Codex Einsidlensis 347
| Codex Einsidlensis 347 | |
|---|---|
| Repository | Einsiedeln Abbey Library |
| origin | Raetia |
| material | parchment |
| Page number | 460 |
| format | 190 × 150 mm |
| Time of origin | 8th-9th century |
| language | Latin |
The Codex Einsidlensis 347 , dating from the 8th or 9th century, is one of the oldest manuscripts kept in the Einsiedeln monastery and contains excerpts in Latin from the church history of Eusebius of Caesarea . It was written by several scribes in Raetia , in an unknown monastery, and still shows influences from the Irish-Scottish mission of the early Middle Ages. The manuscript attests to the increased preoccupation with ancient texts during the reign of Charlemagne in the Alpine region as well.
Description of the codex
The manuscript, measuring 190 × 150 mm, consists of 460 pages; the parchment is of varying quality. Quite thick and very thin leaves are mixed. The pages are uniformly lined with a stylus and written on in one column. The work consists of parts written by various copyists , all of which, however, used black ink throughout and were written in Raetian minuscule letters , using numerous abbreviations. All headings are also in black and also written in uncial form. The first letters of the individual chapters were each decorated with an elaborate network of lines in the style of Irish island illumination ; sometimes fish or birds are incorporated into the initials. In some places the lines are very faded and difficult to read. There are only a few additions from later times; Heinrich von Ligerz , the librarian from Einsiedeln in the 14th century, has a few notes and marginal notes and is therefore the same age as the binding , the two wooden covers of which are covered with grayish leather.
content
At the beginning of the Codex there is an introductory foreword by Rufinus of Aquileia , who at the turn of the 4th and 5th centuries translated Eusebius' church history from the Greek original into Latin. Selected chapters from Eusebius' history follow on over 400 pages; the respective chapter numbers were added in the margin by Gall Morel in the 19th century . Although the manuscript does not fully reproduce the history of the Church , it is nevertheless an important text witness due to its great age. The last thirty pages contain a few short texts with also Church history content. The author and origin of these texts are unknown; According to the current state of research, they have not been handed down anywhere else.
History of the Codex
No information is available about the origin of the manuscript and its way to Einsiedeln. Neither the place nor the time of writing can be localized more precisely; There is no corresponding reference in the manuscript, so that an approximate spatial and temporal limitation is only possible palaeographically . A ownership entry of Einsiedeln only dates from the 14th century; the codex probably belonged to the library of the monastery since then.
literature
- Bernhard Bischoff : Early Carolingian manuscripts and their homeland. In: Scriptorium 22, 1968, p. 308 (brief note on the history of the codex).
- Anton von Euw : Liber viventium Fabariensis. Stuttgart 1989, p. 104 (description of the codex).
Web links
- Online version of the manuscript , accessed February 15, 2014
- Manuscript description and more detailed list of references , accessed on February 15, 2014
Individual evidence
- ^ Anton von Euw: Liber viventium Fabariensis. Stuttgart 1989, p. 104; http://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/de/description/sbe/0347 (January 15, 2014)
- ↑ http://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/de/description/sbe/0347 (January 15, 2014)
- ↑ http://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/de/description/sbe/0347 (January 15, 2014); Bernhard Bischoff: Early Carolingian manuscripts and their homeland. In: Scriptorium 22, 1968, p. 308.