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De Diversis Diaboli Temptationibus by Jean Gerson, 15th century

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Identifier: MS 110/ff. 13r-32r

Contents

This section contains a tract written by Jean Gerson, a French theologian and chancellor born in 1363. The text is about temptation and evil spirits.

It is titled Tractatus Magistri Johannis Gersonis Cancellarii Parisiensis doctoris eximii de temptacionibus et sugestionibus et impulsibus maligni spiritus in the manuscript and starts on f. 13r with the words Ad nos sub dei manu humiliandos.

It ends on f. 32r with largire dignetur pater et filius et spiritus sanctus unus Deus benedictus et gloriosus in sec. sec. Amen. Also on that folio is the explicit, which states Explicit tractatus Magistri Johannes Gersonis Cancellarii Parisiensis doctoris exymii de temptacionibus sugestionibus et impulsibus maligni spiritus.

Writing

This section is written in a different hand to the previous section, but is in the same as the following section.

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.

Full Extent

20 folios

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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