Plate C · Imitation of Christ (De Imitatione Christi)
Vol. VI (1951) · full-page plate
(per cortesia del p. R. Pitigliani, C. SS. B.)
(per cortesia del p. R. Pitigliani, C. SS. B.)
Above left: COD. DE ADVOCATIS, f. 1°, l. I, heading, ch. 1 and part of 2. The scribe began to transcribe the text in two columns (late 13th cent. - first half 14th cent.). The black stains are due to the reagents used in the last century to revive the writing worn by use. Above right: COD. DE ADVOCATIS, f. 47°, l. IV, ch. 11 and beginning of 12. The scribe continued to transcribe the text normally in full lines (late 13th cent. - first half 14th cent.) - Vercelli, Archivio della Metropolitana. Below left: FRAGMENTA VERCELLENSIA. Fragment B, l. III, ch. 2 and beginning of 3. The 3 fragments of this important codex transcribed in the 14th cent., come from a book binding and were found in 1924 at Rossignano Monferrato - Vercelli, Archivio della Metropolitana. Below right: CODEX GEORGIANUS, f. 67°, l. IV, end of ch. 17 and ch. 18. The codex was transcribed between the end of the 14th cent. and the early 15th cent. - Padua, University Library, ms. no. 950.