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MS 90 is the oldest manuscript from the Leopold von Ranke collection
in the Department of Special Collections, Syracuse University
Library, and is one of the only twenty known MSS known to exist
for the text of the Libellus of Telesphorus. It bears a date of
1391 and may originate from France or Germany, possibly from the
region of Tyrol, based upon the artistic style of the pen and
ink line drawings which are either damaged or have been left unfinished
for the most part.
The codex consists of twenty-three leaves (and 1 flyleaf) and
is written in Latin, in Littera gothic cursiva textualis script.
The text appears in a layout of 1 column of 41 rows, with rubrics
in red.
The text is a prophetic and apocalyptic work showing the influence
of the teachings Joachim of Fiore on Telesphorus of Cosenza, the
author. The primitive artwork supports the content of the text
by illustrating such scenes as the combat of Gog and Magog and
the death of the Antichrist.
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f.1r, Caricature drawn over writing
f.4r, Devil with the crowd; Devil with kings
f.16v, Angelic Pastor led from prison
f.20v, Defeat of the Devil; Holy Father leading an army
f.23r, Angel blowing horn; Holy Father
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