Parva Naturalia and Ambigua

A digital scan of a two-page spread from a parchment manuscript. Each page contains two columns of Greek text written in dense Byzantine minuscule. There are occasional red ink initials and rubricated (red-inked) headings used to signal the beginning of new chapters or "discourses."

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Discourse 22. Concerning how the superior should care for the brothers under him.

The term "superior" (proestos) refers to the abbot or leader of a monastic community, responsible for the spiritual and physical well-veing of the monks.

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This heading is partially obscured, but likely refers to a prohibition against a specific vice, such as slander or anger, common in the Pandectes' structure.

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