MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE MANUSCRIPTS
VICTORIA
facientes . . . ; the text breaks off again 97v)’ in Book VII in the corn— mentary to
XXIII, 13 with : demones pessimos qui et propugnacula and continues on 98r.a in the
preface of Book VIII with : gallionem et gabinianum cyprianum; all ends 258r)) . •
probanda sunt atque purganda moderatarn arbitramur et mixtarn clementie sententiam
iudicis.
s_ Hieronymi Presbyteri Gommentariorum in Esaiam Libri I — XVIII, 2 vols,
M. Adriaen (ed.), Turnhout 1963, without reference to this MS.
202 Aegidius Romanus OESA DE REGIMINE PRINCIPUM - in Latin — 15c.
First, two centre and last sheets of the quires are vellum, the others paper, 298 x
210mm., water-mark is an ox-head with flower on stalk, the closest representation in
Briquet, VoLIV being no.14781 (Augsburg 1432, Munich 1433), three years later
than the explicit; A contemporary ‘vellum + 166. Col lation : (12)11 2 (13)1 3 (9)14
Catchwords agreeing, some quire signatures, folia tion by scribe in arabic numerals
1—158, then in modern pencil 159—63, no pagination. Folsl64r.—166r. are blank.
Worm-holes in lower half of gatherings.
Black ink faded to brown, ruling brown ink, two cols each of 42—5 lines. Script is fi
half 15c. German littera hybrida with explicit 150v.a : Explicit liber de regimine
principum Editus afratre Egidio Romano ordinisfratrum heremitarum Sancti
Augustini Scriptus etfinitus Anno domini 1429 in mense iulii.
Decoration : red rubrics and caps ; running Book titles in brown ink sur rounded by
red rectangle.
Edges trimmed, contemporary binding of calf over oak boards (10mm. thick). Three
fillets in blind forming rectangle in which are two diagonals, each of three fillets.
Remains of metal clasps on back cover. Five holes in quincunx, studs removed.
Corner edges and at top and bottom near the spine are brass plates. Inside the back
cover is an iron stud which probably held a chain.
Incipits: 2r.a principale; 13r.a propter quod sicut; 163r.a speculatio; 163v.a uexilla
139. Ownership: front cover has the title ‘Egidii Regimen Principum’ on a
contemporary label; to Av. is attached by a modern paper slip a 15c. statement of
accounts in German, it is much smaller than the folios of the volume and is torn at the
top right and at the bottom right corner; on Av. in a late 15c. hand is the note ‘Hunc
liberum (sic) legauit ad liberariam (sic) ecclesie beate Marie uirginis Venerabilis uir
dominus lohannes Schuneman utriusque iuris et Medicine doctor huius ecclesie
Canonicus et in decretis lector cuius anima
35 the chaining of books in the Middle Ages see B. H. Streeter, The Chained Library,
London 1931.
36 minims in the surname are difficult to determine, u may = n and n may = u.
requiescat in pace’ ; inside front coVer in 19c. ink ‘550’ and in pencil ‘Egidius 5.5.0’,
‘o/s/d-’, ‘w/tu/-’ ; A’v. has ‘Phillipps 550’ : Sir Thomas Phillipps purchased the codex
in 1824 from van Ess; also on Av. are ‘2784.10.14’ and ‘M444.10’ and the stamp
PUBLIC LIBRARY OF VICTORIA 30 DEC. 1910; inside the back cover in pencil is
‘Dobell per E. 30.12.10.105’ ; 166’v. carries the library’s shelf-mark *fo9l/C71.
Contents:
1r. Incipit liber de Regimine principum Editus a fratre Egidio Romano ordinis f
ratrum heremitarum Sancti Augustini. De regia ac sanctissima pro sap [ oriundo suo
domini speciali domino philippo primogenito ...
1r. Tables of Chapters of Book I
lv.a Book I opens : Oportet ut latitudo sermonis in una quaque re . . . (three Books, all
ending 150v.a) . . . deus ipse suis promisit fidelibus qui est benedictus in secula
seculorum. Amen.
151r. Incipit Registrum quarundam auctoritatum uel conclusionum libri de regimine
principum. Abhominare debemus contraria bono diuino c.4° 3 partis . .
158r.a Incipit Registrum dictionale uidelicet notabilium dictionurn positarum in libro
Egidii de Regimifle principum cum numero denotante folium in quo talis dictio
ponitur etc. Abstinentia 24. 134. AbhominatiO 38.39.40.41 . . . (ends 163V.b)
. . . Zelus 33,44,45,68.
For MSS and early editions see Schulte, Vol.11, p.l Glorieux, Vol.11, pp. G. Bruni in
La Bibliofihia, V (1935), pp.7 This MS. is not induded.
Bibliography : K. V. Sinclair, ‘Phillipps Manuscripts in Australia’, The Book
Collector, Vol.XI (1962), p. and ‘De nou’veaux manuscrits augustinien5’
Augustiniana, Vol.XIV (1964), p.
203 AugustifluS OPERA - in Latin - 15c.
Paper, 288 X 210mm., water-marks are crown with latin cross cf. Briquet, Vol.11, no.
(Lyons 1459-69), ox-head with eyes, nostril and cross cf. ibid., Vol.IV, no. (Eberbach
1454—65), another type ofox-head cf. ibid., Vol.IV, no (Lyons 1455), a bunch of
grapes cf. ibid., Vol.IV, no (Dussel dorf 1445—S6 with variants in many places to
1484), a helmet cf. ibid., Vol.1, no. 2901 (Lorris 1450). A—E contemporary paper +
204 + F modern paper.
37 van Ess (1772—1847) Professor of Catholic Theology at the University of
Marburg and renowned book collector. Another codex he owned was acquired by the
State Library in Melbourne see below, p.3
38 Dobell (1842—1914) London bookseller and man of letters. He also nego tiated
the sale of another Phillipps MS. to the library see p.3
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