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Eckbert, von Schönau, d 1184 (Benedictine abbot of the Abbey of Schönau)

 Person

Staff Only

Dates

  • Existence: d 1184

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Soliloquium seu Meditationes by Eckbert

 part
Identifier: MS 88/ff. 1r-6r
Contents This section of the manuscript contains the text Soliloquium seu Meditationes by Eckbert (12th century AD), a Benedictine abbot of the Abbey of Schönau. The Soliloquium offers 18 prayers or meditations praising the love of Jesus Christ. It has been wrongly attributed to several other authors, including Richard of Saint Victor and Anselm of Canterbury (meditatio XIII).The text starts...
Dates: late 15th century
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Western Medieval Manuscripts / Composite manuscript including four texts