La tradition lyonnaise d’Eucher de Lyon et le manuscrit <i>Paris, BNF, lat.</i> 9550
Louis Holtz
The manuscript Paris, BNF, lat. 9550, which contains two hermeneutical treatises by Eucher, is the only pre-Carolingian witness to Passion of Saint Maurice and Theban Legion written between 432 449 bishop Lyon. This study reconstructs main stages in history this manuscript, uncials dated E. A. Lowe sixth seventh century. Its Lyonnaise origin may be demonstrated convergence several factors that point directly episcopal archives at Lyon time Bishop Aetherius Gregory Great. But seems have been copied for abbey Oyend, eighth centuries fell under authority diocese Brought request Leidrad, who used his distant predecessor initiating clergy reading Bible, was a number times Florus, whose many corrections annotations are recognisable especially text Passion. At end ninth century returned Oyend Mannon. Here, during eleventh twelfth century, last folios, were originally blank but laden with notes over years, cleaned received extraneous texts, notably on sacraments. Thereafter latter part bears title De sacramentis et aliis inventory 1491. Jesuit Pierre-François Chifflet had pleasure discovering it situ around 1660 luck escaped fire 1799, five years before its entry into Bibliothèque nationale.
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