Contents These two folios, titled 'epistola bernardi' in MS 186, contain a letter from St Bernard, the first abbot of Clairvaux in the early 12th century. St Bernard was influential as a reformer of Benedictine monasticism which led to the creation of the Cistercian Order. In medieval Scotland, the Cistercians were important as the powerful abbey of Melrose was run by their order. In this particular letter, a knight called 'Raymund' is given advice on how to manage servants, wives and children, and...

Contents The final folio of MS 194 contains a fragment of a letter to a soldier named Raymundus on 'de regimine domus', or management of the household, including caring for a wife, children and servants. This letter has often been attributed to the 11th-12th century monastic reformer, St Bernard of Clairvaux, although it is extremely unlikely that he was the author.The letter on f. 136r begins with Incipit epistola sancti bernardi de Regimine domus. Gracioso et...

Contents This section contains the Oeconomica (Economics) by Pseudo-Aristotle. This version has been translated by Italian humanist and historian Leonardo Aretino (commonly known as Leonardo Bruni), seemingly as part of his correspondence with Cosimo de' Medici.In this manuscript, it is titled Epistola Leonardi Aretini ad Cosmam medicum super principium economicorum Aristotelis feliciter...