MS 110: Composite manuscript including twenty-five texts, 15th century
Contents
Contains twenty-five texts, in many different hands. This manuscript is German, from the Monastery of Saints Peter and Paul at Erfurt. It was composed in the 15th century. The texts are various theological tracts in Latin. Some of the sections are divided by leather markers. The contents are as follows:
Flyleaves: A small slip of paper pasted in at the beginning has a short note of contents. Some other manuscripts have been used in the binding, including part of an 11th-century treatise on language, scraps of a 12th-century manuscript, and one leaf of a 14th-century Life of Saint Dorothea
fff. 1r-9v: De Conscientia by Hugh of Saint Victor
ff. 10r-12v: Miscellaneous expositions of liturgical forms, including De salutacione angelica Ave Maria, De Salve Regina in extremis, De Salve Regina ad quod populus consuevit occurere, and De officio misse, Salve sancta parens
ff. 13r-32r: De Diversis Diaboli Temptationibus by Jean Gerson
ff. 32v-43r: De Virtute Orandi by Hugh of Saint Victor
ff. 46r-66r: Tractatus de septem gradibus amoris (Tract on The Seven Steps of Love) by Henry of Friemar
ff. 66v-80r: Expositio Oracionis Dominice (Exposition on the Lord’s Prayer) by Henry of Friemar
ff. 80r-89r: Expositio salutationis angelicae (Exposition on the Ave Maria) by Henry of Friemar
ff. 89v-107r: Expositio passionis dominicae (Exposition on the Passion) by Henry of Freimar
ff. 108r-135v: Meditationes Vitae Christi (Meditations on the Life of Christ) by Pseudo-Bonaventure [fragment]
ff. 138r-148v: Exercium de passione domini (unidentified text on the Passion)
ff. 150r-156v: Sermones in Visitacione Beata Maria Virginis (three unidentified sermons about the Virgin Mary)
ff. 157r-158r: Nota multa sunt quae aggravant religiosorum peccata (unidentified text about sin)
ff. 158r-161r: De Virginitate (unidentified text about virginity)
ff. 162r-182r: Tractatus de confessione (Tract about confession) by Johannes de Indagine
ff. 182v-183v: Formae absolutions in articulo mortis (unidentified text about absolution)
ff. 185r-194v: Tractatus de religionum diversitate et de modo vivendi in religione et stationum differentia (tract about religious diversity) by Johannes de Indagine
ff. 196r-204v: De divinis moribus (The Ways of God) by Pseudo-Thomas Aquinas
f. 204v: Unidentified text about Augustine
ff. 205r-219v: Sermo de Conceptione Beata Maria Virgo (Sermon about the Virgin Mary)
ff. 220r-227v: Contemplatio super Sancte Virgine by Hugh of Saint Victor
f. 227v: Verses in praise of the Virgin by Petrus Comestor
ff. 228r-231v: Sermo de assumptione beate marie (Sermon on the Assumption of the Virgin Mary), by Bernard of Clairvaux
ff. 232r-238r: Sermones beati Maximi episcopi (Sermons relating to the Virgin Mary)
ff. 239r-240r: Unidentified text about Aurelianus
ff. 240r-242v: Stimulus Amoris (The Sting of Love) by Pseudo-Bonaventure [fragment]
The texts are described separately under MS 110/ff. 1r-9v; MS 110/ff. 10r-12v; MS 110/ff. 13r-32r; MS 110/ff. 32v-43r; MS 110/ff. 46r-66r; MS 110/ff. 66v-80r; MS 110/ff. 80r-89r; MS 110/ff. 89v-107r; MS 110/ff. 108r-135v; MS 110/ff. 138r-148v; MS 110/ff. 150r-156v; MS 110/ff. 157r-158r; MS 110/ff. 158r-161r; MS 110/ff. 162r-182r; MS 110/ff. 182v-183v; MS 110/ff. 185r-194v; MS 110/ff. 196r-204v; MS 110/f. 204v; MS 110/ff. 205r-219v; MS 110/ff. 220r-227v; MS 110/f. 227v; MS 110/ff. 228r-231v; MS 110/ff. 232r-238r; MS 110/ff. 239r-240r; and MS 110/ff. 240r-242v
There are many different hands, some very difficult, all of the 15th or early 16th century. A few of the treatises have rubrics and plain red capitals.
Dates
- Creation: 15th century
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
This book belonged to the Benedictine Monastery of Saints Peter and Paul at Erfurt, as is evident from the inscription on f. 1, Liber Beatorum Apostolorum Petri et Pauli in Erffordia. Its connection with Erfurt is further proved by its contents, especially the treatises of Henry of Weimar and John of Haghen, who was prior of the Carthusians there (1457-75).
Some interesting scraps of vellum manuscripts have been used in binding, including part of an 11th-century treatise on language, scraps of a magnificent 12th-century manuscript, and one leaf of a 14th-century Life of Saint Dorothea.
A small slip of paper pasted in at the beginning has a short note of contents in a hand like that of W. H. Black, but this manuscript is not found in his catalogue.
Previous reference
Laing 30
Previous title
Title given to the manuscript in Catherine Borland’s catalogue: Tractatus Varii Theologici
Physical Facet
Material: Paper
Binding: Original, oak boards covered stamped pigskin, brass mounted strap with stud (broken)
Collation: a12-c12, d9, e12-h12, i14, k12, l12, m6, n12, o12, p11, q12, r10, s10, t15, v12, x12=243.
Dimensions
15.56 cm x 11.11 cm
General
Secundo folio: solicitudinibus
Foliation and number of lines to a page: ff. 243, 28-30 lines to a page
Source
- Laing, David, 1793-1878 (antiquarian, bookseller, and librarian of the Signet Library) (Former owner, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
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