Par. Lat. 7504

Bibliothèque nationale de France, Latin 7504

Former shelfmark(s): Paris, Bibliothèque du Roi, Regius 5044; Fontainebleau, Bibliothèque du Roi, Regius 648

France (Bischoff III, nr. 4458); France (Cinato 2015, pp. 554-555)

ca. 870-ca. 900 (Bischoff III, nr. 4458; Cinato 2015, pp. 554-555)

ff. 1r-179r
Prisc. ars 1, 1, 1-18, 307

Title: Priscianus caesariensis grammaticus Iuliano principe ac patricio
Note: The manuscript charts Flavius Theodorus' subscriptions: on f. 81v after the book 8^th (in Rustic Capital), on f. 129r after the 15^th book (in Caroline), and on f. 149v after the book 17^th (in Caroline). Additionally, it includes additamenta: there is an additamentum to the 5^th book on f. 36r, and on f. 129r, another to the book 16^th.

ff. 179r-182v
Prisc. fig. num. 3,1-18,17

Title: Incipit de figuris numerorum et de nummis vel ponderibus

ff. 185r-188v
Prisc. rhet. 33,1-49, 8

Title: No title

f. 188v


Title: Notes: require in principio voluminis has glosas

ff. 1-188

Material: parchment

Guard sheet material: paper

Leaf count: 1

Guard leaf count: 1

Leaf numbering: modern foliation

Quires: beginning with flesh side; collation: 1^8-2 (6), 2^8-1 (15), 3-13⁸ (103), 14⁶ (109), 15-16⁸ (125), 17⁶ (131), 18-23⁸ (179), 24⁸⁺¹ (188); the current order of the sheets in the second quire is not the original one, from the text one can infer that ff. 10 and 11 were reversed, as well as ff. 12 and 13. Therefore, the correct sequence of folios is 9, 11, 10, 13, 12

Quire numbering: alphabetical signatures written on the lower and outer margin of the first page of each quire before the ploughing

Rulings: hard-pt • system: Leroy 1 • Muzerelle 2-2:J/0/0/ • description: full page with 35 writing lines; unit of ruling mm 9

Leaf size: 191×257 mm (8r)

Written area size: 191×257 mm (8r)

State: fairly good state of conservation with some lisières, holes and sewings

Binding: modern brown leather binding with the coat of arms of Charles IX and four bosses on the covers

main (Ancient Greek and Latin): Caroline minuscule: French

Hand(s)

A (ff. 1r-99v) Rounded and medium-seized Caroline with clubbed shafts: peculiar f with a long shaft beneath the baseline and slightly bent outwards; characteristic is also the high and wide ligatures between c and t. In the Greek alphabet A borrows some Latin shapes from both Rustic Capital and Caroline, including alpha, beta, epsilon, eta, my and ny.
Regular abbreviations: Regular abbreviations for per, prae, pro; the typic titulus for nasal letter.

epsilon		epsilon in the Latin e
kappa		kappa with a long shaft

B (ff. 100r-118r) Tiny and rigid Caroline, evident in the tracing of rounded stroke, pointed tail of g, which is wide and large. Clubbed shafts at the top; shaft of f prolonged below the baseline, while that of s lays on the baseline. When Greek letters are included, they often mixe up Greek and Latin alphabet: alpha in Uncial form; my in western form; upright csi in seven strokes, with the last one prolonged; rho in minuscule r two-shaped after rounded traits, like in omicron.
Regular abbreviations: Regular abbreviations, among which usual abbreviations for per, prae, pro; the sign composed by a trait between two dots, which stands for est, as well as the titulus for nasal letter.

alpha		Uncial shape of a stands for alpha
my		Western sign for my
rho		rho in two-shaped r

C (ff. 118r-147v) Rounded traced Caroline, evident in the curved ligatures between ct and st. Long shaft for f, while s lays on the baseline. g with open eyelet and large tail. If it is present, Greek mixes up Greek and Latin alphabet. Alpha in Greek majuscule form and in Uncial form for a; long horizontal trait for theta; rho in minuscule shape for r. Some Greek passages have been introduced by another contemporary hand (see f. 131v).
Regular abbreviations: Regular abbreviations: see, for instance, the abbreviation for per, pro, prae, the use of titulus for nasal letters, as well as ur in the two-shaped sign.

theta		theta with a long horizontal trait
rho		rho like minuscule Latin r

D (ff. 148r-179v) Refined Caroline executed with a rounded tracing evident in the tracing of curved letter, such as the eyelets of minuscule a, o, g, q and the legs of m and n. Shaft of f goes below the baseline, while s lays on the baseline. a is traced both in Uncial and minuscule form, long g with an open eyelet. In ligature, r can be traced in the cursive form, with a long shaft. Greek mixes up Greek and Latin alphabet: alpha and epsilon in Uncial form of a and e; my in western sign; phi with a long shaft.
Regular abbreviations: Regular abbreviations: titulus for nasal letters, ee for esse.

kappa		kappa with curved oblique traits
my		western sign for my

E (ff. 180r-188v) Tiny Caroline, rather rigid in the tracing. Particular g with closed eyelet, f long and high. Greek passages have been omitted, except for f. 184v, where the Greek has been introduced by another hand.
Regular abbreviations: Regular abbreviations.

Rubric (ff. 1r-188v) The title on f. 1r is in red Capital touched by green colour; it is introduced by a red cross touched by green color. The incipit is in a red Rustic Capital touched by green. Book headings are usually in Rustic Capital, sometimes touched by green (f. 2r), sometimes just in red ink (ff. 53r, 54r, 55r, 58rv, 59r, 61v, 62r, 63rv, 64rv, 71r, 75r, 76r, 77v, 80v, 81v, 83r, 97r, 99r, 101r, 102v, 103v, 105v, 106v, 107v, 109r, 112v, 114r, 116r, 121r, 126r).

Init (ff. 1r-188v) On f. 1r, the initial c is decoreted in interlace and is coulored inside with red and green inks. On f. 129r there is a q, decoreted in interlace, gilt and green, and that presents a dragon head in its eyelet.

Provenance(s):
The manuscript probably comes from Fleury (cf. Mostert 1989, p. 216). During the 16^th century it was part of the library of Fontainebleau, as shown by binding with the coat of arms of Charles IX. The ancient shelfmarks can be read on f. 1r (648 and 5044) along with the red stamp of the royal library.

Annotation(s):
Hand F: Interlinear and marginal glosses cover the manuscript from the beginning to the last book of the Ars. F has also introduced some Greek passages in the left vacua.Latin

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