Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 538: Conrad of Soltau (Zolco), Commentary on Firmiter credimus
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- Title:
- Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 538: Conrad of Soltau (Zolco), Commentary on Firmiter credimus
- Alternate Title:
- [Untitled]
- Language:
- Latin and German
- Extent:
- ff. 121
- Dimensions:
- 210 Height (mm) and 145 Width (mm)
- Approximate Date:
- [ca. 1396 - 1397]
- Provenance:
- Mary Pernham on f. 1v.
- Table of contents:
- Commentary on Firmiter credimus (Summa de trinitate et fide catholica)
- Description:
- The writing in CCCC MS 538 is much faded and its contemporary binding was in a very damaged state but was repaired in the twentieth century. It was probably written at some time after 1396/7 in Bohemia. On f. 13r the ownership is recorded of Johannes Mokelburg B.A. who had studied at Prague. A Heinrich Mokelburg of Elbing is recorded in 1419 as a student at Leipzig. The book contains one work, a summa of catholic doctrine by Conradus of Soltau (Zolco or Zolto, c. 1350-1407), the Commentary on Firmiter credimus (Summa de trinitate et fide catholica). At the end of this work is a colophon attributing it to Zolto, doctor of Prague, who compiled it in 1396/97. The text is also in CCCC MS 529. This volume is part of the Elbing collection, a group of manuscripts which belonged to the Brigittine convent at Elbing (Elblag), near Gdansk. The collection was donated to Corpus Christi College by either Richard Pernham (1583?-1628) or his wife Mary, whose name is in many of these books.