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Description

Alternative title

Petrus Cantor. W. de Montibus. Pictor in Carmine

Type of resource

mixed material

Extent

ff. 374

Date created

[ca. 1200-1299]

Language

Latin, French, Middle (ca. 1400-1600)

Material

Vellum

Layout

double and single columns

Height (mm)

253

Width (mm)

180

Collation

1(8) (1 stuck to cover) 2(4) 3(8) 4(4) 5(8) 6(6) 7(10) 8(8)-10(8) (+ slip) 11(8)-13(8) 14(10) 15(8) 16(4) 17(12)-19(12) 20(8) 21(8) (wants 7, 8) 22(10) 23(14) 24(12) 25(14) 26(8) 27(12)-29(12) 30(8) (wants 8) 31(12)-38(12) (11 stuck to cover, wants 12).

Writing

in many hands of cent. xiii, mostly small and pointed

Foliation

ff. 1-31 + 32a + 32-37 + 37a + 38-64 + 65a + 65-364. Partially imaged: front cover exterior and interior + ff. 1r-21r + 25r + 209r + back cover exterior and interior

Provenance

From Worcester; inside the cover is written (f. 1v): Liber monasterii Wygornie.

Additions

Old binding, velvet (brown-green) over boards: two clasps. Label under horn on front cover: Tractatus de contrarietatibus Scripture cum aliis opusculis plurimis (xvi). This binding is uniform with that of MS 87 and of Trin. Coll. B. 4. 24.

Abstract/Contents

Summary: CCCC MS 217 is a thirteenth-century miscellany containing sermons, exegetical texts, a partial copy of the Pictor in carmine, and works by Peter the Chanter (d. 1197), Bede, William de Montibus (d. 1213), Geoffrey de Vinsauf (d. after 1200), Tria sunt (Documentum de arte uersificandi), Petrus Riga (d. 1209), Aurora, and Alexander Nequam OSA (1157-1217), Corrogationes Promethei. Of particular note, the copy of William de Montibus, Speculum poenitentis, is an early and reliable one in terms of that work's textual history. There is a much better version of the text of Pictor in carmine in CCCC MS 300. The unusual binding of this manuscript, being of velvet, is characteristic of the Old Royal library of Henry VIII. As a result of the fragility of this binding it has only been possible to image the exterior and interior of the covers and part of the text pages, ff. 1r-21r, 25r, 209r.
Contents: Libellus de contrarietatibus Sacrae Scripturae -- De schematibus et tropis -- Expositions on parts of the Old and New Testament -- Sermons and lectures -- Exposition on the Psalms -- Sermons and expositions on the Old and New Testament -- Speculum poenitentis -- Sermons -- Tropi -- Numerale -- Tria sunt (Documentum de arte versificandi) -- Pictor in carmine -- AuroraIn Tobiam paraphrasis metrica -- Tract on the Holy Scripture -- Corrogationes Promethei

Bibliographic information

M.R. James Date

xiii

Downloadable James Catalogue Record

https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:bf747ds4678/MS_217.pdf

Superseded Interim Catalogue Record

https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:th934kw4444/217.pdf

Contains

Peter the Chanter, Libellus de contrarietatibus Sacrae Scripturae. 2r-10v

Nasmith

Tractatus [Petri Cantoris] de contrarietatibus scripturae. 2r-10v

Author

Peter the Chanter

Note

(2r) Double columns of 60 lines

Incipit

(2r) Uidemus nunc per speculum et in enigmate

Explicit

(10v) capilli omnes numerati sunt

Note

(Hist. Litt. XV 298)
Bede the Venerable, De schematibus et tropis. 10v-12v

Nasmith

Liber Cassiodori de figuris vel modis locutionum, quae a grammaticis scemata et tropi dicuntur, missus ad Gubertum diaconum. 10v-12v

Author

Bede the Venerable

Note

Opus spurium, Bedae ut vult Cavesius potius attribuendum

Rubric

(10v) Incipit liber cassiodorii etc.

Note

(Beda de schematibus: Keil, Gramm. Lat. VII 200)

Incipit

(10v) Solet aliquotiens in scripturis ordo uerborum

Explicit

(11v) memores uxoris Loth

Incipit

(11v) Quoniam series que in arte gramatica corrigende sunt

Note

(Extracts) f. 12v blank
Expositions on parts of the Old and New Testament. 13r-20v

Nasmith

Expositiones in diversos locos veteris et novi testamenti. 13r-20v

Note

(13r) Single lines, 60-61 to a page

Incipit

(13r) In principio creauit ... ergo in principio creatum fuit celum

Note

A series of expository paragraphs: no order is observable f. 20v blank
Sermons and lectures. 21r-24v

Nasmith

Sermones seu lectiones habitae ad scholares quosdam theologicos. 21r-24v

Note

(21r) Double columns of 52 lines

Incipit

(21r) Egredimini filie syon et uidete ... Ad uos scolares maxime theologos sermo iste dirigitur (22v) Quicumque ad sacre scripture paginam erudiendus (22v) Facies mihi tentorium

Explicit

(24r) non ad mensuram

Note

f. 24v blank
Exposition on the Psalms. 25r-96v

Nasmith

Expositio in psalmos. 25r-96v

Note

(25r) Double columns of 52 lines: to some extent in tabular form

Incipit

(25r) Beatus uir

Note

(25r) (handsome initial)

Incipit

(25r) In hac serie potest distingui septiformis gratia spiritus

Note

Ends

Explicit

(96v) carnis curam in desideriis ne feceritis

Rubric

(96v) Explicit. Salua sit reuerentia Thome
Sermons and expositions on the Old and New Testament. 97r-147v

Nasmith

Plurimi sermones seu expositiones in vetus et novum testamentum. 97r-147v

Note

(97r) Begins with 42 lines to a page: at f. 115rthe hand changes (after a gap) and there are 60 (and more) lines to a page

Incipit

(97r) Post regulas fidei euangelico dogmate promulgatas

Note

The second hand seems to begin imperfectly at f. 115r. The first beginning of a sermon, on f. 115r, is

Incipit

(115r) Ecce ego sternam per ordinem lapides tuos

Note

Up to f. 118v the writing is rather irregular (119r) A late title Sermo de trinitate bonus

Incipit

(119r) Uerbo domini celi firmati sunt

Note

Only the last three sermons have titles

Rubric

(143r) Ascension (144v) Pentecost (146r) Sermo ad monachos Cistercienses

Incipit

(146r) Omnia tempus habent

Note

(147v) Ending
William de Montibus, Speculum poenitentis. 148r-151r

Nasmith

Speculum penitentis editum a magistro Willelmo de Montibus cancellario Lincoln. 148r-151r

Author

William de Montibus

Incipit

(148r) De peccatorum agnitione tractatum teximus perutilem

Explicit

(151r) deinceps totum ex ordine dicat

Rubric

(151r) Explicit speculum penitentis

Note

(Will. de Montibus)
Sermons. 151v-168v

Nasmith

Alii sermones. 151v-168v

Incipit

(151v) Transi hospes orna mensam

Note

Three Sermons in this hand Change of hand: at f. 155r begin double columns of 56 lines

Incipit

(155r) In tribus commendabilis est beata maria

Note

At f. 163r single lines again, 64 to a page

Incipit

(163r) Secundo Machab. liij. Machabeus suos armauit non clipei et haste munitione

Note

These are notes for use in sermons (166r) A tract of explanation of Greek words

Incipit

(166r) Episcopus dicitur ab epy quod est supra et scopes quod est intendens uel solitudo uel casa uel inspectio

Explicit

(167v) elisei campi apud inferos ubi anime piorum requiescunt

Note

f. 168r - f. 168v blank
William de Montibus, Tropi. 169r-187r

Nasmith

Tropi magistri Willelmi [de Montibus] cancellarii Lincoln. ad theologicam facultatem collecti. 169r-187r

Author

William de Montibus

Note

About 54 lines to a page

Incipit

(169r) Dei dona dispensamus pulsantibus claues hostiorum porrigimus

Explicit

(187r) figura conuersionis et transpositionis
William de Montibus, Numerale. 187v-209r

Nasmith

Summa theologiae. 187v-209r

James

NumeraleGul. de Montibus. 187v-209r

Author

William de Montibus

Note

In the same hand

Incipit

(187v) Introducendis in facultatem theologicam quedam compendiose prelibantur

Explicit

(209r) in aliis opusculis nostris copiosius sunt exarata

Rubric

(209r) Explicit
Geoffrey de Vinsauf, Tria sunt (Documentum de arte versificandi). 209r-218v

Nasmith

Documenta Galfridi Vinest-sauf de modo et arte dictandi et versificandi. 209r-218v

Author

Geoffrey de Vinsauf

Note

Double columns of 58 lines

Incipit

(209r) Tria sunt circa que cuiuslibet operis uersatur artificium

Explicit

(218r) Rideat et pulset lasciua decentius etas

Rubric

(218r) Explicit documenta magistri Galfridi le Vin est sauf

Note

f. 218v blank
Pictor in carmine. 219r-226v

Nasmith

Versus picturis in ecclesiis locandis adaptati. 219r-226v

Note

In prologo autor graviter invehit in presumtionem nefandam pictorum, qui ecclesias monstris et chimeris impleverunt, et dicit se hos versus scripsisse ad moderandam eorum licentiam et informandam ignorantiam Double columns of 62 lines The tract called Pictor in Carmine, of which perhaps the best copy is MS 300 in this library The present copy has the prologue

Incipit

(219r) Dolens in sanctuario dei

Explicit

(219r) copia temperare

Note

Printed by Delisle, Mélanges de paléographie, p. 206, from a Phillipps MS. Then follows the list of subjects with marginal references Then the text

Rubric

(222v) Colloquium Gabrielis etc. (222v) Dixit Deus serpenti

Incipit

(222v) Femina tritura capud anguis et hunc domitura

Note

With marginal notes: the text ends abruptly (on the Baptism)

Explicit

(225v) Sic aqua baptiste dedit obsequium tibi christe

Note

f. 226r - f. 226v blank
Petrus Riga, Aurora. Matthew of Vendôme, In Tobiam paraphrasis metrica. 227r-269v

Nasmith

Petri de Riga Aurora. 227r-269v

Author

Petrus Riga

Matthew of Vendôme

Note

Desunt libri Hester, Judith, Job, Cantica Canticorum, historia evangelica et Actus apostolorum (227r) Double columns of 60 lines

Rubric

(227r) Incipit prefatio in librum subsequentem

Incipit

(227r) Sodalium meorum petitio

Explicit

(227r) patenter illuxit

Rubric

(227r) Explicit prologus (227r) Incipit liber magistri Petri cuius titulus est aurora

Incipit

(227r) Prima facta die duo celum terra leguntur

Note

The contents are: Genesis - 4 Regum, lib. Machabeorum, lib. Josephi (Symone quod debet morti soluente, Johannes) This ends

Explicit

(260r) Septem predictis consona queque uides

Incipit

(260r) Ecce petis liber, recipis pater alme timorem

Explicit

(260r) Pacificum reddit. es filius ec(c)e uocandus

Rubric

(260r) Explicit liber magistri Petri qui dicitur aurora

Note

The Thobias of Math. Vindocinensis follows

Rubric

(260r) Incipit prefatio in librum Thobie

Incipit

(260r) Ecclesie turonensis apex ouium speculator

Rubric

(260r) Incipit liber

Incipit

(260r) Ex agro ueteri uirtutum semina. morum

Note

CCV 933 Ends

Explicit

(269r) Tobiam merito relligione sequi

Rubric

(269r) Explicit liber Tobie

Note

f. 269v blank
Tract on the Holy Scripture. 270r-317v

Nasmith

Tractatus theologicus de difficultatibus S. Scripturae. 270r-317v

Note

63 lines to a page

Incipit

(270r) Difficile quod durum quod graue quod asperum

Note

Treats of the books from Genesis to 2 Chron. ending with a notice of Daniel

Explicit

(317v) in mediam ducens secum danielem prophetam remeauit

Note

(317v) and a list of the kings Cf. MS 30. 1. Andreas Victorinus
Alexander Nequam OSA, Corrogationes Promethei. 318r-362v

Nasmith

Tractatus de arte theologica, in quo primum traduntur regulae interpretationis, et postea applicantur ad diversos locos singulorum librorum S. Scripturae. 318r-362v

James

Alexandri Neckam. Corrogationes Promethei. 318r-362v

Author

Alexander Nequam OSA

Incipit

(318r) Ferrum situ rubiginem ducit

Note

The hand changes after a few leaves Ends

Explicit

(362v) excellentiorem esse angelica

Rubric

(362v) Explicit

Note

See P. Meyer, Notices et Extraits XXXV 2 (1897)

TJames

371

Stanley

Lib. ab Al. 1

Repository

UK, Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, Parker Library

Location

MS 217

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Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 217: Peter the Chanter, Libellus de contrarietatibus Sacrae Scripturae. William de Montibus, Speculum poenitentis. Pictor in carmine. Miscellaneous Exegetical Tracts

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