Meditacio by Pseudo-Bernard of Clairvaux, 13th century
Contents
This part of the manuscript contains the text Meditatio, a religious treatise written in the 13th century, and very popular in the later Middle Ages, that deals with the importance of self-knowledge for the achievement of wisdom. It was falsely attributed to Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153), a very prolific and influential French abbot.
Contents
Text: starts on f. 64r with the following words: Multi multa sciunt et semetipsos nesciunt. And ends on f. 82r with the following words: cum sponsa prospicies unum eundemque domini glorie. Qui vivit et regnat cum deo patre in unitate spiritus sancti deus per omnia sec. sec. Amen. Expliciunt meditaciones beati Bernardi. Amen.
Dates
- Creation: 13th century
Creator
- Bernard, of Clairvaux, 1090-1153 (Saint) (Attributed name, Person)
Language of Materials
Latin
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open to all. The manuscripts can be consulted in the Centre for Research Collections, Edinburgh University Main Library.
Extent
19 folios
Foliation and number of lines to a page
ff. 19, double columns, 27-30 lines to a page.
Creator
- Bernard, of Clairvaux, 1090-1153 (Saint) (Attributed name, Person)
Repository Details
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