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CLA 636
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  • Paris France Bibliothèque Nationale de France Lat. 12217
Script Corbie a-b Script
Date VIII² (751 - 800)
Origin and Provenance

Written doubtless at Corbie, where it probably remained until it came to Saint-Germain-des-Prés. On fol. 1v stand the two eighteenth century entries: 'Ex libris S. Petri Corbeiensis’ and 'St. Germani a Pratis', the St Germain press-mark was '760, olim 218'. Came to the Bibliothèque Nationale during the Revolution.

CLA Vol. 5
TM Number TM 66803
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Contents Augustinus, Solutiones Diversarum Quaestionum, Liber Contra Adamantium Haereticum, Breviarium Contra Arianos.
Script Commentary

Script is a good specimen of the type known as a-b, described under CLA 5.554)). The opening six lines of Contra Adamantium (fol. 56) are in uncial with A and Q capital. An excellent scribe using the Maurdramnus type of minuscule wrote part of fol. 54v and all of fol. 58.

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