Fragmentum Gregorianum Hauniense. Om et fragment af Gregorius’ Historiae og dets historie
E. Ladewig Petersen
More than half of the Medieval Latin manuscripts RL were copied after year 1400. Only three can be dated to period before 800. Of these oldest is a single leaf in library’s New Royal Collection, NKS 1878 2°. With lacunae due loss outer edge it contains text Historiae Gregory Tours from liber V, cap. 1, “filium eius paruulum …” 3 “… morte praeuentus interiit”. The paper offers detailed codicological and palaeographical description fragment that measures 29,6 &gt; 29,4 × 20,7 19,7 cm. written uncials two columns, scriptura continua. There are few abbreviations fairly elaborate system ligatures. graphic for division into sentences, parts, chapters books. Corrections made during process writing seen as an expression painstaking ambition those who produced book. A later hand changed odd forms spelling text, such ra 18 teniri (teneri), rb 21 decerniret (decerneret) vb 19 locoplitatus (locupletatus).The first symptom scholarly interest note on identifying 1697. When how came Copenhagen not known. It was recorded inventories late 1923, but library had become known public long before. Its textual contents published twice 1884, France by Henri Omont, Germany Wilhelm Arndt his edition Gregory’s History Monumenta Germaniae Historica. Who actually discovered clear. Omont bestowed honour Léopold Delisle, whereas pointed out Georg Waitz finding father. together with other fragments uncial letters, one Leiden (Universiteits-Bibliotheek, Bibl. Publ. Lat. 21, ff. 1-2), another Vatican (Bibliotheca Apostolica Vaticana, Reg. 689 bis, 322-325). believed they pieces different codices, thought parts same codex, which he described vetustissimus et praestantissimus. Arndt’s successor Bruno Krusch disagreed, differences script measures. An examination sources makes clear are, fact, leaves also stated E.A. Lowe Codices Latini Antiquiores part I. dating codex 7th century has been met broad consensus, exception suggested early 8th century. favoured CLA I, date X, point view supported author this paper. concluded seven Copenhagen, remnants containing History, invaluable source study Gregory, constitution understanding its complicated transmission. Based admonition successors concerning preservation work book X based analysis further belonged must have Tours. Thus form production books pre-Carolingian era, E.K. Rand “wrapped obscurity”.
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