Verona Palimpsest
Encyclopedia
The Verona Palimpsest is manuscript
, dated about the 494 CE, which contains a Christian
collection of Church Orders
in Latin
. Even if it has many lacuna
e, it is known because it is the only source of the Latin version of the Apostolic Tradition
.
and is numbered LV (olim 53). It is palimpsest
in which the Sententiae of Isidore of Seville
in the 8th century has been written over a previous content, that includes:
. A further edition was published by Erik Tidner in 1963
Manuscript
A manuscript or handwrite is written information that has been manually created by someone or some people, such as a hand-written letter, as opposed to being printed or reproduced some other way...
, dated about the 494 CE, which contains a Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
collection of Church Orders
Ancient Church Orders
Ancient Church Orders is a genre of early Christian literature, ranging from 1st to 5th century, which has the aim to offer authoritative "apostolic" prescriptions on matters of moral conduct, liturgy and Church organization....
in Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
. Even if it has many lacuna
Lacuna (manuscripts)
A lacunaPlural lacunae. From Latin lacūna , diminutive form of lacus . is a gap in a manuscript, inscription, text, painting, or a musical work...
e, it is known because it is the only source of the Latin version of the Apostolic Tradition
Apostolic Tradition
The Apostolic Tradition is an early Christian treatise which belongs to genre of the Church Orders. It has been described as of "incomparable importance as a source of information about church life and liturgy in the third century".Re-discovered in the 19th century, it was given the name of...
.
Description
This manuscript is preserved in the Chapter House Library (Biblioteca Capitolare) in VeronaVerona
Verona ; German Bern, Dietrichsbern or Welschbern) is a city in the Veneto, northern Italy, with approx. 265,000 inhabitants and one of the seven chef-lieus of the region. It is the second largest city municipality in the region and the third of North-Eastern Italy. The metropolitan area of Verona...
and is numbered LV (olim 53). It is palimpsest
Palimpsest
A palimpsest is a manuscript page from a scroll or book from which the text has been scraped off and which can be used again. The word "palimpsest" comes through Latin palimpsēstus from Ancient Greek παλίμψηστος originally compounded from πάλιν and ψάω literally meaning “scraped...
in which the Sententiae of Isidore of Seville
Isidore of Seville
Saint Isidore of Seville served as Archbishop of Seville for more than three decades and is considered, as the historian Montalembert put it in an oft-quoted phrase, "le dernier savant du monde ancien"...
in the 8th century has been written over a previous content, that includes:
- Didascalia ApostolorumDidascalia ApostolorumDidascalia Apostolorum is a Christian treatise which belongs to genre of the Church Orders. It presents itself as being written by the Twelve Apostles at the time of the Council of Jerusalem, however, scholars agree that it was actually a composition of the 3rd century CE, perhaps around 230...
(of which only 32 leaves were preserved on 86 total) - Apostolic Church-Ordinance (of which only 1,5 leaves were preserved on 4,5 total)
- the Egyptian Church Order, better known as Apostolic TraditionApostolic TraditionThe Apostolic Tradition is an early Christian treatise which belongs to genre of the Church Orders. It has been described as of "incomparable importance as a source of information about church life and liturgy in the third century".Re-discovered in the 19th century, it was given the name of...
, (of which only 6,5 leaves were preserved on 11,5 total). In particular for this text following chapters are missing: 9 to 20, 22 to 25, 39 and 40. - a leave containing Fasti consulares ending to the 494, which allows us to date the manuscript
Publication
This Palimpsest was discovered in 1896 and fully published in 1900 by Edmund HaulerEdmund Hauler
Edmund Hauler was an Austrian classical philologist born in Ofen. His father, Johann Hauler was also a classical philologist.-Life and works:...
. A further edition was published by Erik Tidner in 1963
External links
- Edmund Hauler, Didascaliae apostolorum fragmenta ueronensia Latina, 1900: full text in Latin