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- Title
2013 NAPS Presidential Address.
- Authors
STEINHAUSER, KENNETH B.
- Abstract
Saint Petersburg, National Library of Russia Q. v. I. 3 is the oldest extant manuscript containing works of Augustine. Since it is the only manuscript that transmits De doctrina Christiana in its earlier shorter version, it may be dated between 397 and 427. Written in North Africa, the codex was sent by Augustine to his mentor and colleague Simplician, bishop of Milan. The code for understanding the manuscript is found in Augustine's rare use of an imperfect subjunctive to express future meaning in his Epistula 37 to Simpliclan, where he asks Simplician to read the works that he is sending him. This grammatical characteristic demonstrates that Augustine himself planned the production of the codex, which he specifically intended to send to Simplician. Some scholars believe that the manuscript contains an autograph of Augustine. Following its production in Africa, the codex was sent to Italy and then after an obscure journey found its way to Corbie and finally to Saint Petersburg, where it rests today.
- Subjects
AUGUSTINE, Saint, Bishop of Hippo, 354-430; LATIN manuscripts; NATIONAL Library of Russia (Saint Petersburg, Russia); LATIN grammar; DE doctrina Christiana (Book : Milton); SIMPLICIANUS, of Milan, Saint, ca. 320-400 or 1; RELIGION
- Publication
Journal of Early Christian Studies, 2014, Vol 22, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1067-6341
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1353/earl.2014.0011