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[Untitled]

Type of resource

mixed material

Extent

ff. 348 + 1

Date created

[ca. 1400-1431]

Language

Latin, German

Material

Paper

Layout

double columns of 40 lines

Height (mm)

294

Width (mm)

215

Collation

1(12) (1, 2 mut.)-11(12) 12(14) (blank) | 13(14) (wants 1) 14(12)-18(12) | 19(12)-23(12) (wants 12) | 24(12)-26(12) (wants 7, 11, 12 blank) 27 (twenty-five) 28(12), 1 flyleaf.

Writing

clearly written in more than one hand

Foliation

Too fragile to be foliated in its entirety. Partially imaged: front cover exterior + ff. 1-211v + back cover exterior - problem of tight binding and curvature into gutter resulted in some lack of sharp focus for a few leaves; ff. 250v, 251r supplied from digitised old colour slides

Additions

Binding fragmentary.

The leaves at the end are much damaged.

In the fragment of the last cover are some notes in German (xv) in which is mention of the kochemeister.

Summary

This book is in an extremely fragile condition and it has not been possible for it to be imaged completely, save for the front and back cover exteriors, and ff. 1-211v, 250v, 251r. The binding is very tight in parts of the book and for some pages there has been some loss of focus in the deep gutter. CCCC MS 526 is part of the Elbing Collection brought back from the abandoned Brigittine monastery at what is now Eblag in Poland by Richard Pernham 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. This volume is closely dated by the presence of a scribal colophon recording the year 1431 in one of the items (a letter by Jan van Ruusbroec), which date the rest of the manuscript must more or less share. Among the many devotional and theological texts in the manuscript are Henricus Suso OP (Heinrich Seuse, 1295-1366) Horologium sapientiae and Cursus de aeterna sapientia, Jan van Ruusbroec's (1293-1381) De Calculo (Tractatus de perfectione filiorum Dei) and De ornatu spiritualium nuptiarum, both in the translation of Willem Jordaens, Hugo de Balma OCarth (fl. 1289-1304) Theologia mystica (De triplici uia), Thomas Aquinas OP (c. 1225-74) De perfectione spiritualis uitae and the De uita solitaria of Francesco Petrarca (1304-74). The 'kochemeister' mentioned on the back cover is possibly Michael Kuchmeister (fl. 1414-22) mentioned in Elbing records.

Contents

De xii gradibus humilitatis -- De mensuratione crucis -- Speculum consciencie et contemplationis -- De interiori domo (extract) -- Gratiarum acciones pro beneficiis -- Paradisus Spiritualis -- Horologium sapientiae -- Cursus de aeterna sapientia -- Prayers at Mass and to the Virgin -- Admonitio (fragment of Sermo 7) -- Epistola de modo studendi -- Exemplar Sancti Bernhardi -- Tractatus de perfectione filiorum Dei (transl. by Willem Jordaens) -- De septem gradibus contemplationis -- De essentia divinitatis -- De preparatoine domus animae -- Meditations -- Speculum humanae salvationis (Added texts on Passion and Joys and Sorrows of the Virgin Mary) -- Theologia mystica (De triplici via) -- Epistola super generibus exercitantum -- De perfectione spiritualis uitae -- Epistula ad Rusticum (ep. 125) -- De ornatu spiritualium nuptiarum (transl. by Willem Jordaens) -- De uita solitaria

M.R. James Date

xv (1431), etc.

Downloadable James Catalogue Record

https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:zw683hy4652/MS_526.pdf

Superseded Interim Catalogue Record

https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:ns009ct1070/526.pdf

Contains

• De xii gradibus humilitatis. 1r-12v

  James

  De xii gradibus humilitatis. 1r-12v

  Note

  (Palma spiritualis: old list)
  mutilated at the beginning

• pseudo-Anselm of Canterbury OSB, De mensuratione crucis. 12v-18v

  Author

  pseudo-Anselm of Canterbury OSB

  Explicit

  (18v) ita ut alios eciam possit consolari. Amen

• Speculum consciencie et contemplationis. 18v-20v

  Rubric

  (18v) Incipit Speculum consciencie et contemplationis

  Incipit

  (18v) Si uis perfectus fieri stude

  Explicit

  (20v) lugendum et plorandum

• pseudo-Bernard of Clairvaux OCist, De interiori domo (extract). 20v-22v

  James

  Bernhard de contemplacione. 20v-22v

  Author

  pseudo-Bernard of Clairvaux OCist

  Rubric

  (20v) De speculo consciencie et contemplacionis Bernhardi vel de contemplacione

  Incipit

  (20v) Uitam uniuscuiusque non cognoscit

  Explicit

  (22v) miratus regis potencia

• Gratiarum acciones pro beneficiis. 22v-27v

  Rubric

  (22v) Incipiunt gratiarum acciones pro beneficiis receptis a deo

  Incipit

  (22v) Sancte sanctorum potentissime

  Explicit

  (27v) te miserante valeam promereri. Amen

• Paradisus Spiritualis. 27v-56r

  Rubric

  (27v) Incipit liber qui dicitur Paradisus Spiritu(a)lis

  Incipit

  (27v) Paradisum spiritualem uniuersi describendo ymaginamur pratum

  Explicit

  (56r) tale edifica in te et ubi habites semper ora. Amen

  Rubric

  (56r) Explicit liber iste sit laus et gloria tibi Jesu Criste. Amen

• Henricus Suso OP, Horologium sapientiae. 56r-129r

  James

  Horologium sapientiae (Henricus Suso). 56r-129r

  Author

  Henricus Suso OP

  Incipit

  (56r) Sentite de domino in bonitate

  Explicit

  (127r) in decore suo conspicientes I. c. d. n. qui cum, etc.

  Note

  Table of chapters to 98: then the note
  (129r) Hyr ist nicht me. Amen

  Rubric

  (129r) Explicit horlogium sapientie fratris A. ordinis predicatorum. E.

• Henricus Suso OP, Cursus de aeterna sapientia. 129r-131r

  James

  Hours of the Eternal Wisdom: in Latin. 129r-131r

  Author

  Henricus Suso OP

  Rubric

  (129r) Quicunque desiderat sapienciam eternam familiarem sibi sponsam habere debet ei has horas cottidie deuote ... gere
  (131r) Explicit cursus sapiencie que est Ihesus Christus

• Prayers at Mass and to the Virgin. 131r-146v

  Note

  Three prayers
  a.
  (131r) At Mass. In presencia sanctissimi corporis
  b.
  To the Virgin. O sanctissima et gloriosissima
  c.
  (131v) To the Virgin. O gloriosissima et sublimis
  ff. 133r-146v blank

• Caesarius of Arles, Admonitio (fragment of Sermo 7). 147r-147r

  Author

  Caesarius of Arles

  Note

  End of

  Explicit

  (147r) Amonicio S. Augustini per quam ostendit quam bonum sit leccionem diuinam legere

  Note

  (a little over a column)

• pseudo-Thomas Aquinas OP, Epistola de modo studendi. 147r-147r

  Author

  pseudo-Thomas Aquinas OP

  Rubric

  (147r) Sequitur exemplar S. Thome de Aquino missum cuidam fratri interroganti qualiter studio ac thesauro sciencie intendendum sit ad profectum

  Incipit

  (147r) Quia quesiuisti qualiter oporteat in thesauro sciencie

  Explicit

  (147r) attingere poteris quod affectas. Amen

  Rubric

  (147r) Sequitur aliud

• Exemplar Sancti Bernhardi. 147v-147v

  Rubric

  (147v) Exemplar S. Bernhardi. ... quemadmodum se habere debeant dum diuinis laudibus assistunt

  Incipit

  (147v) Vos ammoneo dilectissimi pure ac strenue

• Jan van Ruusbroec, Tractatus de perfectione filiorum Dei (transl. by Willem Jordaens). 147v-155v

  Author

  Jan van Ruusbroec

  Rubric

  (147v) Incipit tractatus de perfeccione filiorum dei

  Incipit

  (147v) Quicunque wlt venire in perfectissimo statu

  Explicit

  (155v) unum cum eo fiemus uti sum superius utcunque profatus ut nobis prestare dignetur trinus et unus. Amen

  Rubric

  (155v) Explicit tractatus de perfeccione filiorum dei

• pseudo-Bonaventure OFM, De septem gradibus contemplationis. 155v-157r

  Author

  pseudo-Bonaventure OFM

  Rubric

  (155v) Incipit tractatus de gradibus contemplacionis editus a fr. Bonaventura de ordine minorum

  Incipit

  (155v) Contemplatiuorum aquilinos obtutus

  Explicit

  (157r) manibus eburneis cont(r)ectauit S[otoyi, dominum nostrum I. C. qui est bened. in secula seculorum Amen

  Rubric

  (157r) Explicit tractatus, etc.

• pseudo-Augustine, De essentia divinitatis. 157r-160r

  Author

  pseudo-Augustine

  Rubric

  (157r) Incipit Jeronimus de membrorum Christi significacione

  Incipit

  (157r) Omnipotens pater et filius et spiritus Sanctus unus ac trinus

  Explicit

  (160r) videbimus eum sicut est. Tu autem domine, etc.

  Rubric

  (160r) Explicit liber beati Jeronimi de membrorum Christi significacione

  Note

  (160r) Scribbles in col. 2

• De preparatoine domus animae. 160v-211r

  Note

  (160v) Prologus

  Rubric

  (160v) Domine dilexi decorem domus tue et locum habitacionis glorie tue

  Incipit

  (160v) Glosa dicit hic .i. dilexi me facere decorem

  Explicit

  (160v) erexi humiliter et distinxi

  Note

  (160v) Registrum
  (160v) De preparacione aree domus anime .1....De tectis anime .31.
  (160v) Text

  Incipit

  (160v) Diligenter exerce agrum tuum

  Explicit

  (211r) uerus pacificus sit in secula benedictus. Amen

• Meditations. 211r-212v

  Note

  (211r) Meditations on

  Incipit

  (211r) Natus est nobis hodie saluator
  (212r) Verbum caro factum est

• Speculum humanae salvationis (Added texts on Passion and Joys and Sorrows of the Virgin Mary). 213r-219v

  Note

  (213r) The end of the Speculum Humane Saluationis

  Incipit

  (213r) In precedenti capitulo de intollerabili pena dampnatorum

  Note

  Ending f. 216v (ff. 217r-219v blank)

• Hugo de Balma OCarth, Theologia mystica (De triplici via). 220r-250r

  James

  De triplici via. 220r-250r

  Author

  Hugo de Balma OCarth

  Rubric

  (220r) Vie Syon lugent eo quod non sit qui vadit ... licet hoc uerbum dixit Jeremias propheta

  Incipit

  (220r) Triplex est igitur via ista

  Note

  Change of hand at f. 249r. Apparently ends f. 250r

• Jan van Ruusbroec, Epistola super generibus exercitantum. 250v-251r

  James

  Liber spiritualis vitae by J. Ruysbroeck. 250v-251r

  Author

  Jan van Ruusbroec

  Incipit

  (250v) Conflue ... jocunditate in dulcissimi

  Explicit

  (251r) filios vestras et filias in domino I. C. Amen

  Note

  Johannes de Rustbrot [Ruscbrot] prior in viride valle totus vester in domino
  Capp. XVIII

• Thomas Aquinas OP, De perfectione spiritualis uitae. 251r-266v

  Author

  Thomas Aquinas OP

  Rubric

  (251r) Incipit liber spiritualis vite perfeccionem et statum declarans quid sit auctoris intencio. Cap. I

  Incipit

  (251r) Quoniam quidam perfeccionis ignari

  Note

  Ends (cap. XXII)

  Explicit

  (266v) vicem eius agens qui est mediator dei et hominum homo Christus Ihesus qui est fons omnis perfeccionis Cui est gloria in secula seculorum. Amen

  Rubric

  (266v) Explicit libellus Thome de Aquino spiritualis vite perfeccionem et statum declarans

• Jerome, Epistula ad Rusticum (ep. 125). 266v-278v

  Author

  Jerome

  Rubric

  (266v) Sequitur ergo alius liber videlicet Epistola beati Jeronimi presbiteri ad Rusticum monachum Incipitur ergo iste

  Incipit

  (266v) Nichil est christiano felicius

  Note

  Ends

  Explicit

  (271r) magna sunt premia. Amen

  Rubric

  (271r) Explicit epistola, etc.

  Note

  ff. 271v-278v blank

• Jan van Ruusbroec, De ornatu spiritualium nuptiarum (transl. by Willem Jordaens). 279r-312v

  Author

  Jan van Ruusbroec

  Rubric

  (279r) Incipit Epistola domini Johannis (Ruysbroeck) primi prioris vallis (viridis) ad fratres Carthosienses de Capella Rolamdi (Rosamundi: old list) in flandria super interpretacione libri sequentis

  Incipit

  (279r) Flagitastis fratres karissimi literis humilibus

  Explicit

  (279r) adoranciam obfecisse

  Rubric

  (279r) Liber iste dicitur de ornatu spiritualium nupciarum et fundatur in verbis domini viz. Ecce sponsus venit exite obviam ei
  (279v) Incipit prologus liber de ornatu spiritualium nupciarum

  Incipit

  (279v) Ecce sponsus venit, etc. Expergiscemini prudentes virgines...Christus igitur dei virtus et sapiencia

  Note

  Text much injured
  Ends

  Rubric

  (305v) Explicit ... us libri de ornatu spir. nup. et fundatur in verbis domini videlicet (?). Ecce-obuiam ei. Anno Milles. cccco Tricesimo primo

  Note

  ff. 306r-312v blank

• Francesco Petrarca, De uita solitaria. 313r-347r

  James

  Petrarcha de laude vite solitarie. 313r-347r

  Author

  Francesco Petrarca

  Note

  Prologus

  Incipit

  (313r) Paucos homines noui quibus opusculorum

  Explicit

  (313v) totam frontem serene tranquilleque rnentis aspicias

  Note

  Secundus prologus

  Incipit

  (314r) Credo generosum (?)

  Explicit

  (314v) et quod in illis vides in cunctis (?) estima

  Note

  (314v) Qualiter diues surgit media nocte

  Incipit

  (314v) Surgit occupatus infelix habitator urbium

  Note

  Qualiter solitarius surgit

  Incipit

  (314v) Surgit solitarius felix atque ociosus

  Note

  (325v) Liber I ends
  (346v) Liber II ends
  (347r) Incomplete list of capitula
  348r-348v and vellum flyleaf blank

Elbing

N. 28

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Location

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