A Widespread Set of Late-Antique Annotations to Augustine’s "De Genesi ad litteram"

This article discusses a set of annotations found in the margins of most of the manuscripts of Augustine’s De Genesi ad litteram belonging to Michael Gorman’s β-family of texts of that work. These annotations survive as copies already in the earliest manuscript (the eighth-century Paris, Bibliothèqu...

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Main Author: Keskiaho, Jesse 1979- (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Brepols [2016]
In: Sacris erudiri
Year: 2016, Volume: 55, Pages: 79-127
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Augustinus, Aurelius, Saint 354-430, De genesi ad litteram / Annotation / Handwriting / History 500-1100
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
KAC Church history 500-1500; Middle Ages
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Summary:This article discusses a set of annotations found in the margins of most of the manuscripts of Augustine’s De Genesi ad litteram belonging to Michael Gorman’s β-family of texts of that work. These annotations survive as copies already in the earliest manuscript (the eighth-century Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, lat. 2607) and come in two distinct versions. After an analysis of their texts, palaeography (especially in the earliest manuscript), functions and themes of interest, this article argues that the annotations likely represent two stages in annotating Augustine’s text. Both versions appear to be considerably older than the first manuscript that transmits them and seem to have been created not much later than the sixth century, by an annotator or annotators employing notae antiquae. An edition of the annotations is presented in the Appendix.
Item Description:Appendix auf Seite 110-127
ISSN:0771-7776
Contains:Enthalten in: Sacris erudiri
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1484/J.SE.5.112599