This volume preserves a large number of St Cyprian (b. c. 200 d. c.
258)'s Epistulae (Letters) and other works, as well as two
anonymous tracts associated with Cyprian's name, the 3rd-century
sermon De Duobus Montibus Sina et Sion (On the Two Mountains of
Sinai and Sion) and Adversus Judaeos (Against the Jews ) . This is
also one of the earliest manuscripts to include Hrabanus Maurus (b.
c. 784 d. c. 856)'s revision of the late fourth-century work known
as Cena Cypriani (Feast of Cyprian). Contents: ff. 2r-21v: Cyprian,
Epistulae , beginning: ‘Ciprianus presbiteris et diaconibus
fratribus salutem. Quales litteras ad Clerum Romae agentem
fecerim’. ff. 21v-28v: Pseudo-Cyprian, De Duobus Montibus Sina et
Sion , beginning: ‘Probatio capitulorum que in scripturis
deificis continentur que in veteri testamento’. ff. 28v-34v:
Cyprian, Letter 1, beginning: ‘Bene admones Donate karissime nam
et promisisse’. ff. 34v-43v: Cyprian, De Habitu Virginum (About
the Demeanor of Virgins), beginning: ‘Disciplina custos spei
retinaculum fidei’. ff. 43v-56r: Cyprian, De Lapsis (About those
Fallen from Faith), beginning: ‘Pax ecce dilectissimi fratres’.
ff. 56r-66v: Cyprian, De Unitate Ecclesiae (About the Unity of the
Church), beginning: ‘Cum moneat Dominus et dicat vos estis sal
terre’. ff. 66v-77v: Cyprian, De Oratione Dominica (About the
Lord's Prayer), beginning: ‘Ewangelica precepta fratres
dilectissimi’. ff. 77v-85v: Cyprian, De Mortalitate (About
Mortality), beginning: ‘Et si apud plurimus vestrum’. ff.
85v-95r: Cyprian, De Opere et Eleemosynis (About Works and Alms),
beginning: ‘Multa et magna sunt fratres’. ff. 95r-104r:
Cyprian, Ad Demetrianum (To Demetrianus), beginning: ‘Oblatrantem
te et adversus Deum’. ff. 104r-112r: Cyprian, De Patientia (About
Patience), beginning: ‘De patientia locuturus fratres
dilectissimi’. ff. 112r-117v: Cyprian, De Zelo et Livore (About
Zeal and Envy), beginning: ‘Zelare quod boni videas et
invidere’. ff. 117v-128v: Cyprian, Ad Fortunatum (To Fortunatum),
beginning: ‘Desiderasti, Fortunate carissime ut quoniam’. ff.
128v-135v: Cyprian, Adversus Judaeos , beginning: ‘Ciprianus
Quirino filio salute obtemperandum’ (lacking books 2 and 3). ff.
135v-139r: Hrabanus Maurus, De Cena (About Cyprian's The Lord's
Supper), a revision of Cena Cypriani (Cyprian's work on the Lord's
Supper), beginning: ‘Domino excellentissimo regi Lothario ultimus
vestre solempnitatis alumpnus Maurus salutem’. [f. 139v is
blank].Decoration:One large initial in red with foliate penwork
decoration (f. 2r). Numerous large initials in yellow, green. Small
initials in brown.
