Wolfenbüttel, Herzog August Bibliothek Weissenburg, 48

Images: Herzog August Bibliothek

Other shelf numbers: Cod. Guelf. 48 Weiss.

Physical description: parchment, 29 × 23 cm, 161 fols., 2 cols.

Language: Latin

Date: 9th cent.

Provenance: Weißenburg?

Contents:

Apostolic Histories (Virtutes apostolorum), including:

Passion of John, by Pseudo-Melito (fols. 8^v–9^r)

Passion of Peter (fols. 10^v–20^r)

Passion of Paul (fols. 20^r–22^v)

Passion of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul (Ps.-Marcellus) (fol. 22^v–32^v)

Passion of James, Brother of the Lord (fols. 32^v–35^r)

Acts of Philip (Latin) (fols. 35^r–36^v)

Miracles of Andrew by Gregory of Tours (fols. 36^v–57^v), combined with the Passion of Andrew (fols. 57^v–60^r)

Passion of James, Son of Zebedee (fols. 60^r–64^v)

Acts of John (Latin) (fols. 64^v–84^r)

Miracles of Thomas (fols. 84^r–101^v)

Passion of Bartholomew (fols. 101^v–107^v)

Passion of Matthew (fols. 107^v–115^v)

Passion of Simon and Jude (fols. 115^v–124^v)

Martyrdom of Clement (fols. 160^v–161^v)

Additional Contents: Finding of the True Cross, additional saints and martyrs.

Catalogs:

Butzmann, Hans. Die Weissenburger Handschriften. Kataloge der Herzog August Bibliothek Wolfenbüttel: Neue Reihe, 10. Frankfurt am Main: Klostermann, 1964.  (pp. 182–85).

Heinemann, Otto von. Die Handschriften der herzoglichen Bibliothek zu Wolfenbüttel, I: Die Helmstedter Handschriften I. Wolfenbüttel, 1884 (p. 378).

Other online databases: Handschriftencensus

Entry created by Tony Burke, York University ([email protected]), 27 April 2023.