Manuscript leaf from a Breviary, in Latin, produced in Italy

MS 5650/116

Manuscript leaf from a Breviary, in Latin, produced in Italy

c.1400-1450

Text: From a Breviary, in Latin

Script: Textualis Formata (Textus Quadratus)

The text is in two columns of thirty-two lines in a rounded Gothic script in black ink. Line ruling is in black. Four two-line initials in red and blue alternately each decorated with elaborate penwork ornamentation, and rubrics in red or, prompts and headings in red. The text is from Romans Chapters 2 and 3. The leaf is from the same Breviary as MS 5650/20.

In the transcription the paragraph sign is shown by ‘

’.

Recto side, column 1:

1 [2:25] –ge(m) observes . Si aut(em) preva- [Romans 2:25 (part)

2 ricator legis sis . circu(m)cisio

3 tua preputiu(m) f(a)c(t)a e(st) . R(esponsoriu)m .

4 Ne perdideris me d(omi)ne cum

5 iniquitatibus meis . Neq(ue) in

6 fine(m) iratus reserves mala m(e)a .

7 V(ersus) . No(n) intres in iudiciu(m) cu(m) s(ed)

8 no tuo d(omi)ne . Neq(ue) Pe(r) s(e)c(u)la .

9 [2:26] S I igitur p(re)putiu(m) iusti- [Romans 2:26 to 2:29

10 tias legis custodiat

11 non(n)e p(re)putium illi(us) in circu(m)-

12 cisione reputabit(ur) . [2:27] et iudi-

13 cabit q(uo)d ex n(atur)a e(st) p(re)putiu(m) le-

14 ge(m) consumans te qui per

15 littera(m) (et) circu(m)cisione(m) p(re)va-

16 ricator legis es ? [2:28] No(n) eni(m) q(ui)

17 in manifesto iudeus e(st) ne-

18 q(ue) q(ue) in manifesto e(st) in car-

19 ne circu(m)cisio . [2:29] S(ed) qui in ab-

20 scondito iudeus e(st) . et cir-

21 cu(m)cisio cordis in sp(irit)u non

22 littera cui(us) laus no(n) ex ho(min)i-

23 bus . s(ed) ex deo e(st) . R(esponsorium) . Para-

24 tum cor meu(m) d(eu)s . paratu(m) cor

25 meu(m) . Cantabo (et) psalmu(m) dica(bo)

26 d(omi)no V(ersus) . Exurge gl(ori)a mea exu(r)-

27 ge psalteriu(m) (et) cithara . exurga(m)

28 diluculo . Cantabo . L(ectio) terti(a) .

29 [3:1] Q Uid ergo amplius est [Romans 3:1 to 3:4

30 iudeo . aut q(ue) utilitas

31 circu(m)cisionis ? [3:2] Multu(m) per

32 o(mn)em modu(m) . Primu(m) quide(m)

Recto side, column 2:

1 q(uia) credita su(n)t illis eloqui(a)

2 dei . [3:3] Quid eni(m) si quida(m) illor(um)

3 no(n) credideru(n)t ? Nu(m)q(ui)d i(n)cre-

4 dulitas illor(um) fide(m) dei eva-

5 cuauit ? Absit . [3:4] Est aut(em) d(eu)s

6 verax . O(mn)is aut(em) h(om)o me(n)dax .

7 Sicut scriptu(m) e(st) . Ut iustifi-

8 ceris in sermonib(us) tuis (et)

9 vincas cu(m) iudicaris . R(esponsorium) .

10 Adiuitor m(eu)s psalla(m) tibi . q(ui) tu

11 d(eu)s susceptor m(eu)s es . D(eu)s meus

12 m(isericord)ia . mea . V(ersus) . Letabor (et) exul-

13 tabo in te . psalla(m) no(min)i tuo altis-

14 sime . D(eu)s .

Ad laudes . a(ntiphona) .

15 Amplius lava me d(omi)ne ab in-

16 iustitia mea . p(salmu)s Mis(er)ere .

17 a(ntiphona) . Te decet ymnus d(eu)s in syon

18 p(salmu)s . Ip(su)m a(ntiphona) . Labia mea la-

19 udabunt te in vita mea deus

20 m(eu)s . p(salmu)s . D(omi)n(u)s d(eu)s a(ntiphona) . D(omi)n(u)s iudi-

21 cabit fines t(er)re . p(salmu)s . Exulta-

22 vit cor . a(ntiphona) . Celi celor(um) lauda-

23 te deu(m) . p(salmu)s . Laudate d(omi)n(u)m

24 Cap(itu)l(u)m . Nox precessit .

25 ymnus . Nox (et) tenebre .

26 V(ersus) . Repleti sum(us) . R(esponsorium) . Exul-

27 tavimus . Ad b(e)n(edictionem) . a(ntiphona) . De ma-

28 nu om(n)iu(m) qui nos oderunt li-

29 bera nos d(omi)ne . p(salmu)s . Benedict(us) .

30

Ad vesp(er)as a(ntiphona) . No(n) (con)fun-

31 detur du(m) loquet(ur) inimicis suis

32 in porta . p(salmu)s . Nisi d(omi)n(u)s . ant(iphona) .

Verso side, column 1:

1 B(ea)ti om(ne)s qui time(n)t d(omi)n(u)m . p(salmu)s . Ip-

2 su(m) . a(ntiphona) . Sepe expugnaveru(n)t mea

3 iuventute mea . p(salmu)s . Ip(su)m . a(ntiphona) . De

4 profundis clamavi ad te d(omi)ne . p(salmu)s .

5 Ip(su)m . a(ntiphona) . Speret isr(ae)l in d(omi)no . p(salmu)s .

6 D(omi)ne no(n) e(st) Cap(itu)l(u)m . B(e)n(e)dictus

7 d(eu)s ymnis . Celi d(eu)s s(an)c(t)issime . [ymnus !

8 V(ersus) . Dirigat(ur) or(ati)o mea . R(esponsorium) Sic(ut)

9 incensu(m) . Ad m(a)g(nificat) . a(ntiphona) . Respe-

10 xet d(omi)n(u)s humilitate(m) mea(m) (et) fec(it)-

11 in me magna qui pote(n)s e(st) . p(salmu)s .

12 Mag(nificat) .

f(e)r(ia) . v . Invitatori- [Friday

13 um . D(omi)n(u)m qui fecit nos . Venite

14 adorem(us) . p(salmu)s . Venite . ymnis . [ymnus !

15 Nox atra rer(um) . Ad noc(turna) . a(ntiphona) . D(omi)ne

16 d(eu)s in adiutoriu(m) meu(m) intende . p(salmu)s .

17 Salvu(m) me fac . p(salmu)s . D(eus) in ad-

18 iuto(rium) . a(ntiphona) . Esto in d(omi)ne in deu(m) p(ro)-

19 tectore(m) . p(salmu)s . In te d(eus) sp(er)avi . p(salmu)s .

20 Deus incli . a(ntiphona) . Liberasti vir-

21 gam hereditatis tue . p(salmu)s . Qua(m)

22 bonus . p(salmu)s . Ut quid d(eu)s repu .

23 a(ntiphona) . Et invocabim(us) nom(en) tuu(m) do-

24 mine p(salmu)s . Cofitebun(tur) t(ibi) . p(salmu)s .

25 Notus in iudea . a(ntiphona) . Tu es d(eu)s

26 qui facis mirabilia . p(salmu)s . Voce

27 mea . p(salmu)s . Attendite . a(ntiphona) . Pro-

28 pitius esto pecc(at)is n(ost)ris d(omi)ne . p(salmu)s .

29 deus veneru(n)t . p(salmu)s . Qui regis .

30 V(ersus) . Laudebunt labia mea cum [Psalm 70:23

[should be ‘Laudabunt’

31 cantavero tibi . R(esponsorium) . Et a(n)i(m)a mea

32 quam redemisti Letio p(rim)a .

Verso side, column 2:

1 [3:5] S I aut(em) iniquitas n(ost)ra iu- [Romans 3:5 to 3:8

2 stitia(m) dei (com)mendat . q(ui)d

3 dicemus ? Nu(m)q(ui)d iniquus

4 est d(eu)s ? qui infert iras ? Se-

5 cundu(m) ho(m)i(n)em dico . [3:6] Absit .

6 Alioquin quo(modo) iudicabit

7 hunc mundum ? [3:7] Si eni(m) veri-

8 tas dei in meo mendacio

9 habu(n)dabit in gl(or)ia(m) ip(s)i(us) . Q(ui)d

10 adhuc et ego tamq(uam) pecc(at)or

11 iudicor ? [3:8] Et no(n) sic(ut) blasfema-

12 mur . et sic(ut) aiunt quidam

13 nos dicere . faciam(us) mala

14 ut eveniant bona quor(um)

15 da(m)pnatio iusta e(st) R(esponsorium) . Deus

16 in te speravi d(omi)ne no(n) (con)fundar

17 in eternu(m) . In tua iustitia libera

18 me (et) eripe me . V(ersus) . Inclina ad

19 me aure(m) tua(m) (et) salva me . In tua .

20 [3:9] Q Vid igitur ? Pre- L(ectio) . (secunda) . [Romans 3:9 to 3:13

21 cellimus eos ? Nequa-

22 q(uam) causati eni(m) sum(us) iudeos

23 et grecos . o(mne)s sub pecc(at)o e(ss)e . [3:10] si-

24 cut scriptu(m) e(st) . Quia no(n) e(st) iu-

25 stus quisq(uam) . [3:11] no(n) e(st) intellege(n)s

26 no(n) e(st) require(n)s deu(m) . [3:12] O(mne)s decli-

27 naveru(n)t . simul inutiles

28 f(a)c(t)i su(n)t . no(n) e(st) qui faciat bonu(m)

29 no(n) e(st) usq(ue) ad unu(m) . [3:13] Sepul-

30 cru(m) pate(n)s e(st) guttur eor(um) li(n)-

31 guis suis dolose agebant .

32 venenu(m) aspidu(m) sub labiis . . .

Notes:

A Letters: a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,l,m,n,o,p,q,r,s,t,u/v,x,y,A,B,C,D,E,I,L,M,N,O,P,Q,R,S,T,UV.

Versals: Q,S.

B Alternative forms of ‘d’(2), ‘i’(2), ‘m’(2), ‘r’(2) and ‘s’(3).

Note the second ‘i’ in ‘labiis’ (verso 2, line 32) has a descender.

Note the sideways ‘m’ in ‘cum’ (verso 1, line 30).

Note the trailing ‘s’ in ‘deus’ (recto 2, line 19).

C Fusion between letters ‘ho’, ‘pe’, and ‘pp’, and many others.

D Elision between letters ‘fi’, ‘gi’, and possibly others.

E Ligature of ‘st’, e.g. in ‘custodiat’ (recto 1, line 10).

F Use of the uncrossed Tironian ‘et’ (e.g. recto 2, line 8).

G Abbreviation of ‘preputium’ (recto 1, line 11).

H Abbreviation of ‘natura’ (recto 1, line 13).

I Abbreviation of ‘sed’ (recto 1, line 23).

J Abbreviation of ‘quia’ (recto 2, line 1).

K Abbreviation of ‘semonibus’ (recto 2, line 8).

L Abbreviation of ‘misericordia’ (recto 2, line 12).

M Abbreviation of ‘Benedictus’ (recto 2, line 29).

N Abbreviation of ‘rerum’ (verso 1, line 15).

O Abbreviation of ‘deus’ (verso 1, line 19).

P Abbreviation of ‘tibi’ (verso 1, line 24).

Q Abbreviation of ‘commendat’ (verso 2, line 2).

R Abbreviation of ‘Numquid’ (verso 2, line 3).

S Abbreviation of ‘gloriam’ (verso 2, line 9).

T Abbreviation of ‘tamquam’ (verso 2, line 10).

U Abbreviation of ‘faciamus’ (verso 2, line 13).

V Abbreviation of ‘esse’ (verso 2, line 23).

W Abbreviation of ‘usque’ (verso 2, line 29).

X In the (Sixtina-)Clementina version of the New Testament ‘hunc’ is used in place of ‘deus’ (verso 2, line 7).

Y At the bottom of the verso side, rather hidden by the decoration, is the catchword 'eor(um)'.

MS 5650/20

MS 116

Latin

1 leaf

Material: Vellum leaf