Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 521: Johannes Tortsch of Leipzig, Onus mundi. Glossed Hymnal
Description
Abstract/Contents
- Summary
- CCCC MS 521, made in Germany, is part of the Elbing Collection brought back from the abandoned Brigittine monastery 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. Scribal colophons allow the two volumes that make of this codex to be precisely dated to 1424-5 and 1388 respectively. The first volume, of 1424-5, contains a number of tracts relating to prophecy, including the earliest version of the Onus mundi by Johannes Tortsch (c. 1400-45), and Richard of Saint-Victor OSA (d. 1173), De meditandis plagis quae circa finem mundi euenient. Also in this part are extracts from the Vitae Patrum (Vitas Patrum, a compilation of lives of early monk and hermit saints), the Revelations of the pseudo-Methodius, and at the end, of local significance, the synodal statutes of the Henry III, Bishop of Varmia (1373-1401), formerly in East Prussia but now in Poland (Warmia). The second, earlier, volume, contains a glossed hymnal, with a colophon dating its completion to 1388, and a tract on events portending the coming of plague.
- Contents
- Onus mundi (compilation from Reuelationes of Birgitta of Sweden) -- De meditandis plagis quae circa finem mundi euenient -- Vitae Patrum (extracts) -- Revelations (abridged version) -- Synodal statutes of Bishop of Varmia (Östpreussen) -- List of popes and historical events -- Glossed Hymnal -- De signis pestilencie
Bibliographic information
- M.R. James Date
- 1424 and 1388
- Downloadable James Catalogue Record
- https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:fh542nc7942/MS_521.pdf
- Superseded Interim Catalogue Record
- https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:cm883yb3934/521.pdf
- Contains
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- Johannes Tortsch of Leipzig, Onus mundi (compilation from Reuelationes of Birgitta of Sweden). 1r-43r
- James
- Liber qui intitulatur onus mundi .i. prophetia de malo pene superuenturo ipsi mundo. 1r-43r
- Author
- Johannes Tortsch of Leipzig
- Rubric
- (1r) Prologus Onus mundi
- Incipit
- (1r) Sapiencia que domini que aperuit os muti et asine rudibili animali humana verba formare tribuit
- Explicit
- (2r) in angustia sua mirifice confortanciam
- Note
- (2r) Cap. I
- Incipit
- (2r) Cristus filius loquitur ad sponsam suam nouam sanctam brigittam
- Note
- In three books: at end of liber I
- Rubric
- (20v) Explicit prima pars huius libelli que est de tribulacione futura anno domini mo quadringetesimo xxiiij. In die sancte braxedis
- Note
- Liber III ends
- Explicit
- (43v) et in futuro seculo maior fiat. Amen. Amen
- Richard of Saint-Victor OSA, De meditandis plagis quae circa finem mundi euenient. 43v-48r
- Author
- Richard of Saint-Victor OSA
- Rubric
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(43v) Richardus de Sancto Victore
(43v) De nouissimis temporibus - Note
- (P. L. CXCVI 201)
- Incipit
- (43v) Memento creatoris tui ... quantum ad litere superficiem
- Explicit
- (48r) peruersitate compescere
- Rubric
- (48r) Explicit liber de memoria creatoris Magistri Richardi de Sancto Victore Anno domini mo cccco xxiiij fferia 2a ante festum natiuitatem Marie
- Vitae Patrum (extracts). 48r-48v
- James
- Extract from Vitae Patrum (?). 48r-48v
- Rubric
- (48r) Sanctus quirio de nouissimis temporibus
- Incipit
- (48r) Sancti fratres in egipto congregati prophetauerunt
- Explicit
- (48v) feliciores atque probabiliores. hec ubi supra
- Note
- (48v) Reference to passages in NewTestament on the last times
- pseudo-Methodius, Revelations (abridged version). 48v-51r
- James
- PS.-Methodius. 48v-51r
- Author
- pseudo-Methodius
- Rubric
- (48v) Sequuntur aliqua de reuelacionibus Sancti Methodii, etc.
- Incipit
- (48v) Sciendum vobis est fratribus karissimi quoniam in principio deus creauit celum
- Explicit
- (51r) cum igne et zulphure sub uno (mo)mento
- Rubric
- (51r) Explicit Sanctus Methodius martyr Anno domini mo cccc xxvo in die Sancte Agathe virginis et martyris
- Synodal statutes of Bishop of Varmia (Östpreussen). 51r-52v
- Rubric
- (51r) Secuntur instituta synodalia Warmiensis episcopi
- Incipit
- (51r) Hynricus dei et apostolice sedis gratia Episcopus Warmiensis ... Cum de statu clericorum et ecclesiarum regimine
- Explicit
- (52v) prout iustum fuerit procedemus
- Rubric
- (52v) Expliunt hec. anno quo supra in die sancte dorothee virginis et martiris
- Note
- Leaves torn out, some of which had genealogical tables
- List of popes and historical events. 53r-54v
- Note
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(53r) A list of Popes, Boniface VIII to Martin II, and Emperors, Albert to Sigismund, with notes of historical events arranged in medallions. Several refer to St Brigitta
ff. 53v-54v blank
- Glossed Hymnal. 55r-175r
- Rubric
- (55r) Glossa super Hymnos
- Incipit
- (55r) In lumine tuo uidebimus lumen .N. hanc proposicionem scribit propheta
- Note
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A list of the hymns glossed is in the cover (f. iiv)
Conditor alme syderum (f. 55v) to Rerum deus tenax vigor (f. 174v)
Ends - Explicit
- (175r) assit nobis cum eterna vita quam concedat nobis deus qui uiuit et regnat in secula seculorum. Amen. Et in hoc terminatur liber iste
- Rubric
- (175r) Explicit iste liber sit scriptor crimine liber. Amen. Qui dare vult aliis non debet dicere vultis (?) W' vns nyet d' sy (?) uirheyt. Finito libro sit laus. Anno domini mo ccco lxxxviiio
- De signis pestilencie. 175v-175v
- Rubric
- (175v) De signis pestilencie
- Incipit
- (175v) Hic videndum est de signis pestilencie. pro quo sciendum quod de numero signorum pestilenciam signancia
- Note
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There are 10 signs: Conjugation of bad planets. Comets, etc. Long westerly or southerly winds, cloudy weather especially from middle of May to July. Cloudy and wet summer. Variation of temperature. Hot days and cold nights. Numbers of frogs, toads, mice, fleas. Animals come up from their holes in the ground. Birds leave their nests. Weather is unseasonable
Ends - Explicit
- (175v) Aliter pronosticans faciliter posset (or -es) errare
- Note
- (176r) In the 2nd cover: a hymn to St Katherine with a few musical notes
- Incipit
- (176r) Aue katherina martir et regina
- Explicit
- (176r) ut intremus tecum choris angelorum. Amen
- Johannes Tortsch of Leipzig, Onus mundi (compilation from Reuelationes of Birgitta of Sweden). 1r-43r
- Elbing
- N. 23
- Location
- https://purl.stanford.edu/yk983tq9075
- MS 521
- Repository
- UK, Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, Parker Library
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