Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 500: Theological and Devotional Tracts
Description
Abstract/Contents
- Summary
- CCCC MS 500, probably made in Prague, is part of the Elbing Collection brought back from the abandoned Brigittine convent at what is now Elblag in Poland by Richard Pernham (1583?-1628) in the early 1620s and donated to Corpus Christi either by himself or by his wife Mary, whose name is inscribed in many books of the collection. The codex, written in two late fourteenth- or early fifteenth-century hands, is a miscellany manuscript of devotional and theological texts, including the Expositio missae by Jan Isner (d. 1411), the Breuiloquium pauperis of Bonaventure OFM (1217/21-74), the De miseria humanae conditionis by Pope Innocent III (1160/61-1216 - pope 1198-1216), Henricus de Frimaria OESA (d. 1340), Tractatus de quatuor instinctibus, excerpts from the Revelations of Birgitta of Sweden (1302/3-73) and the Euangelium Nicodemi. The fact that Birgitta is described as a saint in this version of the text must date the writing of the second portion of the book to after 1391, the date of her canonisation.
- Contents
- Expositio missae -- Notes on Sunday Introits, Epistles and Gospels -- Sermon -- Breuiloquium pauperis -- Exhortatio ad religioses -- Sermon on the Passion -- De miseria humanae conditionis -- Tractatus de quatuor instinctibus -- Prefiguraciones Christi -- Stella clericorum -- Auctoritates sanctorum -- Speculum peccatoris -- Auctoritates de taciturnitate -- Quaestiones summae Raymundi -- Reuelationes (extracts) -- Itinerarium anime -- Sermon on the Eucharist -- Tract on defects in celebrating Mass -- Euangelium Nicodemi -- Meditationes piissimae de cognitione humanae conditionis -- Verses -- De domo conscientiae
Bibliographic information
- M.R. James Date
- xiv-xv
- Downloadable James Catalogue Record
- https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:mf799wy4213/MS_500.pdf
- Superseded Interim Catalogue Record
- https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:qr152yk6175/500.pdf
- Contains
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- Jan Isner, Expositio missae. 1r-11r
- Author
- Jan Isner
- Rubric
- (1r) Super missam
- Incipit
- (1r) Queritur quare sacerdos quando primo accedat altare signat altare
- Note
- (11r) Ends
- Explicit
- (11r) Requiescant in pace Amen .i. fiat. etc. puf. puf.
- Rubric
- (11r) Explicit declaracio Breuis ipsius misse quasi tocius et tota ipsius canonis data per magistrum Johannem Yseneri et cetera
- Note
- (11r) Prayer by John Ysener, another note
- Notes on Sunday Introits, Epistles and Gospels. 11v-13r
- Rubric
- (11v) Racio epistolarum, etc. per annum
- Note
- Short notes on the Sunday Introits, Epistles and Gospels for the year
- Bernardinus of Siena OFM, Sermon. 13r-13v
- Author
- Bernardinus of Siena OFM
- Rubric
- (13r) Sermo ad clerum de effectu verbi dei
- Incipit
- (13r) Murmurabant Pharizei
- Bonaventure OFM, Breuiloquium pauperis. 13v-27r
- James
- Bonaventurae ymago vite eterne. 13v-27r
- Author
- Bonaventure OFM
- Incipit
- (13v) Flecto genua mea
- Explicit
- (27r) trinus et unus deus Benedictus in sec. sec. Amen dicant omnia
- Rubric
- (27r) Explicit liber meditacionum sine oracionum d. cardinalis boneventure doctoris. Qui ymago vite eterne intytulatur seu uo(c)atur
- pseudo-Bernard of Clairvaux OCist, Exhortatio ad religioses. 27r-28r
- Author
- pseudo-Bernard of Clairvaux OCist
- Rubric
- (27r) Exhortacio b. Bernhardi
- Note
- (P. L. CLXXXIV 1327)
- Incipit
- (27r) Si vis esse cenobitaHuius vite vitam vitaUt sis re et nomine
- Explicit
- (28r) Ipsum corde ore oraUt in tue mortis horaTibi sit auxilium. Amen
- Rubric
- (28r) Explicit dictamen beati Bernhardi abbatis In exhortacione cuiuslibet regularis, et cetera
- Sermon on the Passion. 28r-36r
- Rubric
- (28r) Sermo de passione domini
- Incipit
- (28r) Egressus Ihesus trans torrentem cedron
- Rubric
- (34r) Suspiria cum auctoritatibus sanctorum
- Incipit
- (33v) O bone Ihesu amor tuus non est ociosus
- Note
- followed by paragraphs, de die iudicii, etc.
- Innocent III (Lotharius de Segnis), De miseria humanae conditionis. 36v-49r
- Author
- Innocent III (Lotharius de Segnis)
- Rubric
- (36v) Innocencius de miseria conditionis humane
- Incipit
- (36v) Domino ... P ... portuensi episcopo
- Note
- Text
- Incipit
- (36v) Quare de vulua
- Note
- (P. L. CCXVII 701)
- Henricus de Frimaria OESA, Tractatus de quatuor instinctibus. 49r-56v
- Author
- Henricus de Frimaria OESA
- Rubric
- (49r) Incipit liber de 4or instinctibus
- Incipit
- (49r) Semen cecidit in terram bonam
- Explicit
- (56v) quia hoc habet ex sue proprietate nature etc. schabe ap.
- Rubric
- (56v) Explicit libellus paruus bonus et utilis de quatuor instinctibus scilicet Diuino Angelico Dyabolico naturali. finitus feria quinta post festum Sancti Marci ewangeliste per manus Icsicnarf (francisci)
- Prefiguraciones Christi. 56v-60v
- Rubric
- (56v) Prefiguraciones Christi et beate Virginis in vetere lege
- Incipit
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(56v) Vippera vim perdit sine vi pariente puellaVirgo salutatur innupta manens grauidatur.Rore madet vellus sed permanet arida tellus
(56v) Pro istorum versuum exposicione legitur in genesy, etc. - Note
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Each section begins with three verses
Ends - Rubric
- (60v) de coronacione beate Virginis
- Explicit
- (60v) casta generacio cum karitate et cetera puf.
- Rubric
- (60v) Expliciunt prefiguraciones etc., per manus et non per pedes Icsicnarf (i.e. francisci reversed)
- Note
- (60v) List of prophecies and clauses of the Creed corresponding: with names of the prophets and apostles
- Stella clericorum. 61r-64v
- Rubric
- (61r) Incipit stella sacerdotum
- Incipit
- (61r) In medio nebule .i. peccatorum proprietates huius stelle
- Explicit
- (64v) grauiter punientur in futuro uel condempnabuntur et cetera
- Auctoritates sanctorum. 65r-69r
- Rubric
- (65r) Auctoritates sanctorum
- Note
-
On various subjects
Primum querite regnum dei - de lacrimis, etc.
- pseudo-Bernard of Clairvaux OCist, Speculum peccatoris. 69v-72r
- Author
- pseudo-Bernard of Clairvaux OCist
- Rubric
- (69v) Speculum peccatoris
- Incipit
- (69v) Quoniam karissimi in via huius seculi
- Note
- (P. L. XL 983)
- Explicit
- (72r) vitam eternam possideas. quam tibi concedat ille qui est benedictus in secula seculorum. amen
- Rubric
- (72r) Explicit speculum peccatoris
- Auctoritates de taciturnitate. 72r-72v
- Note
- (72r) Followed by Auctoritates de taciturnitate, etc.
- Quaestiones summae Raymundi. 73r-84v
- Rubric
- (73r) Incipiunt questiones summe Raymundi
- Incipit
- (73r) Et primo de sacramentis quia hic determinatur de sacramentis
- Explicit
- (84v) ad penitenciam et sic est finis
- Note
- In large letters
- Rubric
- (84v) Domina mea sancta maria perpetua uirgo uirginum
- Note
- In red
- Rubric
- (84v) ffinis adest operis mercedem posco laboris
- Birgitta of Sweden, Reuelationes (extracts). 85r-105r
- Author
- Birgitta of Sweden
- Rubric
- (85r) Compendium quoddam uite Christi et matris eius extractum de reuelacionibus S. Brigitte
- Incipit
- (85r) Ad honorem domini nostri Ihesu Christi et beate virginis marie in nostre salutis et redempcionis memoriam
- Explicit
- (85r) possimus memorialiter contemplare
- Rubric
- (85r) De creacione angelorum. Cap. I
- Incipit
- (85r) Cum ipse deus pater omnipotens eternus et creator
- Note
- Cap. 73 ends
- Explicit
- (105r) nec ab aliquo continetur. Cui honor laus et gloria in seculorum secula. Amen
- Rubric
- (105r) Omnibus omnia non mea (somnia dicere possum)
- Note
- (105r) A later paragraph
- Rubric
- (105r) de tribulacione futura
- Incipit
- (105r) Cristus loquitur sancte birgitte. Scito quod tarita tonitrua
- Explicit
- (105r) omne desiderabile hominum auferetur
- Itinerarium anime. 105v-109r
- Rubric
- (105v) Itinerarium anime
- Incipit
- (105v) Cum omnis sciencia gerat trinitatis insigne
- Explicit
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(108v) et amplexum. quo nos perducat, etc.
(108v) Amen solamen sit sanctus spiritus amen - Rubric
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(108v) Explicit parvum bonum fr. bone venture ord. fr. min.
(108v) Nota quod multiplex est paradysus - Incipit
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(108v) Tres sunt gradus humilitatis
(109r) Sex sunt peccata in spiritum sanctum
- Sermon on the Eucharist. 109r-109v
- Rubric
- (109r) Sermo bonus de corpore Christi
- Incipit
- (109r) Probet se ipsum homo
- Tract on defects in celebrating Mass. 109v-110r
- Rubric
- (109v) De negligenciis que possunt accidere in missa
- Incipit
- (109v) Quando sacerdos deficit uel moritur
- Explicit
- (110r) plenius continentur ubi requirantur
- Euangelium Nicodemi. 110r-116v
- Rubric
- (110r) Evvangelium Nicodemi
- Incipit
- (110r) Factum est anno nonagesimo imperii tyberii cesaris
- Explicit
- (116v) annos cccc xxx et viij et hii simul iuncti fiunt quinque milia
- Rubric
- (116v) Explicit liber nichodemi de passione domini nostri Ihesu Christi. Amen
- Note
- (116v) Distich on indulgence
- Incipit
- (116v) Expiat ac delet, etc.
- Note
- (116v) Pen-trial in red
- Rubric
- (116v) In nomine domini amen. Vitoldus dux litwanie heres russie possessor, etc.
- pseudo-Bernard of Clairvaux OCist, Meditationes piissimae de cognitione humanae conditionis. 116v-122v
- Author
- pseudo-Bernard of Clairvaux OCist
- Rubric
- (116v) Meditaciones Bernardi
- Incipit
- (116v) Multi multa sciunt
- Note
- (P. L. CLXXXIV 485)
- Explicit
- (122v) eundem dominum glorie. Qui, etc.
- Rubric
- (122v) Explicit liber qui intitulatur medittaciones Bernhardi
- Verses. 122v-122v
- Note
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(122v) Verses with rubrics on Species constitucionum. Septem opera decem plage, etc., etc.
(nearly two columns: mostly the frequently occurring distichs)
- pseudo-Bernard of Clairvaux OCist, De domo conscientiae. 123r-134v
- Author
- pseudo-Bernard of Clairvaux OCist
- Rubric
- (123r) Liber de consciencia
- Note
- (P. L. CLXXXIV 507)
- Incipit
- (123r) Domus in qua habitamus ex omni parte sui ruinam
- Explicit
- (134v) quam terrestrium occupacione
- Rubric
- (134v) Explicit liber de consciencia beati bernhardi abbatis
- Note
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(134v) Scribbles in manner of a colophon: domina mea sancta, etc.
(134v) Inhonorificabilitudinitatibus
In red
(134v) O caro christi que pro me passa fuistiIntus me munda ne moriar morte secundaSunt tria que vere faciunt me sepe dolereEst primum durum quoniam scio me moriturumInde magis flebo quia nescio ubi maneboQuicunque laudatur ab hominibus vituperatur a deo
The last leaf (now missing) has unimportant notes
- Jan Isner, Expositio missae. 1r-11r
- Elbing
- N. 2
- Location
- https://purl.stanford.edu/fg385kv6407
- MS 500
- Repository
- UK, Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, Parker Library
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