Latin; notes on the text on front pastedown in Latin and Italian.
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Summary
Book of 73 sermons for Lent for monastic use by Fr. Robert de Liteo (Roberto Caraccioli). Contains some marginal notes, and an index at the beginning of the codex.
In Rare Books and Manuscripts, University Libraries, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pa. ($PS-V-MS-82/Vault B) Ms. codex. Title from opening rubric (folio 1 recto). Rubric: Sacre theologie magistri necnon sacri eloquii preconis celeberrimi fratris Roberti de Liteo ordinis minorum professoris opus quadragesimale perutilissimum quod de penitentia dictum est, feliciter Incipit: Dominica in septuagesima de facilitate bonorum operum seu bene operandi propter quam peccatores ad penitentiam redire debent. Sermo primus. Explicit: Sollicite igitur providendum est ut ab ipsis impiis separati per bona opera et veram penitentiam annumerari valeamus angelicis choris ordinibusque sanctorum collaudantes et benedicentes deum per immortalia seculorum secula. Amen. [rubric] Finis vadragesimalis Folio number written in red ink at upper right recto. Catchwords at the end of each quire. No quire number. Layout: 1 column of 38 lines; horizontal and vertical rules in lead. Script: Written in a small upright cursive hand. Marginal notations, some in other hands. Decoration: 4-line initials in red and blue, with many of the blue capitals embellished with red pen; sermon paragraph marks in red and blue. Binding: Canary yellow suede ruled in a diamond pattern; lacks backstrip, front board detached, both boards severely wormed. Pastedowns use a folded quarto leaf from a double-column manuscript in Latin approximately late 12th or early 13th century. Origin: Likely from Ancona, Italy.
