Rule of St. Augustine

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Rule of St. Augustine

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Item No: mca2130031
Title: Rule of St. Augustine
Script: Hybrida
Language: Dutch
Folio Number: f. 3r
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes:

This manuscript has been dated to ca. 1500.


Notes:

This page begins a manuscript that was written at the Cloister of Jericho in Brussels. The colophon that appears at the end of the text explains that the book was written by twelve scribes: eleven nuns and their confessor, Father Philip Nicholas, who wrote out the book as an act of devotion. The book comprises the Rule of St. Augustine along with Hugh of St. Victor's explanation of the text. The main text is underlined in red and the commentary is left without underlining in order to differentiate it from the rest.


Notes: Initial D beginning a commentary on the rule of St. Augustine
Notes: This manuscript was written by 12 amateur scribes all related to the Cloister of Jericho in Brussels. The colophon on f. 118r list the names of 11 nuns and their confessor.
Sirsi Catalog Key: 1610446
Country: Country:Flanders
City/Town/Township:Brussels

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): 1510
Image Dimensions Width: 133 mm
ShelfMark: Lewis E 213
Creator Name: Augustine of Hippo - Author

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