This manuscript consists of the Chronicon (Chronicle),attributed to
'Fredegarius Scholasticus' in the 16th century; however, it is a
compilation of several chronicles written by different 7th-century
writers. The chronicleis composed of 4 books, which include the
Liber generationis (Book of generations), a chronicle attributed to
Hippolytus of Rome (b. 170, d. 235), and several extracts from
chronicles attributed to Eusebius of Caesarea (b. c. 260, d. 339),
and St Jerome (b. c. 347, d. 420). It also includes an abridgement
of the Historia Francorum (History of the Franks) by Gregory of
Tours (b. 538/9, d. 594). Each part of the chronicle is preceded by
capitula. Bern, Burgerbibliothek, MS 318, a late ninth-century
manuscript from Reims, is a copy of Harley MS 5251.Contents: ff.
1r-93v: Pseudo-Fredegarius Scholasticus, Chronicon, beginning with
the Liber de generationis, preceded by capitula (ff. 1r-v):
'Dinumeratio temporum et annorum a generatione saeculi usque in
hunc diem', ending: 'Ego cum istis non loquor vita illorum'. f.
93v: A charm for staunching blood, invoking the names of God and
referring the apocryphal stories of the Jordan (becoming static at
Christ's baptism) and Longinus (wounding Christ with a lance, who
then stops the bleeding), beginning '+ Pater noster . Adiuro te
sanguis . per patrem + et filum + et spiritum sanctum + . et per
Beatam Mariam matrem domini nostri ihesu Christe per VIIIJ ordines
angelorum et per intercessionem omnium sanctorum dei', added by a
late 11th-century or early 12th-century scribe. f. 93v: Priscian
(fl. 500), Institutio de nomine et pronomine et verbo (Instruction
on the Noun, Pronoun and Verb)of Priscian (fl. 500), imperfect:
contains only the incipit of the grammatical treatise, added by a
late 11th-century or early 12th-century scribe. Decoration:Initials
in colours (oxidised) with penwork decoration. Initials in brown
ink. Display script in red. Capitals marked in red.
Place
Preferred form
France, Southern
Original form
Southern France
Other form
France méridionale (?)
France (Sud)
France (Midi)
France (sud).
France (Sud) (?)
France (Sud).
France (Midi ? d'après le fichier Avril : voir infra).
