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12022-10-20T15:52:18-07:00MS C189 Inner Cover15plain2022-12-10T13:05:16-08:00Inner Cover Text: “De misericordia” (On Mercy) Author: John Chrysostom Script: late Caroline minuscule Description:
Two columns of 38 lines, ruled in drypoint
Condition:
The upper margin of the bifolium (now the fore-edgeturn-in of the front cover) is trimmed
No loss of text
John Chrysostom (c.347 - 407 C.E.) Born: Antioch, Turkey Died: Comana, Turkey “De misericordia” The text on the inner cover of MS C189 is from a sermon credited to John Chrysostom, the Archbishop of Constantinople at the end of the fourth and early fifth century. He was called Chrysostom or “golden mouth'' due to his impactful messages. The sermon on MS C189 is titled, “De misericordia” (On Mercy). It begins, “Tria sunt quae in misericordiae opera” (“There are three things in the works of mercy… ”) This opening passage is not visible on the fragment.