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Alternative title

Alani Cantuar. Epistolae. Gesta Salvatoris. Infantia Salvatoris, etc.

Type of resource

mixed material

Extent

ff. 1 + 124 + 1

Date created

[ca. 1100 - 1299]

Language

Latin

Material

Vellum

Layout

several volumes

Height (mm)

250

Width (mm)

185

Collation

1 flyleaf, 1(10) (wants 10) | 2(8)-4(8) | 5(4) | 6(14) (14 canc.) 7(14) 8(12)-10(12) 11(8) 12(2) | 13(10) 14(4), 1 flyleaf.

Writing

in a fine hand

Foliation

ff. i-iii + 1-125 + iv-v

Provenance

From Christ Church, Canterbury, Ancient Libraries, p. 118. On the flyleaf (xiv): Liber N. de Sandwyco. In quo scilicet(?) hec uolumina continentur. (1) [Epistole Alani Prioris, etc.: added xvi.] (2) Liber de officiis ecclesiasticis. (3) Euangelium Nazareorum. (4) Inffancia Saluatoris. (5) Liber Asenech. (6) Item liber Methodii (over erasure).Other articles added xvi. f. iv blank. N. de Sandwich was Prior 1255-1280.

Additions

In the old catalogue the contents are thus given: Liber officiis ecclesiasticis Glose super Osee. Infancia Saluatoris. Euangelium Nazareorum. Asseneth. Methodius. Prophetia Hildegardi(s). Epistole Frederici Imperatoris Libellus qualiter Tartari inuaserunt regna Christianorum.

Summary

The miscellany of fourteen texts in CCCC MS 288, dating to c. 1200, has no obvious unifying theme. The book opens with a number of letters of Alan of Tewkesbury OSB (d. 1202), followed by an anonymous liturgical tract on church offices and a tract on the Mass by Richard the Premonstratensian (fl. late twelfth century). Parts of the book contain apocrypha of the New Testament such as the Gospel of Nicodemus and the De ortu beatae Mariae et infantia saluatoris. Other parts contain prophetic texts such as some by Hildegard of Bingen OSB (1098-1179) and the De initio et fine saeculi (Revelations) of pseudo-Methodius. The book belonged to N de Sandwico (Sandwich, Kent), a monk of the cathedral priory of Christ Church, Canterbury, and can perhaps be identified with an item in the early fourteenth-century library catalogue by Henry of Eastry.

Contents

Epistolae -- Tractatus de officiis ecclesiasticis -- De canone missae -- Evangelium Nicodemi -- Vindicta Saluatoris -- De ortu beatae Mariae et infantia saluatoris -- Gospel of Thomas -- Historia fabulosae -- Liber de Asenech (Aseneth) -- De initio et fine saeculi -- Letter to the clergy of Cologne -- De Tartaris -- Epistolae -- Gravamina Anglorum adversum potestatem papae -- Extracts from glosses on Old Testament

M.R. James Date

xii-xiii

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Superseded Interim Catalogue Record

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Contains

• Alan of Tewkesbury OSB, Epistolae. 1r-9v

  Nasmith

  Alani prioris ecclesiae Christi Cantuariae epistolae ad Henricum III. ad regem Franciae et alios ; praesertim de translatione corporis Thomae Becket; -et ad Baldwinum archiepiscopum de jure et potestate sedis metropolitanae in episcopum et sedem Roffensem, nempe quod episcopus Rossensis in capitulo ecclesiae Cantuariae eligi debet, ibique spiritualia et temporalia a manu archiepiscopi accipere; et quod monachi Roffenses mortuo episcopo suo baculum ejus pastoralem apud Cantuariam portare tenentur, -item una vel altera epistola ad Alanum. 1r-9v

  Author

  Alan of Tewkesbury OSB

  Note

  (1r) Alani Epistolae
  (1r) 1. Philippo ... francorum regi I
  (1v) 2. Alanus ... priori Wintonie
  (2r) 3. B. Cantuariae archiepiscopo
  (2v) 4. Henrico regi anglorum
  (3r) 5. Benedicto abbati de Burgo
  (3v) 6. Roberto de hardres
  (4v) 7,8. Benedicto abbati, ff. 4v-5r
  (5v) 9. AlanoIohannes prior Wintonie
  (6v) 10. Asino illi Sancti Petri de Burgo
  (7v) 11, 12. Iohanni Lugdunensi archiepiscopo ff. 7v-8v
  (9r) 13. Magistro G. cardinali
  (9v) 14. Domino Cantuariensi
  Edited in 1846 by J. A. Giles, from this, the only MS.: reprinted in P. L. CXC 1475

• Tractatus de officiis ecclesiasticis. 10r-33v

  Nasmith

  Tractatus de officiis ecclesiasticis. 10r-33v

  Note

  No title: probably a sermon

  Incipit

  (10r) Est tempus luctus et pene. Item hec tempora considerantur secundum iiiior principales diei partes

  Rubric

  (10r) De ecclesiasticis officiis secundum Ieronimum

  Incipit

  (10r) Hec autem officia ordinauit beatus Jeronimus ad petitionem damasi pape

  Note

  The next section is

  Rubric

  (10r) De officiis in aduentu domini

  Incipit

  (10r) Incipientes ab aduentu de ecclesiasticis officiis per anni circulum in duobus canendum esse dicimus circa illa ne coacte fiant et indiscrete

  Note

  Ends after Dominica XXIII (post Pentacosten)

  Incipit

  (33r) De officio ecclesiastico distincte egimus per totum anni circulum

  Explicit

  (33r) Domine ne in furore cantatur quia quod dauid prophetauit apostolus predicauit

  Note

  (33v) blank

• Richard the Premonstratensian, De canone missae. 34r-37v

  Nasmith

  Alius tractatus ejusdem, ut videtur, argumenti. 34r-37v

  Author

  Richard the Premonstratensian

  Note

  (34r) Expositio missae (Remigius of Auxerre) cf. CLXXVII 455

  Incipit

  (34r) In uirtute sancte crucis

  Explicit

  (36v) ex inde uita eterna

  Rubric

  (36v) explicit hic expositio canonis

  Incipit

  (36v) Hec sententia de vii ordinibus clericorum
  (36v) Postquam duo discipuli uenerunt de (e)maus
  (37r) Simile est regnum celorum homini negotiatori
  (37r) Quandoque boni sicius moriuntur

  Note

  (Materials for sermons ?)
  (37v) blank

• Evangelium Nicodemi. 38r-54r

  Nasmith

  Gesta salvatoris Domini nostri Iesu Christi, quae invenit Theodosius magnus imperator in Ierusalem in pretorio Pontii Pilati in codicibus publicis. 38r-54r

  Note

  (38r) Title in lower margin

  Rubric

  (38r) Gregorius turonensis in gestis francorum de passione et resurrectione domini Ihesu refert hec

  Incipit

  (38r) Apprehensus autem ioseph cum aromatibus

  Explicit

  (38r) quod non ad eum primitus aduenisset

  Rubric

  (38r) Sanctus Augustinus in sermone de sancto sabbato pasche dicit

  Incipit

  (38r) Attonite mentes obstupuere tortorum

  Explicit

  (38v) per lignum ditati sumus per lignum euertimur

  Note

  In margin

  Rubric

  (38v) Incipiunt gesta saluatoris domini nostri Ihesu Christi que inuenit Theodosius magnus imperator in Ierusalem in pretorio poncii pilati in codicibus publicis

  Incipit

  (38v) Factum est in anno uicesimo tercio imperii tyberii

  Explicit

  (38v) Istum nouiinus ihesum fabri filium de uirgine

  Note

  (39r) a new hand begins afresh

  Incipit

  (39r) Audistis fratres karissimi que acta sunt sub pontio pilato presidi temporibus tiberii cesaris. Ego eneas hebreus primus legis doctor perscrutans diuinitatem legis scripturarum domini nostri Ihesu Christi

  Note

  With Tischendorf's second text of the Descensus, Evv. Apocr. p. 417, ending

  Explicit

  (54r) Hec sunt testimonia carini et leutii fratres karissimi de christo dei filio que sanctis suis gessit apud inferos cui omnes agamus laudes cui honor et gloria per immensa seculorum secula. Amen

• Vindicta Saluatoris. 54v-65v

  Nasmith

  Alius tractatus ejusdem farinae. 54v-65v

  Note

  (54v) Vindicta Saluatoris
  (Tischendorf, p. 471)

  Incipit

  (54v) In diebus tiberii cesaris tetraharcha sub poncio pilato traditus fuit Ihesus a iudeis

  Explicit

  (60r) baptizatus est et domus eius tota. In nomine domini nostri Ihesu Christi cui honor et gloria et imperium in secula seculorum. Amen

  Incipit

  (60r) Apostolus dicit. Nolite inebriari uino in quo luxuria

  Explicit

  (60v) sicut equs et mulus quibus non est intellectus

  Incipit

  (60v) Nos (Uos) inquam conuenio o iudei qui usque in hodiernum diem negastis filium dei

  Note

  This disputation against the Jews is frequently found as an appendix to the Gesta Salvatoris in a certain family of MSS.
  Ends

  Explicit

  (65v) lnundi huius principe. Nostri hodie ac semper hic et ubique dignatus miserere

  Note

  This copy has been examined by Dr E. v. Dobschütz for his forthcoming edition of the Acta Pilati

• pseudo-Jerome, De ortu beatae Mariae et infantia saluatoris. 65v-78v

  Nasmith

  Libellus de infantia salvatoris nostri et de ejus cognatis Ioachimo Anna, et de miraculis virginis Mariae, etc. 65v-78v

  Author

  pseudo-Jerome

  Note

  Ad finem, Haec omnia Thomas Ismaelita ego scripsi.
  The first page in the hand of f. 38

  Rubric

  (65v) Libellus de infantia Saluatoris domini nostri Ihesu Christi

  Incipit

  (65v) Ex ioachim cleopha saloma iii anna marias

  Note

  (5 lines)

  Rubric

  (65v) Incipit prologus

  Note

  (Tischendorf, pp. 111, 112)

  Incipit

  (65v) Anna et emeria sorores fuerunt. De emeria nata est elizabeth

  Explicit

  (65v) Ex hac nati sunt Iacobus maior et Iohannis euuangelista

  Note

  (66r) another hand (perhaps that of ff. 39r-65v) begins in columns of 35 lines

  Rubric

  (66r) Incipit capitulum cromatii elodori episcoporum Joronimo presbitero

  Note

  (Tischendorf, p. 51)

  Incipit

  (66r) Hortum marie uirginis et natiuitatem, etc.

  Explicit

  (66r) credideris recipere facias

  Rubric

  (66r) Capitulum Jeronimus cromatio et eliodoro

  Incipit

  (66r) Dominis sanctis

  Explicit

  (66v) Obedientiam peruenire

  Incipit

  (66v) In diebus illis. Erat uir in israel nomine ioachim

  Explicit

  (78v) claritas dei resplendebat super eum. cui sit omnis laus et gloria in secula seculorum. Amen

  Note

  So far the Liber de infantia (Ps. Matthew of Tischendorf) proper

• Gospel of Thomas. 78v-84v

  Note

  (78v) Here follow three chapters which in Tischendorf (p. 164) precede the gospel of Thomas as here
  a.

  Incipit

  (78v) Cum iacta fuisset conturbatio quando requisitio facta fuit ab herode de domino nostro Ihesu Christo

  Note

  (Flight into Egypt. Jesus eats ears of corn, makes a salt fish swim)
  b.

  Incipit

  (78v) Et deambulante Ihesus cum maria

  Note

  (22 sparrows fall into a schoolmaster's lap)
  c.

  Incipit

  (78v) Et hoc facto magister cepit eum proicere de ciuitate

  Note

  (return to Nazareth)

  Explicit

  (79r) et dedit gratias deo qui dedit ei talem intelligentiam et quia inuenit gratiam coram domino deo Amen

  Note

  (79r) A text of the Gospel of Thomas follows (Tischendorf, p. 167)

  Incipit

  (79r) Gloriosum est enarrare thomam ismaelitam traplos domini. Intelligite ergo omnes fratres carissimi sig(na) que fecit Ihesus quando fuit in ciuitate nazareth quod est primo capitulo. cum autem esset Ihesus v. annorum facta est pluuia etc.

  Explicit

  (81v) omnes qui uidebant eum glorificabant deum patrem omnipotentem qui est benedictus in secula seculorum. Amen

  Incipit

  (81v) Hec omnia thomas ismaelita ego scripsi

  Explicit

  (82r) filius dei in uniuerso orbe terre. Ipsum decet omnis gloria et honor in sempiternum. qui uiuis et regnas deus per omnia secula seculorum. Amen

  Note

  (82r) Story of the Cross

  Incipit

  (82r) Post peccatum ade

  Explicit

  (84v) usque ad mortem. Cui est laus et honor et imperium per omnia secula seculorum. Amen

  Note

  Cf. MS 66, MS 275, etc. Ed. W. Meyer, Abh. bayer. Akad. XVI, iii, 131

• Historia fabulosae. 84v-88r

  Nasmith

  Historia quaedam fabulosa, quarum titulos recensere haud operae pretium. 84v-88r

  Note

  (84v) A collection of stories (33)
  De S. Bernardo. de caseo. de simia ... de baldewino archiepiscopo ... de Magistro Roberto (de Chartres) ... de quodam Robineto (a goblin) ... De Gillebochat (quidam priuatus demon Gillebochat dictus) ... The last De Thaide
  This collection of stories occurs again in MS 441 (Art. 31), which is also a Christ Church book

• Liber de Asenech (Aseneth). 88r-98r

  Nasmith

  Liber de Asenech et quomodo Joseph duxit eam in uxorem. 88r-98r

  Rubric

  (88r) Liber de asenech et quomodo ioseph duxit eam in uxorem

  Incipit

  (88r) Et factum est in primo anno

  Note

  This is the complete Latin text: published by Batiffol, Studia Patristica, in a text furnished by me from this MS. and MS 424

  Explicit

  (97r) nuncupatus est pater eius in terra egypti

  Note

  (97r) Poem to the Virgin. The first lines spaced for music, which is not filled in

  Incipit

  (97r) Hominum salue saluatrix uirgo mater filiaHostis sola subiugatrix lucis ostiaria... fac nos tecum liberos et prosperos

  Note

  (98r) Poem on the corruption of the Church. Space left for music as before

  Incipit

  (98r) In cauernis macerie trahit suspiriaColumba multipharie gemens et anxia

  Note

  Ends

  Explicit

  (98r) O O cui cuncta seruiunt uide culia (?ciuilia)tua scit clemencia scit et anglia quod ita despiciunt.Amen

• pseudo-Methodius, De initio et fine saeculi. 98v-101v

  Nasmith

  Liber Methodii martyris de initio seculi et fine, etc. 98v-101v

  Author

  pseudo-Methodius

  Rubric

  (98v) Prologus

  Incipit

  (98v) In nomine Christi incipit liber methodii episcopi ecclesie paterensis etc.

  Explicit

  (98vs) in opusculis suis collaudauit

  Note

  Text

  Incipit

  (98v) Sciendum namque est nobis

  Explicit

  (101v) eripere dignetur qui etc.

  Rubric

  (101v) Explicit liber methodii martiris

  Note

  Also in MS 59. 12; MS 66. 26; MS 275. 6; MS 404. 2, etc.

• Hildegard of Bingen OSB, Letter to the clergy of Cologne. 101v-104r

  Nasmith

  Prophetia Hildegardis. 101v-104r

  Author

  Hildegard of Bingen OSB

  Rubric

  (101v) De prophecia hildegardis

  Incipit

  (101v) Incipit epistola beate hildegardis de re operto iuxta pinguiam de futura tribulatione clericorum et de uero tempore. De uiuente luce audiui uocem

  Explicit

  (103r) in confortissima vi rectitudinis persistent

  Note

  Cf. MS 107. 9

  Incipit

  (103r) Cum inter reges orbis et principes affinitas

  Explicit

  (103v) a quibus expectare debeamus consilium et a quibus sit cauendum. Datum etc.

  Note

  Cf. MS 404. 5, etc.
  (104r) Verses on Evangelium: on the Church (Fata monent) etc.

• De Tartaris. 104r-106v

  Nasmith

  De Tartaris e Jordano Minorita et aliis. 104r-106v

  Incipit

  (104r) De facto tartarorum uobis scribo

  Explicit

  (104v) sarracenorum subuertuntur. Datum anno domini mo cco xxxo ixo

  Incipit

  (104v) Humilis in Christo fidelibus uniuersis.. .frater Iordanus

  Explicit

  (105r) sed in deo est uictoria

  Incipit

  (105r) Dilecto ... principi barban'. H. dei gr. land'gie comes palatinus

  Explicit

  (105v) non est audita a primo tempore christianitatis

  Incipit

  (105v) Hos phalangus tartarorum orbis imperator

  Explicit

  (105v) Datum in castris iuxta ingens flumen danubium

  Incipit

  (105v) Honorius papa uolens scire terram sarracenorum

  Explicit

  Isti rumores uenerunt parisius in crastino sancti petri

• Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, Epistolae. 106v-109r

  Nasmith

  Frederici imperatoris epistolae duae ad Anglos contra papam. 106v-109r

  Author

  Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor

  Incipit

  (106v) Fredericus dei gratia romanorum imperator
  (106v) Et si cause uestre iusticiam

  Explicit

  (108v) dilectio uestra credat. Datum taurini iio Aug. iii indictionis

  Incipit

  (108v) Fredericus dei gratia etc. illos felices describat antiquitas

  Explicit

  (109r) diligentiam adhibere

• Gravamina Anglorum adversum potestatem papae. 109v-110v

  Nasmith

  Gravamina Anglorum adversum potestatem papae. 109v-110v

  Incipit

  (109v) Conqueritur regnum anglorum ex eo quod dominus papa non est contentus

  Explicit

  (109v) et penitus lacerantur

  Note

  (110r) This page is blank. An erasure and old pencil notes on f. 110v

• Extracts from glosses on Old Testament. 111r-125v

  Nasmith

  Visiones quaedam et narrationes de captivitatibus Israelis, et alia historica. -- Nullo ordine et imperfecta. 111r-125v

  Note

  Liber N. de Sandwico
  (111r) Notes apparently taken from a gloss or commentary on the books of Kings (Chron.?), Tobit, Judith, Esther, Daniel, Maccabees

  Incipit

  (111r) Ozia lepra percusso in fronte quia intrauit sancta sanctorum. ... Tempore mananeel (Menahem) uenit phul rex assyriorum cum exercitu

  Note

  (was deceived with brazen calves instead of golden ones)
  (124v) Ends imperfectly (last page partly obliterated) on 2 Macc. I with the story of Nehemiah and the sacred fire
  On the flyleaf xv

  Incipit

  (125r) Virgo parens vixit sexaginta tribus annisQuatuor atque decem fuit in partu benedicta

  Note

  Also

  Incipit

  (125r) Johannes Elham supprior huius ecclesiastica sacrosancte

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Stanley

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