Paleography of Marginal Notes in a Bible from the Collection of N.P. Rumyantsev (Russian State Library. F. 256. № 816)

The illuminated parchment Biblia latina from the collection of N.P. Rumyantsev (Russian State Library. F. 256. N 816, olim F. 183.I N 245), dated in catalogs to the 14th century, was previously considered to be of Italian origin. The paleographic and codicological study of the codex showed that the place of its creation was Southern France. Our discovery of notes in Latin and Old Occitan in the manuscript (the study of L.I. Shchegoleva is devoted to them) required a more detailed analysis of the marginalia contained in the manuscript, which are important for clarifying the dating and origin of the codex, as well as for studying the history of its use in the Middle Ages and Modern times. Paleographic analysis of marginalia allowed to identify more than a dozen handwritings and trace the behavioral strategies of editors and readers of the manuscript. The study of marginalia confirmed the hypothesis of the use of the Rumyantsev Bible by intellectuals of the XIV-XV centuries for composing sermons or writing other texts. The analysis of the codicological features of the Rumyantsev Bible made it possible to outline the criteria for the initial stage of identification of southern French manuscripts and raise the question of identifying other medieval manuscripts from the Occitan region in Russian archives and libraries.