An Early Manuscript Witness of the Homiliaries of Angers and St. Père de Chartres in Bamberg, Staatsbibliothek, MS Msc.Bibl.30a
W Rudolf
This article introduces the five bifolia of Bamberg, Staatsbibliothek, MS Msc.Bibl.30a, identifying them as earliest known manuscript witness combining text from Homiliaries Angers and St. Père de Chartres, two Carolingian preaching cycles unknown origin, written in simple Latin. It provides a thorough study materiality fragments their provenance part medieval binding, partial reconstruction original collection which were taken, short linguistic commentary, textual evaluation, diplomatic transcription surviving homilies. The evidence presented here offers new information on composition, performance pastoral addresses to laity Europe. also novel perspectives transmission these encourages future critical edition Homiliary Angers.
The Journal of medieval Latin