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De bello Judaico / Flavius Josephus, BPL 21

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Persistent URL	http://hdl.handle.net/1887.1/item:2028611
Title	De bello Judaico / Flavius Josephus, BPL 21
Content	Contains: (ff. 3r-112r) De bello Judaico / Flavius Josephus. Translation/adaptation from the Greek by Pseudo-Hegesippus, in five books. Maculature: (ff. 1r-2v) flyleaves (France, second half 7th century). Contains text from Historia Francorum / Gregory of Tours. Fragment in uncial script (scripta continua).
Creator/other	Josephus, Flavius. Gregory (538-594)
Shelfmark	BPL 21
Subject (topical)	Reading culture Reading culture (monastic) historiography (MMDC)
Subject (temporal)	Middle Ages 7th century 9th century
Note	Origin and date: According to Bischoff 2004: "Wahrscheinlich Nordostfrankreich, IX. Jh., ca. 4. Viertel". Flyleaves: Other fragments of the former codex are kept in Rome, Vatican Library (Reg. Lat. 689 bis, ff. 322-325) and Copenhagen, Royal Library (Ny Kgl. Saml. 1878 FOL). - Music notation on f. 2r (added in 10th century). Textual: Text translated from Greek into Latin by Pseudo-Hegesippus under the title "de excidio Hierosolymorum". The codex also credits Ambrose of Milan for the translation. Pollard 2015 treats the reception of the text with an overview of manuscripts dating before 1000. Binding: Post-medieval binding. - Parts probably already bound together since the 9th century. Description (Bouwman 2023): http://hdl.handle.net/1887.1/item:3619870 Description (Spanhemius 1674): http://hdl.handle.net/1887.1/item:359671 Description (Senguerdius & 1716): http://hdl.handle.net/1887.1/item:290399 Description (Molhuysen 1912): http://hdl.handle.net/1887.1/item:3151098 Description (Catalogus compendiarius 1932): http://hdl.handle.net/1887.1/item:491294 Description (Gumbert 2009): http://hdl.handle.net/1887.1/item:3161419 Also described by MMDC.
Reference	Balsem 2012 = A.C. Balsem, ‘Collecting the Ultimate Scholar’s Library: The Bibliotheca Vossiana’. In: E. Jorink & D. van Miert (eds.), Isaac Vossius (1618-1689) between Science and Scholarship. Leiden/Boston 2012, p. 281–309, Bouwman 2023 = A. Bouwman, Inventory of western medieval manuscripts held by Leiden University Libraries. Leiden 2023 Bischoff 2004 = B. Bischoff, Katalog der festländischen Handschriften des neunten Jahrhunderts. Vol. 2 (Wiesbaden 2004), Catalogus compendiarius 1932 = [H.P. Blok,] Catalogus compendiarius continens codices omnes manuscriptos qui in Bibliotheca Academiae Lugduno-Batavae asservantur. Vol. 1 (Leiden 1932), Contreni 2011 = J.J. Contreni, 'Gregorius Turonensis'. In: O. Kristeller & al. (eds.), Catalogus translationum et comentariorum. Mediaeval and Renaissance Latin translations and commentaries. Annotated lists and guides. Vol. 9 (Washington 2011), p. 55-71, Gerritsen-Geywitz 2000 = G. Gerritsen-Geywitz, 'Old is beautiful. Het oudste handschrift van Gregorius' Historiae'. In: M. de Jong & al. (eds.). Utrecht 2000, p. 25-41. Gumbert 2009 = J.P. Gumbert, Illustrated Inventory of Medieval Manuscripts. Vol. 2. Leiden, Universiteitsbibliotheek BPL (Hilversum 2009), Kwakkel 2018 = E. Kwakkel, Books before print. Leeds 2018, Lowe 1963 = E.A. Lowe, Codices Latini antiquiores. A palaeographical guide to Latin manuscripts prior to the ninth century. Vol. 10 (Oxford 1963), Lowe 1963 = E.A. Lowe, Codices latini antiquiores. Vol. 10 (Oxford 1963), MMDC = Medieval Manuscripts in Dutch Collections Molhuysen 1912 = P.C. Molhuysen, Codices Bibliothecae Publicae Latini. Leiden 1912, Pollard 2015 = R.M. Pollard, 'The De Excidio of "Hegesippus" and the Reception of Josephus in the Early Middle Ages'. In: Viator 46 (2015), p. 65-100 Senguerdius & 1716 = W. Senguerdius & al., Catalogus librorum tam impressorum quam manuscriptorum Bibliothecae Publicae Universitatis Lugduno-Batavae. Leiden 1716, Spanhemius 1674 = [F. Spanhemius], Catalogus bibliothecæ publicæ lugduno-batavæ noviter recognitus. Accessit Incomparabilis thesaurus librorum orientalium, præcipue mss. Lugdunum Batavorum 1674,
Language	Latin
Country	France
Extent	electronic resource
Published/created	Flyleaves: France, 7th century, second half - France, northeastern part, 9th century, last quarter