Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 308: Osbert of Clare OSB, Vita Sancti Ethelberti. Honorius Augustodunensis, Elucidarius

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Summary: CCCC MS 308 comprises two volumes, both of which date from the twelfth century. The first volume contains the only extant copy of the Vita Sancti Ethelberti by Osbert of Clare (d. in or after 1158); the second contains a copy of the most popular work by Honorius Augustodunensis (d. c. 1140), the Elucidarius, and a letter and a sermon by Ivo of Chartres (c. 1040-1115/16). The manuscript contains some marginalia, including a charm against toothache.
Contents: Vita Sancti Ethelberti -- Elucidarius -- Epistola ad uirginem in Dimensi monasterio Sancti Auiti -- Sermo de beata uirgine

Description

Alternative title	Passio S. Æthelberti. Elucidarium, etc.
Type of resource	mixed material
Extent	ff. 1 + 8 + 50
Date created	[ca. 1100 - 1199]
Language	Latin
Material	Vellum
Layout	two volumes
Height (mm)	248
Width (mm)	172
Collation	1 flyleaf, 1(8) \| 1(6) 2(12) (12 canc.) 3(8)-6(8) (+1).
Writing	in a pretty hand
Foliation	ff. i-ii + pp. 1-118 + ff. iii-iv
2 fo.	sine fraudis

Bibliographic information

M.R. James Date	xii
Downloadable James Catalogue Record	Title https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:zf587sy6035/MS_308.pdf
Superseded Interim Catalogue Record	Title https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:bq098vg1369/308.pdf
Contains	Title Osbert of Clare OSB, Vita Sancti Ethelberti. 1-18 Nasmith Passio sancti Athelberti regis et martiris, autore Osberto monacho de Stoke- Clare. 1-18 Author Osbert of Clare OSB Rubric (3) Incipit passio Sancti ATHELBERHTI regis et martiris Incipit (3) Gloriosus ac summo regi acceptus rex ATHELBERHTUS Explicit (17) qui hic tue sancte festiuitati mente deuotissima congaudent. quod ipse prestare dignetur qui trinitas in unitate et unitas in trinitate perfecta uiuit et regnat per secula deus Rubric (17) Explicit passio Sancti Æthelberhti gloriosi martyris Note Hardy I 494. An abridgment in the Nova Legenda Anglie (Horstmann) I 412. Leland Itin. VIII 57 (17) A charm against toothache (xiv) in Latin, with invocation of S. Apollonia Incipit (17) In nomine domini nostri Ihesu Cristi + tetragramaton + vicit leo de tribu iuda etc. Note (18) blank Title Honorius Augustodunensis, Elucidarius. 19-108 Nasmith Elucidarium, sive dialogus summam totius theologiae christianae amplectens, lib. iii. 19-108 Author Honorius Augustodunensis Note Opus Anselmo vulgo attributum, ejus tamen nomine judicibus Tannero et Cavesio prorsus indignum. In hoc codice pariter ac in Bodleiano [Laud E. 9] nomen Anselmi occurrit in margine inter autores unde desumpta est haec collectio (19) At the top Parker has written in red chalk: por (Cf. MS 323, MS 442) Incipit (19) Sepius rogatus a condiscipulis quasdam questiunculas Note (P. L. CLXXII 1109) Explicit (19) magistrorum sollers subtilitas Incipit (19) Gloriose magister rogo ut ad inquisita Note (19) At the top of the leaf is written (xiii-xiv) (19) Incipit et finit liber Elucidarius iste. Laus tibi sit christe quem crismatis unctio linit There are some interesting notes in a similar hand on lower margins of ff. 7v sqq. On 8v-10r they are continuous Incipit (34) Incipit psalmi a beato hillario pictauensi episcopo egcepti ad precandum deum intensiue ordinati Note Verses and notes on Kalendar etc. 10v, 11r (50) Liber II Incipit (50) Anima mea exultet in domino Note (77) Liber III Incipit (77) Iam innumeris ydre capitibus Explicit (108) et uideas bona ierusalem omnibus diebus uite tue. Amen Rubric (108) Explicit liber Elucidarii Title Ivo of Chartres, Epistola ad uirginem in Dimensi monasterio Sancti Auiti. 108-112 Nasmith Epistola Ivonis Carnotensis ad virgines in Dimensi monasterio Sancti Aviti. 108-112 Author Ivo of Chartres Incipit (108) Ivo dei gratia Carnotensium episcopus uirginibus in dimensi monasterio Explicit (112) fortiter obseruare studentes. Valete Incipit (112) Sit autem sermo uirginis prudens Explicit (112) etiam ociosus sermo uitandus est Title Ivo of Chartres, Sermo de beata uirgine. 112-118 Nasmith Sermo de beata virgine. 112-118 Author Ivo of Chartres Rubric (112) Intrauit Ihesus in quoddam castellum Note (P. L. CLVIII 644) Incipit (112) Quid ad gloriosam uirginem dei genitricem lectio ista pertineat Explicit (118) precibus eius per Iesum Christum filium eius qui uiuit et regnat deus per omnnia secula seculorum amen Note (118) Some xiiith cent. notes have been erased: at top is an erasure, ending: a. d. 1523
TJames	299
Stanley	W. 2
Location	https://purl.stanford.edu/bp218ym5464
Location	MS 308
Repository	UK, Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, Parker Library

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