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MS 147: Composite manuscript containing nine texts, 15th century

 Item
Identifier: MS 147

Contents

This manuscript contains nine main texts in several hands, although the last section itself is made of various notes written by different people. The whole text has been annotated by John of Haghen, Prior of the Carthusians at Erfurt, which could mean this volume was his personal handbook at some point.

f. 1r: List of Contents, written by John of Haghen, Prior of the Carthusians at Erfurt.

ff. 1v-2v: Tract on the Paternoster

ff. 3r-7r: Notes on decretals [?]

ff. 8r-55r: Text from the commentary by Peter of Ancarano, on Book V of the 'Decretals of Gregory IX'

ff. 56r-115r: Text from Johannes of Imola's commentary on Book III of the 'Decretals of Gregory IX'

ff. 115r-126v: Notes, including the dates of the decretals and papal constitutions

ff. 127r-129r: Notes described as 'Diffinitiones titulorum decretalium' (Descriptions of the destinguished decretals)

ff. 130r-131r: A segment of 'Glossa aurea Joannis Monachi cardinalis in Sextum Decretalium', by Cardinal Jean Lemoine

ff. 133r-135r: A text entitled 'Liber de Vita Actionum' (A Book on life of action)

ff. 136r-191r: An text from work by Johannes of Imola,'sententiis in re judicata de Appellationibus et Confirmationibus' (Thoughts on the claim preclusion of appeals and confirmations)

ff. 193r-370r: Various notes in many different hands, including that of John of Haghen, Prior of the Carthusians of Erfurt.

The texts are described separately, under the folio headings listed above.

Writing

The hands are many and very difficult, part of the volume being written, and the whole annotated, by John of Haghen, a 15th century prior of the Carthusians of Erfurt. There is no attempt at ornament.

Dates

  • Creation: 15th century

Creator

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

1 bound MS volume

Custodial History

Written by many very difficult hands, the contents of this manuscript are difficult to describe. The list of contents at the beginning seems to be written by John of Haghen, Prior of the Carthusians of Erfurt, and the volume is annotated freely throughout by the same hand. This establishes its provenance, and there is also, on f. 1r, the usual 17th century inscription found in books from the Carthusian collection at Erfurt, Cartusiae Erford. A sale entry, date unknown, indicates that its price in the original wood binding was 10s. 6d.

Previous title

Title given to the manuscript in Catherine Borland’s catalogue: Commentaria super Decretalibus, etc., Petri de Ancharano, Nicolai Panormitani, Joaxxis de immola.

Previous reference

D. b. V. 13.

Bibliography

Paul J. G. Lehman, Mittelalterliche Bibliothekskataloge Deutschlands und der Schweiz, vol. 2, (Mùˆnchen: C.H. Beck, 1918-), p. 260, A.43

Physical Facet

Material: Paper

Binding: Modern, lettered 'Excerpta Ancharani Nicol. Panormitani Joan,de Immola mss. Saec. xv.'

Dimensions

21.27 cm X 14.61 cm

General

Secundo folio: et excluditur

Foliation and number of lines to a page: The foliation and number of lines to a page vary throughout the manuscript. See individual descriptions for more details.

Source

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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