Times of the Passion of Christ and times of the day of Mary

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Foot washing scene (sheet 187v)

The times of the suffering of Christ and the times of the day of Mary ( Heidelberg , University Library , Cod. Pal. Germ. 440 , short form Cpg 440 ) designate an illustrated parchment manuscript that was produced in 1501 in the scriptorium of the Frankenthal monastery of St. Maria Magdalena (also Groß-Frankenthal ) . It is a small format breviary written by Niclas Numan in German. The codex came to the Bibliotheca Palatina in 1558 and belongs to the Codices Palatini germanici .

origin

Clerk's note, sheet 236r
Sheet 1r of the manuscript

After the heyday of the Frankenthal scriptorium in the second half of the 12th century, the creation of manuscripts, thanks to Numan , reached another small climax towards the end of the 15th century. The writer can be found in Frankenthal from 1488 to 1508.

He inserted a colophon in four of his surviving works . In this breviary the scribe calls himself on sheet 236r: From brother Niclas Numan of Franckfort Sant Augustyns order priest profeß zu Groß Franckentall.

Niclas Numan ( Nicolaus Neumann ) from Frankfurt am Main was an Augustinian canon who had made his profession , as well as regular canon and priest of the Groß-Frankenthal monastery.

history

The writing has been traceable in the Heidelberg Castle Library since 1558 . In 1581 it was placed and cataloged in the Heiliggeistbibliothek , the publicly accessible Bibliotheca Palatina. In 1622/1623 it was brought to the Vatican Library in Rome with the books from the Palatina , until the German-language manuscripts were returned to Heidelberg in 1816 . The caps number "C 169" and "1328" are noted in ink on the book cover. The book was in the 169th transport case, 1328 is the number in the Allacci directory .

The breviary was restored in 1962 by Hans Heiland (Stuttgart), in the process he replaced the paper label with the title on the back, which he later added to the manuscript Cod. Pal. germ. 1 added.

description

The breviary contains daily prayers in several groups, followed by prayers for the forgiveness of sins and for the vigil of the dead . The conclusion is made up of seven psalms of penance and an All Saints litany . It has 240 sheets with the dimensions 13.9 cm × 9.8 cm. Writing material is parchment. Numan is the only scribe, he writes in a tiny bastarda on a writing surface of about 10 cm × 6 cm, which contains only 19 lines.

The work contains eight elaborate initials framed in gold and silver . Rubricated initials on sheet 233r highlight the names of the religious saint Augustine and Maria Magdalenas as the church patroness of Groß-Frankenthal.

Numan had provided seven pages for full-page illustrations, only two of which were done in opaque color. On sheet 187v a scene with the washing of feet with Christ and the repentant sinner is shown. On sheet 211v two angels draw souls, i. H. two naked people from purgatory. The left person is shown with a tonsure as a clergyman. In the upper third, God is depicted with a crown in a gold medallion. He gives the blessing. Both illustrations refer to the following text. Hürkey assigns the high quality of the presentation to the area of ​​the " house book master ", Malort could be the Middle Rhine or Heidelberg.

The book was bound in an Ottheinrich cover made of brown calfskin, the leather is embossed. The bust of Elector Ottheinrich, the year 1558 and the electoral coat of arms on the reverse are gold-plated.

More works by Niclas Numan

literature

  • Karl Bartsch : The old German manuscripts of the university library in Heidelberg. (Catalog of the manuscripts of the University Library in Heidelberg I), Heidelberg 1887. P. 139 (No. 242). ( online )
  • Aliza Cohen-Mushlin: A medieval scriptorium. Sancta Maria Magdalena de Frankendal. Volume 1: Text, Volume 2: Plates. (Wolfenbütteler Medieval Studies 3), Wiesbaden 1990. Text volume p. 152f., Figure volume Fig. 389-392, 403.
  • Matthias Miller and Karin Zimmermann : The Codices Palatini germanici in the Heidelberg University Library. (Cod. Pal. Germ. 304-495) (catalogs of the Heidelberg University Library VIII), Wiesbaden 2007. pp. 432-435. ( online )
  • Edgar J. Hürkey (Ed.): Treasures made of parchment. Medieval manuscripts from Frankenthal. (Exhibition September 19 - November 25, 2007, Erkenbert Museum Frankenthal) Frankenthal 2007. pp. 178–186 (No. 14).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Sigrid Krämer: Scriptores possessoresque codicum medii aevi. Database of scribes and owners of medieval manuscripts. Augsburg 2003-2012. (accessed on November 11, 2017)
  2. ↑ Scientific description, page 2
  3. ↑ The manuscript can be recognized as one from Numan's pen: Cohen-Mushlin, A medieval scriptorium, vol. 1, p. 202.