Beinecke MS 555
Augustinus, Aurelius, Saint, bp. of Hippo.  Opera.  Latin manuscript. 
Austria?, 15th century.  Paper. 335 ff. (413 x 290 mm.) 2 columns, 67 lines.
"Batarde" script.  24 large capitals in gold and colors, others in red or blue;
double-lined in red.  Original binding of brown calf with metal bosses and
remains of clasps; rebacked.  Exlibris of Baron Ferdinand Hoffman pasted in
front.  Contents written on bottom edge.

   I-XII^^12, XIII^^7, XIV-XVIII^^12, XIX^^4, XX-XXVIII^^12, (Folios 24, 255,
277 omitted).

ff. 2r-157v	De civitate Dei.

ff. 157v-160v	Tabula of De civitate Dei.

ff. 161r-211r	De trinitate.

ff. 211r-215r	De natura boni.

ff. 215r-217v	De praescientia.

ff. 217v-219r	De divinatione demonum.

ff. 219r-228v	Liber retractionum.

ff. 229r-250v	De baptismo puerorum.

ff. 253r-331r	Epistolae.

ff. 251r-252v and 331v-338r blank.

Comments: The watermark, an anchor in a circle, does not appear in Briquet.  It
is closest to 460-462, Austria, 15th century.

Inscription inside cover names as early owner Iohannes Medici, alias Patczker,
a master of arts at Paris.  A large exlibris, pasted in the first folio, is
that of Baron Ferdinand Hoffman of Gruenbuchel and Strechau (1540-1607). 
Library of Alexander Fuerst Dietrichstein, Schloss Nikolsburg (Moravia).  Sold
21-22 November, 1933, in Lucerne at Gilhofer & Ranschburg auction to Krulis
Randa.  Purchased from Laurence Witten on 6 February 1975 from funds from the
Edwin J. Beinecke Legacy.

Albert Derolez