Meditationes Vitae Christi [incomplete] by Pseudo-Bonaventure
Contents
This section of the manuscript contains chapters I-XVI of Meditationes Vitae Christi or Meditationes de Vita Christi, usually translated into English as Meditations on the Life of Christ or The Mirror of the Blessed Life of Jesus Christ. It is a devotional religious text, fairly popular in the late Middle Ages. The text was wrongly attributed to Bonaventure (1221-1274) up until the 19th century. Its precise date of creation and authorship are still under debate, but recent studies point to Jacobus de Sancto Geminiano around 1300.
Contents
Capitula: start on f. 1r after the title ‘Assit in principio Sancta Maria’ with the following words: In meditacione vite Jhesu de meditacionibus eorum qui precedunt. And end on f. 2r with the following words: de missione Spiritus Sancti paracliti actuum. Expliciunt rubrice in libro de Vita Christi Aurea.
Prologue: starts on f. 2r with the following words: Incipit prologus in meditacione vite Jhesu Christi praemittitur ut supra. Inter alia virtutum et laudem preconia de sanctissima virgine Cecilia. And ends on f. 3r with the following words: et ideo de ipsis videamus.
Text: starts on f. 3r with the following opening words: Cum per longissima tempora ultra spatium quinque. And ends on f. 22v, near the beginning of chapter XVI, with the following words: vadit autem dominus.
Dates
- Creation: 15th century
Creator
- Pseudo-Bonaventure, fl c 1300 (composite author of medieval devotional works) (Attributed name, Person)
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
22 folios
Language of Materials
Latin
Repository Details
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