This is a 10th- or 11th-century manuscript from the Benedictine
abbey of Stavelot (Wallonia). It contains the life of St Gregory
the Great (d. 604) by John the Deacon of Rome, also known as
Johannes Hymonides (d. late 9th century), a popular work among
monastic audiences. The manuscript remained at Stavelot until the
sale of its manuscripts in 1847. Contents: ff. 2v-140r: John the
Deacon, Vita Gregorii Magni (The Life of Gregory the Great) ,
beginning ‘Versus Joannis Levite’. The manuscript contains two
later additions:ff. 1r-v: A fragment of a 12th-century Gradual,
'Beatus petrus apostolus vicit'. ff. 2v-14v: A 15th-century copy of
the opening of the Vita Gregorii Magni that replaces the opening of
the text that probably had been copied in the 10th century as well
but was lost at some point. Decoration:Large and small red initials
and small brown initials throughout the manuscript.
