Medieval Manuscript Fragments

These fragments were re-discovered during an inventory of the Pontifical Irish College archives in October 2005.

Most probably the bulk of these arrived in the library as bindings for early printed works.

It became clear from handwritten notes appended to some of the pieces that these were already in the College during the 1920s and that various members of staff (Fr. Michael J. Curran and Fr. Eric MacFhinn) had taken an interest in them. More- MSS Collection Level Description

MS 8 2 V Detail

12th e.13th c.; marginal glosses on either side.

Comments by Fr. Curran: 'Facsimile of MSS. of Summa Theologiae of St.Thomas Aquinas with marginal notes, taken from the original at Monte Cassino probably 14th c.'

 

Ms 10 r

Missal [14th century] with 17th Century Gloss.

 "In nomine dominis et sanctio salvatoris..."

MS 13 R

Maybe missal, highly illuminated, cut to size.

Comments by Fr MacFhinn:

30 Aibreán 1920- Glacas go scoil na sean-scríbheann 'sa Vaticáin go dtí an t-Athair Brúnó [Katterbach] O.F.M., ollamh. Seo toradh an bhreitheamhnais air:-

1./ Scíobhadh beneventánach – cuma na scríobhnóireachta. Órnadh snaidhm d'fhogh[lumaighead… ] ós na Gaedhealaibh. [knotwork for learners in the Gaelic style ?]

2./ Scríobhadh cruinn (rotondo) bari- ní h-é Monte Cassino.

3./ Roimh am na foirbhtheachta (an sgríobhadh 7 an órnadh- nílid go láidir foirbhthe fós) mar sin deir na [deichniú] aoise, tosnú na h-[aoneadh] aoise déag, tímpeall ar bhliain a 1000.

Antiphons.

11th/12th Century, [Modena] with rare office to S. Geminiano