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• Résumé : This book is in an extremely fragile condition and it has not been possible for it to be imaged completely, save for the front and back cover exteriors, and ff. 1-211v, 250v, 251r. The binding is very tight in parts of the book and for some pages there has been some loss of focus in the deep gutter. CCCC MS 526 is part of the Elbing Collection brought back from the abandoned Brigittine monastery at what is now Eblag in Poland by Richard Pernham in the early 1620s and donated to Corpus Christi either by himself or by his wife Mary, whose name is inscribed in many books of the collection. This volume is closely dated by the presence of a scribal colophon recording the year 1431 in one of the items (a letter by Jan van Ruusbroec), which date the rest of the manuscript must more or less share. Among the many devotional and theological texts in the manuscript are Henricus Suso OP (Heinrich Seuse, 1295-1366) Horologium sapientiae and Cursus de aeterna sapientia, Jan van Ruusbroec's (1293-1381) De Calculo (Tractatus de perfectione filiorum Dei) and De ornatu spiritualium nuptiarum, both in the translation of Willem Jordaens, Hugo de Balma OCarth (fl. 1289-1304) Theologia mystica (De triplici uia), Thomas Aquinas OP (c. 1225-74) De perfectione spiritualis uitae and the De uita solitaria of Francesco Petrarca (1304-74). The 'kochemeister' mentioned on the back cover is possibly Michael Kuchmeister (fl. 1414-22) mentioned in Elbing records.

  
  

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  Langue(s) des textes : latin, allemand

  
  

  1r-12v - De xii gradibus humilitatis || De xii gradibus humilitatis

  Note : (Palma spiritualis: old list)

  Note : mutilated at the beginning

  
  

  Intervenants :

  pseudo-Anselm of Canterbury OSB - author

  12v-18v - pseudo-Anselm of Canterbury OSB, De mensuratione crucis

  explicit : (18v) ita ut alios eciam possit consolari. Amen

  
  

  18v-20v - Speculum consciencie et contemplationis

  rubric : (18v) Incipit Speculum consciencie et contemplationis

  incipit : (18v) Si uis perfectus fieri stude

  explicit : (20v) lugendum et plorandum

  
  

  Intervenants :

  pseudo-Bernard of Clairvaux OCist - author

  20v-22v - pseudo-Bernard of Clairvaux OCist, De interiori domo (extract) || Bernhard de contemplacione

  rubric : (20v) De speculo consciencie et contemplacionis Bernhardi vel de contemplacione

  incipit : (20v) Uitam uniuscuiusque non cognoscit

  explicit : (22v) miratus regis potencia

  
  

  22v-27v - Gratiarum acciones pro beneficiis

  rubric : (22v) Incipiunt gratiarum acciones pro beneficiis receptis a deo

  incipit : (22v) Sancte sanctorum potentissime

  explicit : (27v) te miserante valeam promereri. Amen

  
  

  27v-56r - Paradisus Spiritualis

  rubric : (27v) Incipit liber qui dicitur Paradisus Spiritu(a)lis

  incipit : (27v) Paradisum spiritualem uniuersi describendo ymaginamur pratum

  explicit : (56r) tale edifica in te et ubi habites semper ora. Amen

  rubric : (56r) Explicit liber iste sit laus et gloria tibi Jesu Criste. Amen

  
  

  Intervenants :

  Henricus Suso OP - author

  56r-129r - Henricus Suso OP, Horologium sapientiae || Horologium sapientiae (Henricus Suso)

  incipit : (56r) Sentite de domino in bonitate

  explicit : (127r) in decore suo conspicientes I. c. d. n. qui cum, etc.

  Note : Table of chapters to 98: then the note

  Note : (129r) Hyr ist nicht me. Amen

  rubric : (129r) Explicit horlogium sapientie fratris A. ordinis predicatorum. E.

  
  

  129r-131r - Henricus Suso OP, Cursus de aeterna sapientia || Hours of the Eternal Wisdom: in Latin

  rubric : (129r) Quicunque desiderat sapienciam eternam familiarem sibi sponsam habere debet ei has horas cottidie deuote ... gere

  rubric : (131r) Explicit cursus sapiencie que est Ihesus Christus

  
  

  131r-146v - Prayers at Mass and to the Virgin

  Note : Three prayers

  Note : a.

  Note : (131r) At Mass. In presencia sanctissimi corporis

  Note : b.

  Note : To the Virgin. O sanctissima et gloriosissima

  Note : c.

  Note : (131v) To the Virgin. O gloriosissima et sublimis

  Note : ff. 133r-146v blank

  
  

  Intervenants :

  Caesarius of Arles - author

  147r-147r - Caesarius of Arles, Admonitio (fragment of Sermo 7)

  Note : End of

  explicit : (147r) Amonicio S. Augustini per quam ostendit quam bonum sit leccionem diuinam legere

  Note : (a little over a column)

  
  

  Intervenants :

  pseudo-Thomas Aquinas OP - author

  147r-147r - pseudo-Thomas Aquinas OP, Epistola de modo studendi

  rubric : (147r) Sequitur exemplar S. Thome de Aquino missum cuidam fratri interroganti qualiter studio ac thesauro sciencie intendendum sit ad profectum

  incipit : (147r) Quia quesiuisti qualiter oporteat in thesauro sciencie

  explicit : (147r) attingere poteris quod affectas. Amen

  rubric : (147r) Sequitur aliud

  
  

  147v-147v - Exemplar Sancti Bernhardi

  rubric : (147v) Exemplar S. Bernhardi. ... quemadmodum se habere debeant dum diuinis laudibus assistunt

  incipit : (147v) Vos ammoneo dilectissimi pure ac strenue

  
  

  Intervenants :

  Jan van Ruusbroec - author

  147v-155v - Jan van Ruusbroec, Tractatus de perfectione filiorum Dei (transl. by Willem Jordaens)

  rubric : (147v) Incipit tractatus de perfeccione filiorum dei

  incipit : (147v) Quicunque wlt venire in perfectissimo statu

  explicit : (155v) unum cum eo fiemus uti sum superius utcunque profatus ut nobis prestare dignetur trinus et unus. Amen

  rubric : (155v) Explicit tractatus de perfeccione filiorum dei

  
  

  Intervenants :

  pseudo-Bonaventure OFM - author

  155v-157r - pseudo-Bonaventure OFM, De septem gradibus contemplationis

  rubric : (155v) Incipit tractatus de gradibus contemplacionis editus a fr. Bonaventura de ordine minorum

  incipit : (155v) Contemplatiuorum aquilinos obtutus

  explicit : (157r) manibus eburneis cont(r)ectauit S[otoyi, dominum nostrum I. C. qui est bened. in secula seculorum Amen

  rubric : (157r) Explicit tractatus, etc.

  
  

  Intervenants :

  pseudo-Augustine - author

  157r-160r - pseudo-Augustine, De essentia divinitatis

  rubric : (157r) Incipit Jeronimus de membrorum Christi significacione

  incipit : (157r) Omnipotens pater et filius et spiritus Sanctus unus ac trinus

  explicit : (160r) videbimus eum sicut est. Tu autem domine, etc.

  rubric : (160r) Explicit liber beati Jeronimi de membrorum Christi significacione

  Note : (160r) Scribbles in col. 2

  
  

  160v-211r - De preparatoine domus animae

  Note : (160v) Prologus

  rubric : (160v) Domine dilexi decorem domus tue et locum habitacionis glorie tue

  incipit : (160v) Glosa dicit hic .i. dilexi me facere decorem

  explicit : (160v) erexi humiliter et distinxi

  Note : (160v) Registrum

  Note : (160v) De preparacione aree domus anime .1....De tectis anime .31.

  Note : (160v) Text

  incipit : (160v) Diligenter exerce agrum tuum

  explicit : (211r) uerus pacificus sit in secula benedictus. Amen

  
  

  211r-212v - Meditations

  Note : (211r) Meditations on

  incipit : (211r) Natus est nobis hodie saluator

  incipit : (212r) Verbum caro factum est

  
  

  213r-219v - Speculum humanae salvationis (Added texts on Passion and Joys and Sorrows of the Virgin Mary)

  Note : (213r) The end of the Speculum Humane Saluationis

  incipit : (213r) In precedenti capitulo de intollerabili pena dampnatorum

  Note : Ending f. 216v (ff. 217r-219v blank)

  
  

  Intervenants :

  Hugo de Balma OCarth - author

  220r-250r - Hugo de Balma OCarth, Theologia mystica (De triplici via) || De triplici via

  rubric : (220r) Vie Syon lugent eo quod non sit qui vadit ... licet hoc uerbum dixit Jeremias propheta

  incipit : (220r) Triplex est igitur via ista

  Note : Change of hand at f. 249r. Apparently ends f. 250r

  
  

  250v-251r - Jan van Ruusbroec, Epistola super generibus exercitantum || Liber spiritualis vitae by J. Ruysbroeck

  incipit : (250v) Conflue ... jocunditate in dulcissimi

  explicit : (251r) filios vestras et filias in domino I. C. Amen

  Note : Johannes de Rustbrot [Ruscbrot] prior in viride valle totus vester in domino

  Note : Capp. XVIII

  
  

  Intervenants :

  Thomas Aquinas OP - author

  251r-266v - Thomas Aquinas OP, De perfectione spiritualis uitae

  rubric : (251r) Incipit liber spiritualis vite perfeccionem et statum declarans quid sit auctoris intencio. Cap. I

  incipit : (251r) Quoniam quidam perfeccionis ignari

  Note : Ends (cap. XXII)

  explicit : (266v) vicem eius agens qui est mediator dei et hominum homo Christus Ihesus qui est fons omnis perfeccionis Cui est gloria in secula seculorum. Amen

  rubric : (266v) Explicit libellus Thome de Aquino spiritualis vite perfeccionem et statum declarans

  
  

  Intervenants :

  Jerome - author

  266v-278v - Jerome, Epistula ad Rusticum (ep. 125)

  rubric : (266v) Sequitur ergo alius liber videlicet Epistola beati Jeronimi presbiteri ad Rusticum monachum Incipitur ergo iste

  incipit : (266v) Nichil est christiano felicius

  Note : Ends

  explicit : (271r) magna sunt premia. Amen

  rubric : (271r) Explicit epistola, etc.

  Note : ff. 271v-278v blank

  
  

  279r-312v - Jan van Ruusbroec, De ornatu spiritualium nuptiarum (transl. by Willem Jordaens)

  rubric : (279r) Incipit Epistola domini Johannis (Ruysbroeck) primi prioris vallis (viridis) ad fratres Carthosienses de Capella Rolamdi (Rosamundi: old list) in flandria super interpretacione libri sequentis

  incipit : (279r) Flagitastis fratres karissimi literis humilibus

  explicit : (279r) adoranciam obfecisse

  rubric : (279r) Liber iste dicitur de ornatu spiritualium nupciarum et fundatur in verbis domini viz. Ecce sponsus venit exite obviam ei

  rubric : (279v) Incipit prologus liber de ornatu spiritualium nupciarum

  incipit : (279v) Ecce sponsus venit, etc. Expergiscemini prudentes virgines...Christus igitur dei virtus et sapiencia

  Note : Text much injured

  Note : Ends

  rubric : (305v) Explicit ... us libri de ornatu spir. nup. et fundatur in verbis domini videlicet (?). Ecce-obuiam ei. Anno Milles. cccco Tricesimo primo

  Note : ff. 306r-312v blank

  
  

  Intervenants :

  Francesco Petrarca - author

  313r-347r - Francesco Petrarca, De uita solitaria || Petrarcha de laude vite solitarie

  Note : Prologus

  incipit : (313r) Paucos homines noui quibus opusculorum

  explicit : (313v) totam frontem serene tranquilleque rnentis aspicias

  Note : Secundus prologus

  incipit : (314r) Credo generosum (?)

  explicit : (314v) et quod in illis vides in cunctis (?) estima

  Note : (314v) Qualiter diues surgit media nocte

  incipit : (314v) Surgit occupatus infelix habitator urbium

  Note : Qualiter solitarius surgit

  incipit : (314v) Surgit solitarius felix atque ociosus

  Note : (325v) Liber I ends

  Note : (346v) Liber II ends

  Note : (347r) Incomplete list of capitula

  Note : 348r-348v and vellum flyleaf blank