On Manasseh of Judah: Text and Manuscripts

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Iste manasses , cum ysaiam serra lignea diuinis exhibitis miraculis secuisset et plateas jerusalem prophetarum sanguine purpurasset, tandem, intelligens nequitiam suam non sine grandi admiratione , uitam in melius mutauit.

This Manasseh killed Isaiah (who showed him divine miracles) with a wooden saw, and filled the squares of Jerusalem with the blood of the prophets. Later, recognizing his wickedness, not without great admiration, he changed his life for the better.

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Image excerpts from the manuscripts (as grouped by main graph versions) are the result of tool-based image annotation (via Cadmus) or manual extraction. For each manuscript version only these visually annotated manuscripts are listed here. For the grouping of all manuscripts we provide a separate list (Manuscript groups). Transcriptions are semi-diplomatic following project specific rules.

Version

Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 29 (C2)

Iste manasses cum ysaiam serra lignea di
uinis exhibitis miraculis secuisset. et plateas
ierusalem prophetarum sanguine purpurasset. tan
dem intelligens nequitiam suam. non sine gran
di admiratione uitam in melius mutauit.

Version 1

Wien, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Cod. 363 (W)

Manuscript group AT1

Iste manasses cum ysayam ferra lignea. diuinis
exhibitis miraculis secuisset. et plateas ierusalem
prophetarum sanguine purpurasset. tandem in
telligens nequitiam suam. non sine grandi am
mirationem uitam in melius mutauit.

Linz, Oberösterreichische Landesbibliothek, Hs. 490 (Schiffmann 26) (Lz1)

Manuscript group AT2

Köln, Historisches Archiv der Stadt Köln, W 247 (Kö)

Manuscript group BE1

Klosterneuburg, Augustiner-Chorherrenstift, Cod. 696 (K)

Manuscript group FR1

Auxerre, Bibliothèque municipale, Ms. 145 (Ax)

Manuscript group FR2

Iste manasses
cum ysaiam serra lignea diuinis exibitis miraculis se
cuisset et plateas ierusalem prophetarum sanguine purpurasset. tandem intel
ligens nequiciam suam non sine grandi admiratione uitam in melius m
utauit.

Heidelberg, Universitätsbibliothek, Cod. Sal. IX, 40 (H)

Manuscript group GB3

Cambridge, Trinity College, MS B.15.5 (C)

Manuscript group GB6

Iste manasses cum ysaiam serra lignea diuinis exhi
bitis miraculis secuisset et plateas ierusalem prophetarum
sanguine purpurasset! tandem intelligens nequi
tiam suam. non sine grandi admiratione! uitam in
melius mutauit.

Version 2

Cleveland, Museum of Art, 1973.5 (Cl)

Admont, Benediktinerstift, Cod. 128 (Ad)

Manuscript group AT3

Firenze, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Plut. 15.11 (F1)

Manuscript group FR3

Version 3

Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 83 (C3)

Manuscript group GB2

Version 4

Frankfurt am Main, Stadt- und Universitätsbibliothek, Ms. germ. quart 13 (Fm)

Manuscript group CH1

Version 6

Leipzig, Universitätsbibliothek, Ms. Apel 1 (Le1)

Manuscript group NL1

Citation recommendation

On Manasseh of Judah: Text and Manuscripts. In: Peter of Poitiers' Compendium historiae: a research platform and edition, ed. by Andrea Worm, et al., Graz: 2026. https://gams.uni-graz.at/query:chigc.thirdlayer?params=$1|t-manasses2.

Credits

Data modeling, data curation and web design: Jakob Sonnberger
Project principal investigators: Andrea Worm, Roman Bleier and Patrick Sahle
Mercator Fellows: Laura Cleaver and Franz Fischer