An Anglo-Saxon fragment of Justinus's Epitome
Julia Crick
In 1910, Samuel Brandt published a description and photograph of fragment Justinus's Epitome the Historiae Philippicae Pompeius Trogus. The leaf, whose present location is unknown, belonged at that time to collection Ernst Fischer Weinheim. dated its script, an Anglo-Saxon minuscule, about AD 800, which, as observed, would mean it antedated earliest known manuscripts text, which are ninth-century. Although E. A. Lowe indicated in his Codices Latini Antiquiores was lost, has continued attract scholarly attention. Professor Bernhard Bischoff suggested could be identified with copy Justinus listed among books Gerward, palace librarian Louis Pious. This implied connection Carolingian court, taken together Alcuin's naming work described poem on York later association raised possibility English origin for Weinheim manuscript therefore also branch text. As L.D. Reynolds remarked, ‘This significance quite out keeping size.’
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