Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 066A: Jacques de Vitry, Historia orientalis. Willelmus de Rubruk OFM, Itinerarium ad partes orientales. pseudo-John of Damascus, Barlaam et Iosaphat
Description
Abstract/Contents
- Summary
- MS 66, as described by M. R. James, included half of a manuscript belonging to the Cistercian abbey of Sawley (Yorks.) and half of a manuscript belonging to the Benedictine abbey of Bury St Edmunds. The other two halves of the Bury and Sawley manuscripts are bound together as Cambridge, UL MS Ff. 1. 27. However, MS 66 has since been separated into MS 66 (Sawley MS) and MS 66A (Bury MS). MS 66A contains copies of Jacques de Vitry's Historia orientalis; Willelmus de Rubruk's Itinerarium ad partes orientales; Itinerarium usque ad paradisum terrestrem; Imago mundi; the letter of Prester John; Johannes de Sacro Bosco, Tractatus de sphaera; Barlaam et Iosaphat by pseudo-John of Damascus; the Legend of the Cross Before Christ; Seth or The Holy Rood in Verse; the Childhood of Jesus; excerpts from Bede's Historia ecclesiastica and the Legenda Aurea; Visio Rodulfi; De Stephano monacho cartusiensi and pseudo-Methodius's Revelations. There are illuminated historiated initials at the beginning of most of these texts.
- Contents
- Historia orientalis -- Itinerarium ad partes orientales -- Epistola Manueli Comneno imperatori Graecorum -- Tractatus de sphaera -- Barlaam et Iosaphat -- Legend of the Cross Before Christ -- Seth or The Holy Rood in Verse -- Childhood of Jesus -- Historia orientalis (excerpt) -- Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum (excerpt from book 5) -- Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum (excerpt from book 5) -- The Birth and Life of Pilate (extract from Legenda Aurea) -- The Birth and Life of Judas (extract from Legenda Aurea) -- Visio Rodulfi -- De Stephano monacho cartusiensi -- Revelations
Bibliographic information
- M.R. James Date
- xii (xiii?) and xiv
- Downloadable James Catalogue Record
- https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:rx731ys0316/MS_66A.pdf
- Superseded Interim Catalogue Record
- https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:cz900pv5802/66A.pdf
- Contains
-
- Jacques de Vitry, Historia orientalis. 117-67r
- Nasmith
- Historia Ierosolimitana abbreviata. 117-67r
- James
- (Iacobi de Vitriaco), Historia Jerosolimitana abbreviata Liber I. 117-67r
- Author
- Jacques de Vitry
- Note
- (117) in red with blue initials. Capitula of item no. 9 (now item no. 1) in red followed by three blank pages. New foliation then begins<br />(1r) Capitulum I
- Incipit
- (1r) Terra sancta promissionis deo amabilis
- Note
- (1r) Initial with gold ground. Monk with pastoral staff offers book to Bishop with cross
- Explicit
- (67r) de die in diem expectantes
- Rubric
- (67r) Explicit
- Note
- Bongars Gesta Dei per Francos, p. 1047
- Willelmus de Rubruk OFM, Itinerarium ad partes orientales. 67r-110r
- Nasmith
- Itinerarium terrae Tartarorum per W. de Rubruc. 67r-110r
- Author
- Willelmus de Rubruk OFM
- Incipit
- (67r) Excellentissimo domino et christianissimo Lodovico dei gracia Regi francorum illustri Frater W. de Rubruc
- Note
- (67r) Initial: above two friars offer a book to king on R. (half-length below), two friars with staves walk to R.
- Explicit
- (110r) plures interpretes et copiosas expensas etc.
- Note
- Also in MS 181. 9, MS 407. 2. Ed. by D'Avezac 1839 etc.
- Iohannes presbyter ('Prester John'), Epistola Manueli Comneno imperatori Graecorum. 127r-130r
- Nasmith
- Epistola presbiteri Ioannis de descriptione Indiae. 127r-130r
- Author
- Iohannes presbyter ('Prester John')
- Incipit
- (127r) Presbiter iohannes potencia et uirtute
- Note
- (127r) Initial. Seated king with sceptre
- Explicit
- (130r) genere ciborum essemus impleti
- Note
- Collated by H. Bradshaw for Dr Zarncke
- Iohannes de Sacro Bosco, Tractatus de sphaera. 130v-138v
- Nasmith
- Roberti [Grosteste] Lincolniensis tractatus de sphera. 130v-138v
- Author
- Iohannes de Sacro Bosco
- Rubric
- (130v) Incipit tractatus de spera
- Note
- (By Johannes de Sacro Bosco)
- Incipit
- (130v) Tractatum de spera in quatuor capitula
- Note
- (130v) Initial. Man in blue holding armillary sphere
- Explicit
- (138v) machina dissoluetur
- Rubric
- (138v) Hic explicit tractatus spere scriptus anno domini mo. cco. lxxx. tercio
- pseudo-John of Damascus, Barlaam et Iosaphat. 139r-208r
- Nasmith
- Liber gestorum Barlaam et Josaphat servorum Dei editus Graeco sermone a Ioanne Damasceno viro sancto et erudito. 139r-208r
- Author
- pseudo-John of Damascus
- Incipit
- (139r) Cum igitur cepissent monasteria construi
- Note
- (139r) Initial. Man in blue offers apple to youth seated on R. with sceptre
- Explicit
- (208r) perducere dignare per Jhesum Christum filium tuum Amen
- Rubric
- (208r) Explicit liber de gestis barlaam et iosaphat Regis seruorum dei
- Legend of the Cross Before Christ. 221v-224r
- Nasmith
- De arbore vitae in paradiso, historia fabulosa. 221v-224r
- James
- Story of the Cross. 221v-224r
- Note
- (W. Meyer, Abh. bayer. Akad. XVI, ii, 131)
- Incipit
- (221v) Post peccatum ade expulso eo de paradyso
- Note
- (221v) Initial gold ground. Christ beardless stands on L., on R. sits Adam with hand to head (sleeping): Eve emerges from his side<br />Ends
- Explicit
- (224r) In ea quidem crucifixerunt domini nostri Ihesum Christum in salutem omnium sane credencium qui factus est obediens patri usque ad mortem, cui est laus et honor et imperium per omnia secula seculorum. Amen
- Seth or The Holy Rood in Verse. 224v-227r
- Nasmith
- Versus Gallici de eadem re. 224v-227r
- Note
- (224v) French poem on the same, one of many versions
- Incipit
- (224v) Apres ke Adam fu getezDe paradys pur ses pechez
- Explicit
- (227r) E deus pur sa passiunDe nos pechez nus doint remissiunE al drein si repentirKe la ioie puisum servirPar la sue seinte ayeNi eit nul ke amen ne die
- Childhood of Jesus. 227r-228r
- Nasmith
- Versus Gallici de eadem re. 227r-228r
- James
- Infancy of Christ; an extract. 227r-228r
- Note
- (227r) full text in MS. Selden supra 38: see Romania XV 334 (P. Meyer)
- Incipit
- (227r) En cel tens ke herodes saueitKe ihesu crist neez estoitGrant enuie de co aueitKe nul sur ly ne regnereit
- Note
- Narrates Flight into Egypt, meeting with beasts, tree bowing, child fallen from house-top raised up (124 lines)
- Explicit
- (228r) E deus nus doint issi loerE son nun magnifierKe nus puissum auer pardunE de nos pecchez remissiunAmen. Pater noster Aue dium
- Jacques de Vitry, Historia orientalis (excerpt). 228r-230r
- Nasmith
- Descriptio terrae sanctae. 228r-230r
- Author
- Jacques de Vitry
- Incipit
- (228r) Honorius papa uolens scire terram agarenorum contra quos exercitus christianorum preparabatur
- Note
- (228r) Decorative initial
- Explicit
- (230r) ibi locus est ubi abraham immolare filium uoluit
- Bede the Venerable, Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum (excerpt from book 5). 230r-230v
- Nasmith
- De situ terrae Ierosolimitanae secundum Bedam. 230r-230v
- Author
- Bede the Venerable
- Incipit
- (230r) Bethleem ciuitas dauid in dorso sita est
- Explicit
- (230v) albo et rubicundo permixtus uidetur
- Note
- (Bede, Historia ecclesiastica V 16)
- Bede the Venerable, Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum (excerpt from book 5). 230v-231r
- Nasmith
- De loco Dominicae ascensionis. 230v-231r
- Author
- Bede the Venerable
- Incipit
- (230v) Mons oliuarum altitudine monti syon par est<br />(230v) In die ascensionis dominice per annos singulos
- Explicit
- (230v) terre prosternere
- Incipit
- (230v) Hebron quondam ciuitas et metropolis<br />(231r) Hec de opusculis excerpta arculphi
- Explicit
- (231r) hystoriis indere placuit
- Note
- (Bede, Historia ecclesiastica V 17)
- The Birth and Life of Pilate (extract from Legenda Aurea). 231r-232v
- Nasmith
- De ortu Pilati et ejus vita. 231r-232v
- Incipit
- (231r) Cum rex tyrus nacione maguntinus
- Explicit
- (232v) sunt plurime machinaciones dyabolice
- Note
- Legenda Aurea, cap. 53 ed. Graesse p. 231
- The Birth and Life of Judas (extract from Legenda Aurea). 232v-232v
- Nasmith
- De ortu Judae et ejus vita. 232v-232v
- Incipit
- (232v) Fuit in diebus herodis regis poncio pilato preside uir in iudea nomine ruben
- Explicit
- (232v) Ideo penitencia ductus ad suasionem cimbree. Jhesu Christi fit discipulus
- Note
- (232v) Initial. Judas hanging<br />Legenda Aurea, cap. 45, ed. Graesse p. 184
- Visio Rodulfi. 233r-234v
- Nasmith
- Visio revelata anno 1209 Rodulpho sacristae monasterii Cesarea sive Keisam nuncupati in territorio Augustensis ecclesiae. 233r-234v
- Rubric
- (233r) Hec uisio reuelata est anno uerbi incarnati mo. cco. ixo. sec
- Incipit
- (233r) In regno Allemann' in Sweuie prouincia in territorio augustensis ecclesie situm est monasterium quoddam ordonis cisterciensis cesarea nuncupatum ... Keisam uero uulgari sermone
- Note
- (The Host seen in human form)
- Explicit
- (234v) rex seculorum uisibiliter humilitate pertractandum. qui est super omnia benedictis in secula. Amen
- Note
- Extracts in Neues Archiv, XXII 668 (Hampe)<br />(234r) A sentence in English occurs
- De Stephano monacho cartusiensi. 234v-235v
- Nasmith
- De Stephano monacho cartusiensi, qualiter eum beata virgo primo eripuit de naufragio corporis, et postea de temptationibus cordis; qualiter eum formam orandi docuit, quia ei devotus in seculo extiterat. 234v-235v
- Rubric
- (234v) De Stephano monacho etc.
- Note
- as Nasmith
- Incipit
- (234v) Quidam clericus nomine Stephanus secundum seculi dignitatem preclarus
- Explicit
- (235v) sperantes in te letificas. Qui cum unigenito tuo regnas et gloriaris in secula seculorum. Amen
- pseudo-Methodius, Revelations. 235v-238v
- Nasmith
- Liber Methodii episcopi Paterensis et martyris Christi quem ex Hebraeo et Graeco in Latinum transferre curavit, id est de principio seculi et inter regna gentium et fine seculorum, quem illustris vir beatus Jeronimus in suis opusculis collaudavit. 235v-238v
- Author
- pseudo-Methodius
- Rubric
- (235v) In Christi nomine incipit liber etc.
- Note
- as Nasmith
- Incipit
- (235v) Sciendum namque est nobis fratres karissimi quomodo in principio
- Note
- (236r) The hand seems to change<br />Ends
- Explicit
- (238r) eripere dignetur qui cum patre et spiritu sancto uiuit et regnat deus per infinita secula seculorum. Amen
- Note
- Printed in Orthodoxographa; last by E. Sackur, Sibyllinische Texte, 1898<br />(238v) blank covered with paper (This paper has been removed since James's time.)
- Jacques de Vitry, Historia orientalis. 117-67r
- TJames
- 367
- Stanley
- Under D. 12
- Repository
- UK, Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, Parker Library
- Location
- MS 066A
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