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Vincent, of Beauvais, d 1264 (Dominican friar)

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Vincent of Beauvais was a 13th century Dominican friar at the Cistercian monastery of Royaumont Abbey, France. He is known mostly for his "Great Mirror" (Speculum Maius), a major work of compilation that was widely read in the Middle Ages.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Life of the Virgin [Liber de laudibus beate Marie Virginis], 13th century

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Identifier: MS 21/ff. 1r-96v
Scope and Contents The Liber de laudibus beate Marie Virginis ('Book of the praises of the Virgin Mary') has been attributed to the Dominican friar Vincent de Beauvais (died c. 1264).Prologue: on f. 1r. It is introduced by the rubricated words Incipit prologue in librum sequentem, begins with Quoniam de gestis beatissime Virginis Dei genetricis ad modum pauca in evangelica reperiuntur...
Dates: 13th century
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Western Medieval Manuscripts / Composite manuscript including three texts

Short text relating to the prologue to Speculum Historiale by Vincent of Beauvais, 1457

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Identifier: MS 112/119r-120v
Scope and Contents This short text is about the prologue to Speculum Historiale (Mirror of History) by Vincent of Beauvais, sometimes known as Vincentius Bellovacensis or Vincentius Burgundus. The text starts on f. 119r with the words 'Quondam est idem Vincentius in prologo speculi historialis', and ends on f. 120v with the medieval couplet 'Littera gesta docet, quid credas allegoria,...
Dates: 1457
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Western Medieval Manuscripts / Composite manuscript containing twenty-two texts