Soliloquium de arra animae by Hugh of Saint-Victor, 1464
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The text is a dialogue between a man (identified in the rubrics as Saint Augustine) and his own soul. The title Soliloquium ('Talking to one's self') appears on the right margin of the first folio, the name Augustinus on the top margin. The text is therefore attributed to Augustine of Hippo (354-430, bishop, theologian, and Doctor of the Church) by the scribe; the author, however, is Hugh of Saint-Victor (c. 1096 - 1141), scholar, theologian and head of the Abbey and School of Saint-Victor, in Paris. The text is printed in Migne's Patrologia Latina 176, columns 951-970.
The text begins on f. 98r with the words In nomine domini incipit soliloquium de arra anime. Ut discamus ubi nos oporteat verum amatorem quaerere; it ends on f. 104v with the words hoc opto hoc desidero hoc totis precordis concupisco.
It is followed by the colophon (i.e. final note) Explicit soliloquium S. Augustini de Arra Anime per fratrem Sifridum Schlimdlin A.D. 1464, feria tertia pasche hora xi etc. The scribe is again Sigfrid Slimdlin (see also descriptions under MS.78/ff. 1r-49r; MS.78/ff. 63r-81v) and dates the copying of the text to 1464.
Dates
- Creation: 1464
Creator
- Hugh, of Saint-Victor, ? 1096-1141 (scholar, philosopher and abbot of Saint Victor in Paris) (Author, Person)
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
7 folios
Uniform Title
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