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Volume / Number: S1 / 1855

CLA 1855
Shelfmarks
  • Paris France Bibliothèque Nationale de France Lat. 17770 (fragm.)
Script ‘Corbie’ Majuscule
Date VIII–IX (780 - 820)
Origin and Provenance

Written in all probability at Corbie, or in a nearby region. Recovered when the codex was restored in 1976. The main MS is definitely connected with Corbie: it contains, inter alia, the Regula S Benedicti copied in 1304 at the request of ‘Iohannes du Candas officialis Corbeie’ (cf. the subscription on fol. 100r) and also documents connected with the monastery of Corbie; the Corbie ex-libris is found on fol. 3r.

CLA Vol. S1
TM Number TM 68718
Support Parchment
Contents Textus Incertus (Inscriptiones?).
Script Commentary

Script is the characteristic majuscule found with the ‘Corbie’ a-b type: A has the uncial form; D, E and Q are capital; the tail of uncial G leans to the left; the foot of L ends in a flourish descending below the line; the crossbar of T curves around to the left, touching the upright.

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