De Spirituali Amicitia [incomplete] by Aelred of Rievaulx
part
Identifier: MS 89/f. 89r
Contents
This section of the manuscript contains an extract of De Spirituali Amicitia (On Spiritual Friendship), a treatise that refers to Cicero’s De Amicitia and proposes that Christ is the ultimate source of spiritual friendship. It was written by Aelred of Rievaulx (1110-1167), an English Cistercian monk, abbot of Rievaulx, and prolific writer.
Contents
Text: starts on f. 89r with the following words: Quoniam res humane ut ait Tullius. And ends imperfectly on f. 89r with the following words: ut quoniam solitaria [. . .].
Dates
- Creation: 12th-14th century
Creator
- Aelred, of Rievaulx, Saint, 1110-1167 (English Cistercian monk) (Author, Person)
Language of Materials
Latin
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open to all. Please contact the repository in advance.
Full Extent
1 folios
Foliation and number of lines to a page
f. 1, 24 lines to a page.
Subject
- Jesus Christ (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
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Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk