Soliloquium de Arrha Animae by Hugh of Saint Victor
Contents
This part of the manuscript contains the text Soliloquium de Arrha Animae (The Soliloquy on the Earnest Money of the Soul), a theological treatise that describes a dialogue between a man and his soul. It was written by Hugh of Saint Victor (1096-1141), a Saxon canon regular and writer on mystical theology.
Contents
Text: starts imperfectly on f. 83r. And ends on f. 88v with the following words: hoc totis praecordiis concupisco. Explicit Soliloquium dilectionis quod de arra anime intitulatum est.
Dates
- Creation: 12th-14th century
Creator
- Hugh, of Saint-Victor, ? 1096-1141 (scholar, philosopher and abbot of Saint Victor in Paris) (Author, 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.
Full Extent
6 folios
Foliation and number of lines to a page
ff. 6, 25 lines to a page.
Repository Details
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