Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 318: Lives of Saints and Romances
Description
Abstract/Contents
- Summary
- The two parts of CCCC MS 318 may once have been separate manuscripts, but they were certainly together at Rochester in the twelfth century, when a contents list and an anathema were added to the volume. The first part is a twelfth-century collection of hagiography containing vitae of Edward the Confessor, Anselm of Canterbury, Herluin of Bec, and the Venerable Bede. The second part is also a twelfth-century collection of hagiography, but with some romance material as well: it contains texts on James the apostle, Charlemagne and Roland, Bishop Turpin, Thecla, and Apollonius of Tyre. An inscription says that the manuscript was given to Parker by a deacon of Rochester.
- Contents
- Vita Sancti Edwardi regis et confessoris -- Vita Sancti Anselmi -- Vita Herluini abbatis -- Vita venerabilis Bedae -- Liber Sancti Iacobi -- Historia Caroli magni et Rolandi -- De inventione corporis Turpini -- Vita Sanctae Theclae -- Historia Apollonii regis Tyri
Bibliographic information
- M.R. James Date
- xii
- Downloadable James Catalogue Record
- https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:bf980fj6329/MS_318.pdf
- Superseded Interim Catalogue Record
- https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:qx103nt5514/318.pdf
- Contains
-
- Aelred of Rievaulx OCist, Vita Sancti Edwardi regis et confessoris. 1-140
- Nasmith
- Eilredi Rievallensis abbatis vita sancti Edwardi regis et confessoris. 1-140
- Author
- Aelred of Rievaulx OCist
- Rubric
- (1) Incipit prologus domini Eilredi rieuallensis abbatis de uita Sancti eadwardi Regis et confessoris pridie nonas Januarii
- Incipit
- (1) Multis ueterum studio fuisse didicimus
- Explicit
- (3) cum eo optineas felicitatem
- Rubric
-
(3) Explicit prologus
(3) Incipit epistola aeilredi abbatis Rieuallis ad abbatum Laurentium Westmonasterii - Incipit
- (3) Dilecto et diligendo et intimis uisceribus
- Explicit
- (5) opitulatione donetur
- Rubric
-
(5) Explicit epistola
(5) Incipit vita beatissimi confessoris Christi aedwardi gloriosi regis anglorum - Incipit
- (6) Gloriosi ac deo dilecti regis aedwardi uitam
- Note
- Ends
- Explicit
- (139) omnium corda commovit (vel -nuit)
- Rubric
- (140) Explicit vita Sancti aedwardi regis
- Note
-
In Twysden's Decem Scriptores, P. L. CXCV etc.
Cf. MS 161. 16
BHL 2423
- Eadmer of Canterbury OSB, Vita Sancti Anselmi. 140-297
- Nasmith
- [Eadmeri] vita Anselmi Cantuariensis archiepiscopi. 140-297
- Author
- Eadmer of Canterbury OSB
- Rubric
- (140) Incipit prefatio sequentis operis
- Incipit
- (140) Quoniam multas et antecessorum nostrorum temporibus
- Explicit
- (141) sine illo sufficere posse pronuntio
- Rubric
-
(141) Explicit prefatio
(141) Incipit liber primus de vita et conuersatione Anselmi Cantuariensis archiepiscopi - Incipit
- (141) Instituta vite et conuersationis Anselmi
- Note
-
(210) Liber II
(269) Change of hand at p. 269 - Explicit
- (297) ad notitiam retributionis uite et conuersationis eius. sit itaque deo omnipotenti patri et filio et sancto Spiritui laus et gratiarum actio nunc et per omnia seculorum secula. amen
- Note
-
See M. Rule, Eadmeri Historia, etc., p. lxxxviii, Rolls Series. He uses this MS. (which he calls C) for his text, printed in that volume
BHL 525-6
- Gilbert Crispin OSB, Vita Herluini abbatis. 297-355
- Nasmith
- Vita Herlewini Beccensis abbatis. 297-355
- Author
- Gilbert Crispin OSB
- Incipit
- (297) Quoniam in re militari que quis memoratu digna egit
- Explicit
- (298) monachum fieri portentum habebatur
- Incipit
- (298) A danis qui normanniam primi obtinuere
- Note
- Ends p. 355 with the epitaph
- Explicit
- (355) Credere namque tuis hoc licet ex meritis
- Note
-
App. ad Opp. Lanfranci 1648, p. 32, P. L. CL
Attributed to Gilbertus Crispinus, Abbot of Westminster
BHL 3836
- Vita venerabilis Bedae. 356-362
- Nasmith
- Vita venerabilis Bedae presbiteri. 356-362
- Note
- (356) In a different hand
- Rubric
- (356) Incipit vita uenerabilis Bede presbiteri
- Incipit
- (356) Venerabilis domini famulus Beda presbiter et monachus natus est in prouincia northanhimbrorum
- Explicit
- (357) ipsius de semetipso dicta congruum subiungere uidetur
- Incipit
- (357) Ego inquit Beda famulus christi
- Explicit
- (359) quibus scriptura sancta contexta est. Cum ergo hos libros peruigili studio edidisset obiit. viimo kal. Junii. ... cuthbertus ... ad condiscipulum taliter scribens
- Incipit
- (359) Dilectissimo inquit in Christo collectori cuthwino
- Note
- No Anglo-Saxon passage occurs
- Explicit
- (362) ineruditio lingue facit
- Rubric
- (362) Explicit uita uenerabili Bede presbiteri
- Note
-
Printed by Whelock in the preface to his edition of the Historia, from this MS. Hardy I 454. Cf. Acta Sanctorum, May, VII 720
BHL 1070
- pseudo-Calixtus II (Guido of Burgundy), Liber Sancti Iacobi. 363-404
- Nasmith
- Calixtus de miraculis et translatione sancti Jacobi cum epistola Leonis papae de eadem translatione. 363-404
- Author
- pseudo-Calixtus II (Guido of Burgundy)
- Rubric
- (363) Incipit prefatio Calixti pape de miraculis Sancti Iacobi apostoli et de translatione corporis eius
- Incipit
- (363) Calixtus episcopus ... Heroibus famosissimis
- Explicit
- (364) describitur statuimus
- Rubric
- (364) Prologus Calixti pape super translatione Sancti Iacobi apostoli
- Incipit
-
(364) Hanc beati Iacobi translationem a nostro codice excludere
(365) Clericus quidam mihi notus
(365) Post saluatoris nostri passionem - Explicit
- (370) perhenniter manet in secula seculorum. Amen
- Rubric
- (370) Epistola Leonis pape de translatione Sancti Jacobi apostoli
- Incipit
- (370) Noscat uestra fraternitas dilectissimi rectores
- Rubric
- (372) De tribus sollempnitatibus Sancti Iacobi
- Incipit
- (372) Beatus lucas euangelista in actibus
- Explicit
- (375) et decorabantur
- Rubric
- (375) De miraculis Sancti Iacobi que Calixtus papa in unum collegit
- Incipit
- (375) Opere precium est beati Iacobi apostoli miracula
- Note
- (376) Capitula
- Rubric
- (376) Incipit liber miraculorum Sancti Jacobi apostoli
- Incipit
- (377) Beatus Iacobus apostolus cum summa obedientie passionis dolorem
- Explicit
- (404) in his sacris sollempniis prestante domino nostro Ihesu Christo qui uiuit et regnat in secula. amen
- Rubric
- (404) Expliciunt miracula Sancti Jacobi apostoli
- Note
-
See Acta Sanctorum, July, vol. VI 47
BHL 4072
- pseudo-Turpinus, Historia Caroli magni et Rolandi. 405-454
- Nasmith
- Turpini historia Caroli magni. 405-454
- Author
- pseudo-Turpinus
- Rubric
- (405) Incipit liber Turpini archiepiscopi Remensis quomodo karolus magnus rex francorum adquisiuit hispaniam. Hunc librum dicit Calixtus papa esse autenticum. Quomodo Sanctus Jacobus apostolus apparuit etc.
- Incipit
- (405) Gloriosissimus Christi apostolus Iacobus aliis apostolis
- Note
-
(421) Change of hand at p. 421
Ends p. 454 (falling of wall at Grenoble) - Explicit
- (454) et est mirabile in oculis nostris. Qui legis hoc carmen Turpino posce iuuamen. Ut pietate dei subueniatur ei
- Rubric
- (454) Explicit liber Turpini archiepiscopi de gestis regis karoli
- Note
- Cf. MS 292, MS 414
- pseudo-Calixtus II (Guido of Burgundy), De inventione corporis Turpini. 454-459
- Nasmith
- Calixtus papa de inventione corporis Turpini. 454-459
- Author
- pseudo-Calixtus II (Guido of Burgundy)
- Rubric
- (454) Calixtus papa de inuentione corporis Turpini archiepiscopi et martiris
- Incipit
- (455) Beatus Turpinus remensis archiepiscopus christi martyr
- Rubric
- (456) De altumaiore cordube
- Incipit
- (458) De hoc quod nauari de uera prosapia non sunt geniti
- Explicit
- (459) sua predicatione ad deum conuertit
- Note
- On these two items see H. L. D. Ward, Catalogue of Romances I 546 sqq.
- Vita Sanctae Theclae. 459-476
- Nasmith
- Vita sanctae Theclae virginis et martiris. 459-476
- Rubric
- (459) Incipit uita Sanctae Tecle uirginis et martyris
- Incipit
- (459) Tempore illo ascendente paulo ychonium post antiochie fugam facti sunt ei comites demas ermogenes et alexander erarius
- Note
- Ends
- Explicit
- (472) Et hec locuta profecta est seleutiam et multos ibi illuminauit et requieuit in beata pace. Deo gratias amen
- Note
-
The beginning conforms to the version designated Ba by von Gebhardt (Lat. Übersetz. d. Acta Pauli et Theclae, Texte u. Unters. N. F. VII 2: 1902, p. 2): the conclusion is not exactly that of any version he gives, but is most like d. He does not mention this copy. Grabe, Spicilegium I 120 etc.
pp. 473 - 476 blank
BHL 8020n
- Historia Apollonii regis Tyri. 477-516
- Nasmith
- Vita Appolonii Tyrii. 477-516
- Note
- (477) (In the hand of no. 5)
- Incipit
- (477) In ciuitate antiochia rex fuit antiochus nomine a quo et ipsa ciuitas
- Explicit
- (509) alium bibliotece sue exposuit
- Rubric
- (509) Explicit
- Note
-
Ed. Riese (Teubner, 1871): this copy is mentioned on p. vii
On p. 510, beginning of a late list of contents - Rubric
- (511) Incipiunt capitula in vitam Anselmi archiepiscopi
- Note
- (511) In Parkerian hand
- Aelred of Rievaulx OCist, Vita Sancti Edwardi regis et confessoris. 1-140
- TJames
- 41
- Stanley
- D. 11
- Location
- https://purl.stanford.edu/qq824qn0842
- MS 318
- Repository
- UK, Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, Parker Library
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