A Sixth-Century Fragment of the Letters of Pliny the Younger Part 3

5. Codex Theodosia.n.u.s (Turin, MS. A. II. 2). a. 438-ca. 550

Ma.n.u.scripts containing the Theodosian Code can not be earlier than A.D. 438, when this body of law was promulgated, nor much later than the middle of sixth century, when the Justinian Code supplanted the Theodosian and made it useless to copy it.

Traube, l.c., No. 311; idem, "Enarratio tabularum" in _Theodosiani libri_ XVI edited by Th. Mommsen and P.M. Meyer, Berlin 1905; Zangemeister-Wattenbach, pls. XXV-XXVIII; C. Cipolla, _Codici Bobbiesi_, pls. VII, VIII. See also _Oxyrh. Papyri_ XV (1922), No. 1813, pl. 1.

6. The Toulouse Ma.n.u.script (No. 364) and Paris MS. lat. 8901, containing Canons, written at Albi. a. 600-666

Traube, l.c., No. 304; F. Schulte, "Iter Gallic.u.m" in _Sitzungsberichte der K. Akad. der Wiss. Phil.-hist. Kl._ LIX (1868), p. 422, facs. 5; C.H. Turner, "Chapters in the history of Latin ma.n.u.scripts: II. A group of ma.n.u.scripts of Canons at Toulouse, Albi and Paris" in _Journal of Theological Studies_, II (1901), pp. 266 sqq.; and Traube's descriptions in A.E. Burn, _Facsimiles of the Creeds from Early Ma.n.u.scripts_ (= vol. x.x.xVI of the publications of the Henry Bradshaw Society).

7. The Morgan Ma.n.u.script of St. Augustine's Homilies, written in the Abbey of Luxeuil. Later at Beauvais and Chateau de Troussures. a. 669

Traube, l.c., No 307; L. Delisle, "Notice sur un ma.n.u.scrit de l'abbaye de Luxeuil copie en 625" in _Notices et Extraits des ma.n.u.scrits de la bibliotheque nationale_, x.x.xI. 2 (1886), pp. 149 sqq.; J. Havet, "Questions merovingiennes: III. La date d'un ma.n.u.scrit de Luxeuil" in _Bibliotheque de l'ecole des chartes_, XLVI (1885), pp. 429 sqq.

8. The Berne Ma.n.u.script (No. 219B) of Jerome's translation of the Chronicle of Eusebius, written in France, possibly at Fleury. a. 699

Traube, l.c., No. 16; Zangemeister-Wattenbach, pl. LIX; J.R.

Sinner, _Catalogus codic.u.m ma.n.u.scriptorum bibliothecae Bernensis_ (Berne 1760), pp. 64-7; A. Schone, _Eusebii chronicorum libri duo_, vol. II (Berlin 1866), p. XXVII; J.K. Fotheringham, _The Bodleian ma.n.u.script of Jerome's version of the Chronicle of Eusebius_ (Oxford 1905), p. 4.

9. Brussels Fragment of a Psalter and Varia Patristica (MS. 1221 = 9850-52) written for St. Medardus in Soissons in the time of Childebert III. a. 695-711

Traube, l.c., No. 27; L. Delisle, "Notice sur un ma.n.u.scrit merovingien de Saint-Medard de Soissons" in _Revue archeologique_, Nouv. ser. XLI (1881), pp. 257 sqq. and pl. IX; idem, "Notice sur un ma.n.u.scrit merovingien de la Bibliotheque Royale de Belgique Nr.

9850-52" in _Notices et extraits des ma.n.u.scrits_, etc., x.x.xI. 1 (1884), pp. 33-47, pls. 1, 2, 4; J. Van den Ghejn, _Catalogue des ma.n.u.scrits de la Bibliotheque Royale de Belgique_, II (1902), pp.

224-6.

10. Codex Amiatinus of the Bible (Florence Laur. Am. 1) written in England. ante a. 716

Traube, l.c., No. 44: Zangemeister-Wattenbach, pl. x.x.xV; Steffens, pl. 21b; E.H. Zimmermann, _Vorkarolingische Miniaturen_ (Berlin 1916), pl. 222; but particularly G.B. de Rossi, _La biblia offerta da Ceolfrido abbate al sepolcro di S. Pietro, codice antichissimo tra i superst.i.ti delle biblioteche della sede apostolica_--Al Sommo Pontefice Leone XIII, omaggio giubilare della biblioteca Vaticana, Rome 1888, No. v.

11. The Treves Prosper (MS. 36, olim S. Matthaei). a. 719

Traube, l.c., No. 306; Zangemeister-Wattenbach, pl. XLIX; M. Keuffer, _Beschreibendes Verzeichnis der Handschriften der Stadtbibliothek zu Trier_, I (1888), pp. 38 sqq.

12. The Milan Ma.n.u.script (Ambros. B. 159 sup.) of Gregory's Moralia, written at Bobbio in the abbacy of Anastasius. ca. a. 750

Traube, l.c., No. 102; _Palaeographical Society_, pl. 121; E.H.

Zimmermann, _Vorkarolingische Miniaturen_ (Berlin 1916), pl.

14-16, Text, pp. 10, 41, 152; A. Reifferscheid, _Bibliotheca patrum latinorum italica_, II, 38 sq.

13. The Bodleian Acts of the Apostles (MS. Selden supra 30) written in the Isle of Thanet. ante a. 752

Traube, l.c., No. 165; Smith's _Dictionary of the Bible_, IV (New York 1876) 3458 b; S. Berger, _Histoire de la Vulgate_ (Paris 1893), p. 44; Wordsworth and White, _Novum Testamentum_, II (1905), p. vii.

14. The Autun Ma.n.u.script (No. 3) of the Gospels, written at Vosevium.

a. 754

Traube, l.c., No. 3; Zangemeister-Wattenbach, pl. LXI; Steffens, pl. 37.

15. Codex Beneventa.n.u.s of the Gospels (London Brit. Mus. Add. MS. 5463) written at Benevento. a. 739-760

Traube, l.c., No. 88; _Palaeographical Society_, pl. 236; _Catalogue of the Ancient Ma.n.u.scripts in the British Museum_, II, pl. 7.

16. The Lucca Ma.n.u.script (No. 490) of the Liber Pontificalis.

post a. 787

Traube, l.c., No. 92; J.D. Mansi, "De insigni codice Caroli Magni aetate scripto" in _Raccolta di opuscoli scientifici e filologici_, T. XLV (Venice 1751), ed. A. Calogiera, pp. 78-80; Th. Mommsen, _Gesta pontific.u.m romanorum_, I (1899) in _Monumenta Germaniae Historica_; Steffens, pl. 48.

Guided by the above ma.n.u.scripts, we may proceed to determine the place which the Morgan Pliny occupies in the series of uncial ma.n.u.scripts. The student of ma.n.u.scripts recognizes at a glance that the Morgan fragment is, as has been said, distinctly older than the Codex Fuldensis of about the year 546. But how much older? Is it to be compared in antiquity with such venerable monuments as the palimpsest of Cicero's _De Re Publica_, with products like the Berlin _Computus Paschalis_ or the Bodleian _Chronicle_ of Eusebius? If we examine carefully the characteristics of our oldest group of fourth- and fifth-century ma.n.u.scripts and compare them with those of the Morgan ma.n.u.script we shall see that the latter, though sharing some of the features found in ma.n.u.scripts of the oldest group, lacks others and in turn shows features peculiar to ma.n.u.scripts of a later group.

[Sidenote: _Oldest group of uncial ma.n.u.scripts_]

Our oldest group would naturally be composed of those uncial ma.n.u.scripts which bear the closest resemblance to the above-mentioned ma.n.u.scripts of the fourth and fifth centuries, and I should include in that group such ma.n.u.scripts as these:

A. Of Cla.s.sical Authors.

1. Rome, Vatic. lat. 5757.--Cicero, De Re Publica, palimpsest.

Traube, l.c., No. 269-70; Zangemeister-Wattenbach, pl. XVII; E.

Chatelain, _Paleographie des cla.s.siques latins_, pl. x.x.xIX, 2; _Palaeographical Society_, pl. 160; Steffens, pl. 15. For a complete facsimile edition of the ma.n.u.script see _Codices e Vaticanis selecti phototypice expressi_, Vol. II, Milan 1907; Ehrle-Liebaert, _Specimina codic.u.m latinorum Vaticanorum_ (Bonn 1912), pl. 4.

2. Rome, Vatic. lat. 5750 + Milan, Ambros. E. 147 sup.--Scholia Bobiensia in Ciceronem, palimpsest.

Traube, l.c., No. 265-68; Zangemeister-Wattenbach, pl. x.x.xI; _Palaeographical Society_, pl. 112; complete facsimile edition in _Codices e Vaticanis selecti_, etc., Vol. VII, Milan 1906; Ehrle-Liebaert, _Specimina codic.u.m latinorum Vaticanorum_, pl. 5a.

3. Vienna, 15.--Livy, fifth decade (five books).

Traube, l.c., No. 359; Zangemeister-Wattenbach, pl. XVIII; E.

Chatelain, _Paleographie des cla.s.siques latins_, pl. CXX; complete facsimile edition in _Codices graeci et latini photographice depicti_, Tom. IX, Leyden 1907.

4. Paris, lat. 5730.--Livy, third decade.

Traube, l.c., No. 183; Zangemeister-Wattenbach, pl. XIX; _Paleographical Society_, pls. 31 and 32; E. Chatelain, _Paleographie des cla.s.siques latins_, pl. CXVI; _Reproductions des ma.n.u.scrits et miniatures de la Bibliotheque Nationale_, ed. H.

Omont, Vol. I, Paris 1907.

5. Verona, XL (38).--Livy, first decade, 6 palimpsest leaves.

Traube, l.c., No. 349-50. Th. Mommsen, _a.n.a.lecta Liviana_, Leipsic 1873; E. Chatelain, _Paleographie des cla.s.siques latins_, pl. CVI.

6. Rome, Vatic. lat. 10696.--Livy, fourth decade, Lateran fragments.

Traube, l.c., No. 277; M. Vatta.s.so, "Frammenti d'un Livio del V.

secolo recentemente scoperti, Codice Vaticano Latino 10696" in _Studi e Testi_, Vol. XVIII, Rome 1906; Ehrle-Liebaert, _Specimina codic.u.m latinorum Vaticanorum_, pl. 5b.

7. Bamberg, Cla.s.s. 35_a_.--Livy, fourth decade, fragments.

Traube, l.c., No. 7; idem, "Palaeographische Forschungen IV, Bamberger Fragmente der vierten Dekade des Livius" in _Abhandlungen der Koniglich Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften_, III Kla.s.se, XXIV Band, I Abteilung, Munich 1904.

8. Vienna, lat. 1_a_.--Pliny, Historia Naturalis, fragments.