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Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430 (theologian and philosopher)

 Person

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Dates

  • Existence: 354-430 - 0430

Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:

Soliloquium de arra animae by Hugh of Saint-Victor, 1464

 part
Identifier: MS 78/ff. 98r-104v
Contents The text is a dialogue between a man (identified in the rubrics as Saint Augustine) and his own soul. The title Soliloquium ('Talking to one's self') appears on the right margin of the first folio, the name Augustinus on the top margin. The text is therefore attributed to Augustine of Hippo (354-430, bishop, theologian, and Doctor of the Church) by the scribe; the author, however, is Hugh of Saint-Victor (c. 1096 - 1141),...
Dates: 1464
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Western Medieval Manuscripts / Composite manuscript containing fifteen texts

Speculum Trinitatis (possibly De manuali verbo dei) by Augustine of Hippo, 1457

 Part
Identifier: MS 112/ff. 270r-272r
Scope and Contents

Text entitled Speculum trinitatis beati Augustini ('The Mirror of Trinity by Saint Augustin'), which could possibly be De manuali verbo dei. It starts on f. 270r with the words 'Quoniam in medio laqueorum positi sumus..., and ends on f. 272r with 'spiritus in adquisitione vite. Explicit speculum trinitatis beati Augustini.

Dates: 1457
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Western Medieval Manuscripts / Composite manuscript containing twenty-two texts

Unidentified text about Augustine, 15th century

 part
Identifier: MS 110/f. 204v
Contents

The previous section is followed by a short unidentified addition about Augustine.



Writing

This section is written in a different hand to the previous and following sections and resembles that of the first half of the manuscript.

Dates: 15th century
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Western Medieval Manuscripts / Composite manuscript including twenty-five texts