Brussels, Bibliotheque Royale 8654-72 Carolingian clerical handbook
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21. Brussels, Bibliotheque Royale 8654-72 {1424)
Carolingian clerical handbook
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HISTORY: An early 9c (cf. Bischoff 1966: 249 ["s. ix in:']; van den Gheyn wrongly gives it as late 9c or early 10c) continental handbook for clerics closely associated with the Carolingian court (Bullough 1983: 47, n. 109). The manuscript contains a Frankish collection of canonical texts known as the "Collectio vetus Gallica" (ff. 127r-133r, Mordek 1975: 274-76) together with a combination of sections from the "Collectio Hibernensis" and the "Sylvestrian accusatorial Canon" (Reynolds 1983: 108-9). The collection of creeds on ff. 108-111 has been attributed to Alcuin ( cf. Bullo ugh 1983: 47, n. 109). The manuscript belonged to the Benedictine abbey of St. Bertin (14c inscription, f. lr; cf. Lehmann 1903: 113). Later it formed part of the library of the Bollandists (f. lr '☩ ms. 117'), which was incorporated into the Bibliotheque de Bourgogne, Brussels, in 1773, forming part of the the Royal Library since 1837. There are OE glosses on ff. 134rv and an OE scribble on f. 202v.