This manuscript from the first third of the 9th century (Bischoff,
Katalog (2004), p. 100) was written at the Benedictine abbey of
Luxeuil. The manuscript contains the Collectiones in Epistolas et
Evangelia (Collections of Readings on the Epistles and Gospels),
also known as the Expositio Libri Comitis by Smaragdus of
Saint-Mihiel (b. c. 760, d. c. 840), a monk from the Benedictine
abbey of Saint-Mihiel near Verdun. The work contains biblical
lections with commentaries from patristic sources organised to the
liturgical year. Although the manuscript may have been used in the
liturgy of the Divine Office, the many (erased) marginal
annotations also suggest that it was used for study purposes as
well. The manuscript remained at Luxeuil for at least nine
centuries, which is indicated by the early 18th-century notes that
were added by Luxeuil’s subprior Victor Perrin (d. 1740). The
manuscript most likely remained at Luxeuil until the abbey’s
dissolution during the French Revolution. Contents:ff. 5r-6r: A
table of contents, imperfect. ff. 6r-179r : Smaragdus, of
Saint-Mihiel Collectiones in Epistolas et Evangelia . f. 179v: A
glossary of Hebrew names, imperfect, beginning ‘Incipiunt
interp[retationum] nominum hebraicum’.The manuscript contains a
later addition:ff. 2r-4v: A description of the manuscript by
(‘Notes sur ce Manuscrit’) by Victor Perrin. [f. 1v is
blank].Decoration:Medium initials in brown ink, some highlighted in
yellow (f. 7v) or green (f. 136r). Medium initials in red. Display
capitals and rubrics in red, some highlighted in green (f. 135v).
