Description of Free Library of Philadelphia, Lewis E 137: Sententiae (Sentences)contributorDiane BiunnocatalogerDot PorterCouncil on Library and Information ResourcesFree Library of PhiladelphiaThese images and the content of Free Library of Philadelphia, Lewis E 137: Sententiae (Sentences) are free of known copyright restrictions and in the public domain. See the Creative Commons Public Domain Mark page for usage details, http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/.To the extent possible under law, Free Library of Philadelphia, Special Collections has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this metadata about Free Library of Philadelphia Lewis E 137: Sententiae (Sentences). This work is published from: United States. For a summary of CC0, see https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/. Legal code: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode.United StatesPhiladelphiaFree Library of PhiladelphiaJohn Frederick Lewis Collection of European ManuscriptsLewis E 137https://know.freelibrary.org/Record/1547295126This manuscript is a 12th century copy, written in Spain, of the Sententiarum of St. Isidore (ca. 560-636), bishop of Seville and one of the Doctors of the Church. The Sententiarum is a collection of theological writings meant to serve as a manual for the clergy. Most of the passages were culled from the works of Gregory the Great and St. Augustine. It is divided into three parts and covers subjects such as creation, the nature of evil, ecclesiastical orders, and the judgment of God.LatinSententiae (Sentences)Isidore, of Seville, Saint, -636former ownerLewis, John Frederick, 1860-1932former ownerLewis, Anne Baker1rIsidore of Seville, SententiarumSu[m]mum bonu[m] D[eu]s e[st]. q[ui]a incommutabilis e[st] et corru[m]pi om[n]ino non potest. [1v]Illi eni[m] deplorandi s[un]t in morte, quos miseros in fernus ex hac uita recipit, no[n] quos celestis aula letificandos concludit [sic]. [fol. 154R]
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ii+154+ii; 199 x 146 mm bound to 205 x 162 mmModern foliation in pencil, upper right recto
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Signatures throughout, Roman numerals, bottom center verso; signatures towards the end are trimmed fully or partially: 8v, 16v, 24v, 32v, 40v, 48v, 56v, 64v, 72v, 80v, 88v, 104v, 112v, 136v, 152v
Written area: 157 x 105 mm, prickings visible on some leaves; One column of twenty-one of lines, hard point ruling; two decorated initials; two-, three-, and five-line red initials throughout; chapter numbers and titles in red throughout; marginal notes and corrections in a contemporary handCaroline MinusculeDecorated initials and rubrication throughout; several manicules[Flyleaf 1 recto]Print catalog entry1vDecorated initial S2rTwo-line red initial N3rTwo-line red initial C3vTwo-line red initial S4vTwo-line red initial N6rTwo-line red initial O6vTwo-line red initial N7rTwo-line red initial M10rTwo-line red initial M11vTwo-line red initial A15vTwo-line red initial O17rTwo-line red initial V18rTwo-line red initial N19rTwo-line red initial F21vTwo-line red initial S23rTwo-line red initial G24vTwo-line red initial N25vTwo-line red initial F26rThree-line red initial I28rTwo-line red initial S30rTwo-line red initial Q30vThree-line red initial F31rTwo-line red initial S31vTwo-line red initial D32vTwo-line red initial E33rTwo-line red initial O34rTwo-line red initial I34vTwo-line red initial I36vTwo-line red initial D36vTwo-line red initial S37vTwo-line red initial N39rDecorated initial O40rTwo-line red initial N41vTwo-line red initial Q42rTwo-line red initial Q42vTwo-line red initial I44rTwo-line red initial G45rTwo-line red initial N47rTwo-line red initial T48rTwo-line red initial Q48vTwo-line red initial M50rTwo-line red initial A51vTwo-line red initial C51vManicule52rTwo-line red initial E54vTwo-line red initial N55vTwo-line red initial D57rTwo-line red initial I57vTwo-line red initial D58vTwo-line red initial M59rTwo-line red initial E60vTwo-line red initial M60vTwo-line red initial A61vTwo-line red initial I61vTwo-line red initial M63rTwo-line red initial B63vTwo-line red initial B64vTwo-line red initial H65rTwo-line red initial O65vTwo-line red initial P65vTwo-line red initial D68rTwo-line red initial M69rTwo-line red initial S70rTwo-line red initial R71rTwo-line red initial S71vThree-line red initial I72rTwo-line red initial Q73rTwo-line red initial A74vTwo-line red initial T75rTwo-line red initial O76vTwo-line red initial E79vTwo-line red initial A81rTwo-line red initial N82vTwo-line red initial P84vTwo-line red initial E85vTwo-line red initial H89rDecorated initial D90rTwo-line red initial G92rTwo-line red initial E93rTwo-line red initial M93vTwo-line red initial M99rTwo-line red initial P101rTwo-line red initial H102vManicule103rManicule105vTwo-line red initial O106vTwo-line red initial N107rTwo-line red initial D107vTwo-line red initial P108rTwo-line red initial N108vTwo-line red initial I110rTwo-line red initial C111rTwo-line red initial A112vTwo-line red initial E113vTwo-line red initial S114rTwo-line red initial A114vTwo-line red initial Q114vManicule115rTwo-line red initial S115vManicule116rTwo-line red initial H117rTwo-line red initial M118rTwo-line red initial T120rTwo-line red initial I120vTwo-line red initial L121vTwo-line red initial F122rTwo-line red initial N122vTwo-line red initial D123rTwo-line red initial C123vTwo-line red initial I124rTwo-line red initial A124rTwo-line red initial N125vTwo-line red initial U126rTwo-line red initial N127rTwo-line red initial S127vTwo-line red initial I128rTwo-line red initial S129rTwo-line red initial P130rTwo-line red initial I130rTwo-line red initial B130vTwo-line red initial Q131rTwo-line red initial N132vTwo-line red initial P133rTwo-line red initial Q134rTwo-line red initial S136vTwo-line red initial P137rTwo-line red initial V139rTwo-line red initial Q139vTwo-line red initial P140rTwo-line red initial D140vTwo-line red initial I141rTwo-line red initial P141rManicule141vTwo-line red initial A142rTwo-line red initial N142vTwo-line red initial V143rTwo-line red initial N143vTwo-line red initial Q144rTwo-line red initial E145rTwo-line red initial N145rTwo-line red initial P146vManicule147rTwo-line red initial I147vTwo-line red initial M149vTwo-line red initial G152rTwo-line red initial T152vTwo-line red initial Q
19th-century brown morocco with blind stamped covers by Riviere, gilt edges. S. YSIDORI LIBRI TRES SENTENTIARUM CODEX M. S. IN MEMBRANIS S.AEC. XII stamped in gold on spine.
12th century
SpainJ. and J. Leighton (booksellers), London; John Frederick Lewis, Philadelphia, purchased July 28, 1920; given by his widow, Anne Baker Lewis, to the Free Library of Philadelphia in 1936; Printed description from catalog of J. and J. Leighton tipped onto front flyleaf; "Bound by Riviere" stamped in inside front coverBook TypeAccountsAntiphonaryArmorialBibleBiographyBook of HoursBreviaryChronicleCollection of SermonsCommentaryDocumentDogaleFriendship bookGenealogyGlossaryGospel LectionaryGospelsGradualHaggadahHomilaryHorologionHymnalKoranLectionaryMass bookMiscellanyMissalPontificalPortolan chartPrayer bookPrivate devotional textProcessionalProtective scrollPsalterPsalter-HoursQur`anRecipe bookSaint's LifeScribal manualTorahTreatiseCentury6th century7th century8th century9th century10th century11th century12th century13th century14th century15th century16th century17th century18th century19th century20th centuryCultureAbbasidArabicArmenianAshkenaziAustrianByzantineCarolingianChineseChristianCopticDutchEgyptianEnglishEthiopianFatimidFlemishFrenchGermanIndianIslamicItalianJewishMamlukMughalOttomanOttonianPersianPortugueseQajarRajputRussianSafavidSephardiSpanishTimuridTurkishYemeniteDescriptive termAccordion bookAlbumAnnotatedBindingCalligraphyCaroline minusculeChartCharterColophonDamageDiagramsDrawingEarly Abbasid scriptFragmentGlossGothicGothic book handGrisailleGrotesquesHeadpieceHeraldryHistoriated initialHumanisticIlluminationIllustrationInhabited initialKuficManiculesMedallionMicrographyMiniatureMissing leavesMusical notationNew Abbasid styleNotable bindingOriginal bindingOrnamentPaintingPalimpsestPaperPenwork initialPuzzle initialRaginiRomanesqueScrapbookScrollScroll-work initialSealsTablesTexturaTreasure bindingWatermarkWhite-vine letteringWoodcutsGeographyAfghanistanArmeniaAustriaBelgiumCentral Arab lands (Near East)Central AsiaChinaEgyptEnglandEthiopiaFlandersFranceGermanyGreeceIndiaIranIraqIsraelItalyMaghrebMoroccoNetherlandsPakistanPortugalRomaniaRussiaSpainSub-Saharan (West) AfricaTurkeyYemenOtherAlchemyAllegoryAstrologyAstronomyBiblicalCartographyChurch FathersCosmologyDevotionFinancial recordsFortune-tellingFriendshipGamesGeographyGeomancyGrammarHistoryKabbalahLegalLiterature -- PoetryLiterature -- ProseLiturgyLogicMagicMaritimeMathematicsMineralogyPhilosophyPiyutimResponsaScienceScience -- MedicineScriptureSufismTheologyTreatise12th centuryChristianCaroline minusculeManiculesSpainChurch FathersTheology