|161rb-164ra | |161rb-164ra | ||
|Excerpts of Isidore of Seville's ''Etymologiae'', book 8, chapters 5-6 | |Excerpts of Isidore of Seville's ''Etymologiae'', book 8, chapters 5-6 | ||
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|164rb-165rb | |164rb-165rb | ||
|List of popes since St. Peter and until Honorius II, including years, months and days of their pontificate. Added by a later hand in darker ink | |List of popes since St. Peter and until Honorius II, including years, months and days of their pontificate. Added by a later hand in darker ink | ||
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|165va-166vb | |165va-166vb | ||
|''He sunt proprie auctoritates apostolice sedis'' | |''He sunt proprie auctoritates apostolice sedis'' | ||
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==Literature== | ==Literature== | ||
Alexander, ''Norman illumination at Mont Saint-Michel'' (1970), p. 224; Hinschius, ''Decretales'', p. XII n. 14, XVIII n. 15, XXXIII n. II, CLXIV n. 12, and CLXV; Kéry, | Alexander, ''Norman illumination at Mont Saint-Michel'' (1970), p. 224; Hinschius, ''Decretales'', p. XII n. 14, XVIII n. 15, XXXIII n. II, CLXIV n. 12, and CLXV; {{Author|Kéry}}, Collections pp. {{Kéry|74}}, {{Kéry|81}}, {{Kéry|100}}, {{Kéry|114}}; Mordek, 'Dictatus papae e Proprie auctoritates apostolice sedis' (1974), p. 6-7; Nortier, Les bibliothèques médiévales (1966), p. 67 n. 39, 87, and 90; Samaran, Marichal, ''Catalogue des manuscrits'' Vol. 7 (1984), p. 449; Somerville, ‘The Council of Beauvais, 1114’ (1968), p. 497 n. 29; Taranne, ''Catalogue général des manuscrits'' Vol. 4 (1872), p. 501; idem, Vol. 10 (1889), p. 67-68. | ||
An edition of the ''[[Collectio XXX capitulorum]]'' is currently being prepared by Sven Meeder, Gideon de Jong, and Bruno Schalekamp. | An edition of the ''[[Collectio XXX capitulorum]]'' is currently being prepared by Sven Meeder, Gideon de Jong, and Bruno Schalekamp. | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:32, 22 December 2025
| Library | Avranches, BM |
|---|---|
| Shelfmark | 146 |
| Century | saec. XI2/2-XII1/2 |
| Provenance | Northern France |
| European region of origin | Northern France |
| Collection | Collectio XXX capitulorum |
| Collection 2 | Pseudoisidore, False Decretals |
| Collection 3 | Proprie auctoritates apostolice sedis |
| Collection 4 | Capitula Angilramni |
| Collection 5 | Collectio Hibernensis |
| Digital Images | arca.irht.cnrs.fr |
| Digital Images 2 | initiale.irht.cnrs.fr (only few images) |
| Digital Images 3 | emmsm.unicaen.fr (In December 2025, a direct link to the manuscript is not working properly) |
| Author | Bruno Schalekamp |
Avranches, BM, 146 is a late eleventh to early twelfth-century manuscript of 166 folios in 2 cols. and 40 lines (365 x 275 mm, flyleaf 315 x 245 mm). Its codicological composition reads as follows: 21 quires, 20 x IV160 + (IV – 1)166; quire signatures start at I8 (primus) until VII56 (VII), next thirteen quires labelled A64 through N159, the last quire was not signed; modern foliation in Arabic numerals in lead pencil. The manuscript was written in one hand, possibly the scribe was called Osborne according to Samaran/Marichal, in late Caroline minuscule with illuminated script. It can be dated saec. XI2/2-XII1/2 according to Taranne. Its provenance is definitely from Northern France, either from the Abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel according to Alexander, the Abbey of Saint-Omer-Saint-Bertin or Thérouanne according to Kéry.
Contents
The manuscript is a medium-sized codex and contains almost exclusively canonical material (Pseudoisidore and De ratione matrimonii), as well as some excerpts of Isidore of Seville's Etymologiae, a later added list of popes, and the Notitia Galliarum. The codex is very well-preserved, with only minor water damage in the margins. The ruling and text was planned out extensively, as it contains few additions or corrections. Fols. 1v-2r, for example, contains some remarkable and fairly unnecessary additions in between the lines by an especially untrained hand. The main text may (and has been argued to) have been written by one scribe according to Samaran/Marichal, which implicates this was a large project and must have taken a substantial amount of time to produce.
The most striking visual aspect of this manuscript is, arguably, its illuminated capitals. Many works are introduced with colourful and lively capital letters, making the manuscript easier to study and work with. Especially the beginning of Pseudoisidore's canonical collection on fol. 2v - here introduced as Isidorus mercator seruus christi lectori conseruo suo - includes an immense I-capital that takes up the whole verso side of the folio. The various 'Celtic' aspects and the animals added, as well as its grand size, give the impression this codex was a prized work of art.
| folios | content |
|---|---|
| Front cover and flyleaf | |
| 1r | Short description of contents in a modern hand (s. XVIII) |
| 1va-2va | Notitia provinciarum et civitatum Galliae |
| 2va-160vb | Pseudoisidore, False Decretals |
| 156ra-159rb | Pseudoisidore, Capitula Angilramni |
| 159rb-160vb | Epistles of Pseudoisidore, titled: Epistola ad Leudefredum and Epistola ad Massonam |
| 160ra-161rb | Collectio XXX capitulorum, chapters I-VIII |
| 161rb-164ra | Excerpts of Isidore of Seville's Etymologiae, book 8, chapters 5-6 |
| 164rb-165rb | List of popes since St. Peter and until Honorius II, including years, months and days of their pontificate. Added by a later hand in darker ink |
| 165va-166vb | He sunt proprie auctoritates apostolice sedis |
| Flyleaf and back cover |
Literature
Alexander, Norman illumination at Mont Saint-Michel (1970), p. 224; Hinschius, Decretales, p. XII n. 14, XVIII n. 15, XXXIII n. II, CLXIV n. 12, and CLXV; Kéry, Collections pp. 74, 81, 100, 114; Mordek, 'Dictatus papae e Proprie auctoritates apostolice sedis' (1974), p. 6-7; Nortier, Les bibliothèques médiévales (1966), p. 67 n. 39, 87, and 90; Samaran, Marichal, Catalogue des manuscrits Vol. 7 (1984), p. 449; Somerville, ‘The Council of Beauvais, 1114’ (1968), p. 497 n. 29; Taranne, Catalogue général des manuscrits Vol. 4 (1872), p. 501; idem, Vol. 10 (1889), p. 67-68.
An edition of the Collectio XXX capitulorum is currently being prepared by Sven Meeder, Gideon de Jong, and Bruno Schalekamp.
