Beinecke MS 672

Gregory I, Pope (ca. 540-604).  Moralia in Job.  Books 1-4 translated into
Italian by Zanobi de Strata.

Italian.  [Tuscany], late 14th century.

1.  ff. 1r-3r  Comincia li chapitoli del' libro primo de le morali di santo
[Job (cancelled)] gregorio papa sopra Job.  de le vertudi.  Co. 1...
	Table of contents for item 2.

2. f. 3v blank; ff. 4r-201r  Comincia la pistola di santo gregorio papa
sopra il libro de li morali aleandro vescovo de sobilia.  [A]l reverentesimo
et santisimo frate suo leandro compagno veschovo gregorio servo  di servi di
dio...
	Gregory I, Pope.  Moralia in Iob.  Books 1-4 translated into Italian by
	Zanobi de Strata [G. Dufuer, Die 'Moralia' Gregors des Grossen in ihren
	Italienischen Volgarizzamenti (Koeln, 1958);  B. Gamba, Serie dei testi
	di lingua e di altre opere importanti nella italiana litteratura
	(Venice, 1839), nos. 548-550].

Paper, several watermarks, most indeterminate, but one resembling Piccard,
vol. 10, II 307 (Pavia, 1397-99).  ff. i (paper) +i (parchment) +201 +i
(parchment) +i (paper), 221 x 149 (149 x 109) mm.  Ff. 134 and 143 misbound,
transposed.  Two columns, 30-32 lines.  Rubricated.  Single bounding lines in
highly faded ink.  Unruled.

I^^3, II-XX^^10, XXI^^8.  Catchwords just to the right of center in lower
margins.

Italian humanist cursive.

Binding: Plain vellum over boards.  Endleaves from a 14th century breviary.

Provenance: Front paper flyleaf has the notes: "Est antiqua Romana familia
bibliotheca in proprietatem pervenit L. Iohannis de Romanis Iosephi fil.
e Casalimajiore An. MDCCLXX." and "Di Anton Ennio Montane di Caselmaggiore".
De Romanis' shelf number H.ii.27 and initials "L.G.R." on front parchment
flyleaf.  Note of Giovanni Antonio Vaggi on front pastedown, dated 13 May
1843.  Purchased from H.P. Kraus in 1987.

secundo folio: de la indiscretione

Albert Derolez