Augustine, De verbis Apostoli (Sermones ad populum)

France, 12th century, middle

parchment

i, 95, i' leaves

265–270 × 180 mm

Latin

1 (ff. 1ra–95rb) Augustine of Hippo, De verbis Apostoli

Note:

f. 95v blank

The contents of the collection follows that given by Verbraken , pp. 220–221 with some exceptions in the order of the sermons and the omission of his items 65, and 96-98. The numbering of the sermons follows the numbering of the respective editions.

1.1 (ff. 1ra–3vb) Sermo CXXXI

Rubric: Incipit sermo primus sancti augustini de uerbis apostoli Cum tremore et timore uestram ipsorum salutem operamini

Incipit: Audiuimus ueracem magistrum diuinum redemptorem

Explicit: ut mutentur oremus conuersi ad dominum

Edition: PL, vol. 38, cols. 729–734.

1.2 (ff. 3vb–7va) Sermo CLXIII

Incipit: Si consideremus fratres ante gratiam

Explicit: uerissime respondetur Gratia dei per dominum nostrum ihesum christum conuersi ad dominum

Edition: PL, vol. 38, cols. 889–895.

1.3 (ff. 7va–9va) Sermo CLXXVI

Incipit: De diuinis lectionibus quod dominus ammonere dignatur

Explicit: sursum cor ponite et de gracias agite

Edition: PL, vol. 38, cols. 595–602.

1.4 (ff. 9va–12rb) Sermo CLXXIV

Incipit: AVdiuimus beatum paulum apostolum dicentem

Explicit: Sed clamat tibi ihesus sine pueros uenire ad me Conuersi ad dominum

Edition: PL, vol. 38, cols. 940–945.

1.5 (ff. 12ra–14vb) Sermo CLXXV

Incipit: Quod lectum est modo

Explicit: qui se humiliat exaltabitur

Edition: PL, vol. 38, cols. 945–949.

1.6 (ff. 14vb–19vb) Sermo CLVI

Incipit: UERBI dei altitudo exercet studium

Explicit: Heredes quidem dei co\h/eredes autem christi Conuersi ad dominum

Edition: PL, vol. 38, cols. 849–859.

1.7 (ff. 19vb–23va) Sermo XXVI

Incipit: Psalmus quem cantauimus deo

Explicit: et terra nostra dabit fructus suos Conuersi ad dominum

Edition: PL, vol. 38, cols. 171–178.

1.8 (ff. 23va–27va) Sermo CLIII

Incipit: Audiuimus concorditerque respondimus

Explicit: Vbi habundauit peccatum superhabundauit gratia Conuersi ad dominum

Edition: PL, vol. 38, cols. 825–832.

1.9 (ff. 27va–32ra) Sermo CLIV

Incipit: Hesternam lectionem de sancti apostoli pauli epistula

Explicit: Non tamen uirtute tua sed gratia dei per ihesum christum dominum nostrum Conuersi

Edition: PL, vol. 38, cols. 833–840.

1.10 (ff. 32ra–37ra) Sermo CLV

Incipit: Hesterna lectio sancti apostoli eo usque

Explicit: non propter merita uestra sed propter munera sua Conuersi ad dominum

Edition: PL, vol. 38, cols. 841–849.

1.11 (ff. 37ra–40ra) Sermo CLXV

Incipit: Apostolum audiuimus psalmum audiuimus

Explicit: Magna scientia ista confidentia Conuersi ad dominum

Edition: PL, vol. 38, cols. 902–907.

1.12 (ff. 40ra–42vb) Sermo XXX

Incipit: Sine dubio fratres grauem quandam sarcinam

Explicit: qui misit me traxerit eum Conuersi ad dominum

Edition: PL, vol. 38, cols. 187–192.

1.13 (ff. 42vb–49va) Sermo CCXCIV

Incipit: In natale sancti iohannis inter cetera

Explicit: quia postea diligenda non erit impietas Conuersi ad dominum

Edition: PL, vol. 39, cols. 1335–1348.

1.14 (ff. 49va–55vb) Sermo CLXIX

Incipit: Ad apostolicam lectionem aures et animum

Explicit: quam cursor preter uiam Conuersi ad dominum

Edition: PL, vol. 38, cols. 915–926.

1.15 (ff. 55vb–58vb) Sermo CLVIII

Incipit: Apostolum beatum audiuimus exhortantem

Explicit: si deus pro nobis quis contra nos

Edition: PL, vol. 38, cols. 862–867.

1.16 (ff. 58vb–61va) Sermo CLIX

Incipit: Hesterno die de iustificatione nostra

Explicit: fons uincit sicientem

Edition: PL, vol. 38, cols. 867–872.

1.17 (ff. 61va–65rb) Sermo CLXI

Incipit: Apostolum beatum audiuimus cum legeretur corripientem

Explicit: ille faciunt quod non licet

Edition: PL, vol. 38, cols. 878–884.

1.18 (ff. 65rb–68rb) Sermo CLXXVIII

Incipit: Beati apostoli epistula cum legeretur de constituendis

Explicit: carnalium fena consumet

Edition: PL, vol. 38, cols. 960–966.

1.19 (ff. 68va–70va) Sermo XXVII

Incipit: Quomodo ianua introducit in domum

Explicit: istorum occultorum apertissimam rationem

Edition: PL, vol. 38, cols. 178–182.

1.20 (ff. 70va–72rb) Quaestio LXXI

Incipit: Quia lex ueteris testamenti custodita

Explicit: debeamus diligere propter christum

Edition: Mutzenbecher (1975), pp. 200–207.

1.21 (ff. 72rb–75vb) Sermo CLXIV

Incipit: Omnes nos per apostolum admonet ueritas

Explicit: ut inuicem onera nostra portemus Conuersi ad dominum

Edition: PL, vol. 38, cols. 895–902.

1.22 (ff. 75vb–77rb) Sermo CLVII

Incipit: Sicut apostolum dixisse meminit sanctitas uestra

Explicit: quia ueracem promissorem christum fidelissime retinentis

Edition: PL, vol. 38, cols. 859–862.

1.23 (ff. 77rb–78rb) Sermo CLXVII

Incipit: Apostolum cum legeretur audistis immo omnes

Explicit: ueniet qui exiget

Edition: PL, vol. 38, cols. 909–915.

1.24 (ff. 78rb–79va) Maximus de Turin, De eo quod scriptum est in Actibus Apostolorum: Erant eis omnia conmunia

Incipit: Legimus in libro qui apostolorum actibus adscribitur

Explicit: dictum est non mentiti estis hominibus sed deo

Edition: Mutzenbecher (1962), pp. 63–65.

1.25 (ff. 79va–81va) Pseudo-Augustine, Sermo XCIX

Incipit: Post resurrectionem ~~domini~~christi quorum operum

Explicit: gloriam consecutam quam in christo suo conditore suscepit qui uiuit et regnat in secula seculorum amen

Edition: PL, vol. 39, cols. 1934–1937.

1.26 (ff. 81va–83va) Sermo XLIII

Incipit: Initium bone uite

Explicit: crede ut intelligas uerbum dei

Edition: PL, vol. 26, cols. 254–258.

1.27 (ff. 83va–87rb) Sermo CLXXX

Incipit: Prima lectio que nobis hodie recitata est

Explicit: tam magno malo carebitis Conuersi ad dominum

Edition: PL, vol. 38, cols. 972–979.

1.28 (ff. 87rb–89va) Sermo CLXXXI

Incipit: Beatissimus iohannes apostolus salubriter et ueraciter scribens

Explicit: exibimus hinc sine peccato

Edition: PL, vol. 38, cols. 979–984.

1.29 (ff. 89va–91va) Sermo CLXXXII

Incipit: Quando iohannes apostolus legebatur

Explicit: pro uobis orate adiutorem conuersi ad dominum

Edition: PL, vol. 38, cols. 984–988.

1.30 (ff. 91va–94rb) Sermo CLXXXIII

Incipit: Uestre caritatis expectatio

Explicit: qui gloriatur in domino glorietur. Conuersi ad dominum

Note: The last part of the sermon appears on f. 95r (‘Precatio post sermonem’), after the insertion MsItem 1.31, but in the form corresponding to the ‘Precatio post sermonem’ found in PL, vol. 38, col. 213 and not that printed as the end of ‘Sermo CLXXXIII’.

Edition: PL, vol. 38, cols. 988–994.

1.31 (ff. 94rb–95rb) Sermo de Hymenaeo et Alexandro

Incipit: Cogit nos austera atque terribilis

Explicit: qui numquam discedit a christo

Edition: Mai (1852), pp. 306–307.

1.32 (f. 95rb) Precatio post sermonem

Incipit: Conuersi ad dominum deum patrem omnipotentem

Explicit: spirituales cogitationes concedat et ad beatitudinem suam perducat per ihesum christum filium suum qui cum eo uiuit et regnat deus per omnia secula seculorum AMEN

Final rubric: Expliciunt sermones beati augustini episcopi de uerbis apostoli feliciter

Edition: PL, vol. 38, col. 213.

Physical Description

Secundo folio

tatis arbitrium

Support

Binding/Endleaves

Locus: ff. LCI, SL1, SR1, RCI

Support: Paper

Leaf dimensions: 270 × 180 mm

Watermark 1

LCI,

Motif: Beehive.

Watermark 2

SL1,

Motif: The word TUMBA.

Watermark 3

SR1,

Motif: Three flowers with stems intersecting in the formation of a hooked cross.

Textblock

Locus: ff. 1r–95v

Support: Parchment

Leaf dimensions: 265 × 180 mm

Foliation

Modern foliation in pencil.

Collation

Formula: 1-11(8), 12(7+1)

Note: VisColl collation.

Catchwords: Catchwords on all quires except for no. 7

Condition

Textblock

Several holes in the parchment, though not affecting the text. The corner of f. 89 severed, with traces of stitching visible. In three of the corners of f. 1 and two of the corners on f. 95 are holes caused by corrosion and/or friction from the metal pins once attaching bosses to an earlier binding; several holes extend to the adjoining leaves - in the upper left corner of f. 1, all the way to f. 5 with stains all the way to f. 9.

Layout

Columns: 2

Ruled lines: 31–32

Written lines:

Note: Ruling in lead point. Pricking visible.

Script

Textblock

Description:

Pregothic minuscule.

Additions

Binding/Endleaves

(LCI–SL1) In-between  (LCI) and  (SL1) is enclosed a paper note with the words ‘Sermones Augustini in Apostolum Paulum’ in pencil in a modern hand.

Textblock

(ff. 1r–94v) At least three contemporary layers of additions and corrections, one of which in the main hand.

(ff. 1v–91v) References to Migne in pencil in a modern hand.

Decorations

Textblock

Description:

Main text in black ink. Sermon rubrics in red.

Initials:

(f. 1ra) plain opening initial ‘A’ over 5 lines in green ink with some penwork and interior reserved shapes. (ff. 3vb–95ra) plain sermon initials over 2-5 lines in red ink with occasional penwork and/or interior reserved shapes. (f. 14vb), (f. 91va) plain sermon initials over 2 and 3 lines in green ink with flourishing in red. Guide letters visible.

Binding

Description:

Early modern binding. Brown leather over bevelled wooden boards. 3 raised bands and endbands. Spine, faint writing in ink: ‘Sermones Augustini’; in ink: ‘MS 23’; stamped in gold: ‘A 146’; in brown ink on paper label: ‘21’; in brown ink on paper label: ‘e. 30. 3. 8.’; remnants of paper label with the signum ‘72’.

Tooling:

LCO, RCO multiple blind tooled concentric panels filled with geometric and floral patterns at the centre of which a medallion surrounded by 4 floral sprigs; floral sprigs and panel borders on spine.

History

Origin

France, 12th century, middle.

Provenance

Provenance unknown. The manuscript is listed as no. ‘72’ in Jaches's catalogue of 1698 (U 122), as no. ‘21 ’in the catalogue of 1734 (U 125e), and as ‘e. 30. 8. 3.’ in Hammarsköld's catalogue of the 19th century (U 133). The signum ‘23 ’has not been identified.