Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 288: Alan of Tewkesbury OSB, Epistolae. Apocryphal Gospels. Prophecies

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Summary
The miscellany of fourteen texts in CCCC MS 288, dating to c. 1200, has no obvious unifying theme. The book opens with a number of letters of Alan of Tewkesbury OSB (d. 1202), followed by an anonymous liturgical tract on church offices and a tract on the Mass by Richard the Premonstratensian (fl. late twelfth century). Parts of the book contain apocrypha of the New Testament such as the Gospel of Nicodemus and the De ortu beatae Mariae et infantia saluatoris. Other parts contain prophetic texts such as some by Hildegard of Bingen OSB (1098-1179) and the De initio et fine saeculi (Revelations) of pseudo-Methodius. The book belonged to N de Sandwico (Sandwich, Kent), a monk of the cathedral priory of Christ Church, Canterbury, and can perhaps be identified with an item in the early fourteenth-century library catalogue by Henry of Eastry.
Contents
Epistolae -- Tractatus de officiis ecclesiasticis -- De canone missae -- Evangelium Nicodemi -- Vindicta Saluatoris -- De ortu beatae Mariae et infantia saluatoris -- Gospel of Thomas -- Historia fabulosae -- Liber de Asenech (Aseneth) -- De initio et fine saeculi -- Letter to the clergy of Cologne -- De Tartaris -- Epistolae -- Gravamina Anglorum adversum potestatem papae -- Extracts from glosses on Old Testament

Description

Alternative title Alani Cantuar. Epistolae. Gesta Salvatoris. Infantia Salvatoris, etc.
Type of resource mixed material
Extent ff. 1 + 124 + 1
Date created [ca. 1100 - 1299]
Language Latin
Material Vellum
Layout several volumes
Height (mm) 250
Width (mm) 185
Collation 1 flyleaf, 1(10) (wants 10) | 2(8)-4(8) | 5(4) | 6(14) (14 canc.) 7(14) 8(12)-10(12) 11(8) 12(2) | 13(10) 14(4), 1 flyleaf.
Writing in a fine hand
Foliation ff. i-iii + 1-125 + iv-v
Provenance From Christ Church, Canterbury, Ancient Libraries, p. 118. On the flyleaf (xiv): Liber N. de Sandwyco. In quo scilicet(?) hec uolumina continentur. (1) [Epistole Alani Prioris, etc.: added xvi.] (2) Liber de officiis ecclesiasticis. (3) Euangelium Nazareorum. (4) Inffancia Saluatoris. (5) Liber Asenech. (6) Item liber Methodii (over erasure).Other articles added xvi. f. iv blank. N. de Sandwich was Prior 1255-1280.
Additions In the old catalogue the contents are thus given: Liber officiis ecclesiasticis Glose super Osee. Infancia Saluatoris. Euangelium Nazareorum. Asseneth. Methodius. Prophetia Hildegardi(s). Epistole Frederici Imperatoris Libellus qualiter Tartari inuaserunt regna Christianorum.

Bibliographic information

M.R. James Date xii-xiii
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Title
https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:gc224hq0486/MS_288.pdf
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Title
https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:dz340pt5191/288.pdf
Contains
Title
Alan of Tewkesbury OSB, Epistolae. 1r-9v
Nasmith
Alani prioris ecclesiae Christi Cantuariae epistolae ad Henricum III. ad regem Franciae et alios ; praesertim de translatione corporis Thomae Becket; -et ad Baldwinum archiepiscopum de jure et potestate sedis metropolitanae in episcopum et sedem Roffensem, nempe quod episcopus Rossensis in capitulo ecclesiae Cantuariae eligi debet, ibique spiritualia et temporalia a manu archiepiscopi accipere; et quod monachi Roffenses mortuo episcopo suo baculum ejus pastoralem apud Cantuariam portare tenentur, -item una vel altera epistola ad Alanum. 1r-9v
Author
Alan of Tewkesbury OSB
Note
(1r) Alani Epistolae
(1r) 1. Philippo ... francorum regi I
(1v) 2. Alanus ... priori Wintonie
(2r) 3. B. Cantuariae archiepiscopo
(2v) 4. Henrico regi anglorum
(3r) 5. Benedicto abbati de Burgo
(3v) 6. Roberto de hardres
(4v) 7,8. Benedicto abbati, ff. 4v-5r
(5v) 9. AlanoIohannes prior Wintonie
(6v) 10. Asino illi Sancti Petri de Burgo
(7v) 11, 12. Iohanni Lugdunensi archiepiscopo ff. 7v-8v
(9r) 13. Magistro G. cardinali
(9v) 14. Domino Cantuariensi
Edited in 1846 by J. A. Giles, from this, the only MS.: reprinted in P. L. CXC 1475
Title
Tractatus de officiis ecclesiasticis. 10r-33v
Nasmith
Tractatus de officiis ecclesiasticis. 10r-33v
Note
No title: probably a sermon
Incipit
(10r) Est tempus luctus et pene. Item hec tempora considerantur secundum iiiior principales diei partes
Rubric
(10r) De ecclesiasticis officiis secundum Ieronimum
Incipit
(10r) Hec autem officia ordinauit beatus Jeronimus ad petitionem damasi pape
Note
The next section is
Rubric
(10r) De officiis in aduentu domini
Incipit
(10r) Incipientes ab aduentu de ecclesiasticis officiis per anni circulum in duobus canendum esse dicimus circa illa ne coacte fiant et indiscrete
Note
Ends after Dominica XXIII (post Pentacosten)
Incipit
(33r) De officio ecclesiastico distincte egimus per totum anni circulum
Explicit
(33r) Domine ne in furore cantatur quia quod dauid prophetauit apostolus predicauit
Note
(33v) blank
Title
Richard the Premonstratensian, De canone missae. 34r-37v
Nasmith
Alius tractatus ejusdem, ut videtur, argumenti. 34r-37v
Author
Richard the Premonstratensian
Note
(34r) Expositio missae (Remigius of Auxerre) cf. CLXXVII 455
Incipit
(34r) In uirtute sancte crucis
Explicit
(36v) ex inde uita eterna
Rubric
(36v) explicit hic expositio canonis
Incipit
(36v) Hec sententia de vii ordinibus clericorum
(36v) Postquam duo discipuli uenerunt de (e)maus
(37r) Simile est regnum celorum homini negotiatori
(37r) Quandoque boni sicius moriuntur
Note
(Materials for sermons ?)
(37v) blank
Title
Evangelium Nicodemi. 38r-54r
Nasmith
Gesta salvatoris Domini nostri Iesu Christi, quae invenit Theodosius magnus imperator in Ierusalem in pretorio Pontii Pilati in codicibus publicis. 38r-54r
Note
(38r) Title in lower margin
Rubric
(38r) Gregorius turonensis in gestis francorum de passione et resurrectione domini Ihesu refert hec
Incipit
(38r) Apprehensus autem ioseph cum aromatibus
Explicit
(38r) quod non ad eum primitus aduenisset
Rubric
(38r) Sanctus Augustinus in sermone de sancto sabbato pasche dicit
Incipit
(38r) Attonite mentes obstupuere tortorum
Explicit
(38v) per lignum ditati sumus per lignum euertimur
Note
In margin
Rubric
(38v) Incipiunt gesta saluatoris domini nostri Ihesu Christi que inuenit Theodosius magnus imperator in Ierusalem in pretorio poncii pilati in codicibus publicis
Incipit
(38v) Factum est in anno uicesimo tercio imperii tyberii
Explicit
(38v) Istum nouiinus ihesum fabri filium de uirgine
Note
(39r) a new hand begins afresh
Incipit
(39r) Audistis fratres karissimi que acta sunt sub pontio pilato presidi temporibus tiberii cesaris. Ego eneas hebreus primus legis doctor perscrutans diuinitatem legis scripturarum domini nostri Ihesu Christi
Note
With Tischendorf's second text of the Descensus, Evv. Apocr. p. 417, ending
Explicit
(54r) Hec sunt testimonia carini et leutii fratres karissimi de christo dei filio que sanctis suis gessit apud inferos cui omnes agamus laudes cui honor et gloria per immensa seculorum secula. Amen
Title
Vindicta Saluatoris. 54v-65v
Nasmith
Alius tractatus ejusdem farinae. 54v-65v
Note
(54v) Vindicta Saluatoris
(Tischendorf, p. 471)
Incipit
(54v) In diebus tiberii cesaris tetraharcha sub poncio pilato traditus fuit Ihesus a iudeis
Explicit
(60r) baptizatus est et domus eius tota. In nomine domini nostri Ihesu Christi cui honor et gloria et imperium in secula seculorum. Amen
Incipit
(60r) Apostolus dicit. Nolite inebriari uino in quo luxuria
Explicit
(60v) sicut equs et mulus quibus non est intellectus
Incipit
(60v) Nos (Uos) inquam conuenio o iudei qui usque in hodiernum diem negastis filium dei
Note
This disputation against the Jews is frequently found as an appendix to the Gesta Salvatoris in a certain family of MSS.
Ends
Explicit
(65v) lnundi huius principe. Nostri hodie ac semper hic et ubique dignatus miserere
Note
This copy has been examined by Dr E. v. Dobschütz for his forthcoming edition of the Acta Pilati
Title
pseudo-Jerome, De ortu beatae Mariae et infantia saluatoris. 65v-78v
Nasmith
Libellus de infantia salvatoris nostri et de ejus cognatis Ioachimo Anna, et de miraculis virginis Mariae, etc. 65v-78v
Author
pseudo-Jerome
Note
Ad finem, Haec omnia Thomas Ismaelita ego scripsi.
The first page in the hand of f. 38
Rubric
(65v) Libellus de infantia Saluatoris domini nostri Ihesu Christi
Incipit
(65v) Ex ioachim cleopha saloma iii anna marias
Note
(5 lines)
Rubric
(65v) Incipit prologus
Note
(Tischendorf, pp. 111, 112)
Incipit
(65v) Anna et emeria sorores fuerunt. De emeria nata est elizabeth
Explicit
(65v) Ex hac nati sunt Iacobus maior et Iohannis euuangelista
Note
(66r) another hand (perhaps that of ff. 39r-65v) begins in columns of 35 lines
Rubric
(66r) Incipit capitulum cromatii elodori episcoporum Joronimo presbitero
Note
(Tischendorf, p. 51)
Incipit
(66r) Hortum marie uirginis et natiuitatem, etc.
Explicit
(66r) credideris recipere facias
Rubric
(66r) Capitulum Jeronimus cromatio et eliodoro
Incipit
(66r) Dominis sanctis
Explicit
(66v) Obedientiam peruenire
Incipit
(66v) In diebus illis. Erat uir in israel nomine ioachim
Explicit
(78v) claritas dei resplendebat super eum. cui sit omnis laus et gloria in secula seculorum. Amen
Note
So far the Liber de infantia (Ps. Matthew of Tischendorf) proper
Title
Gospel of Thomas. 78v-84v
Note
(78v) Here follow three chapters which in Tischendorf (p. 164) precede the gospel of Thomas as here
a.
Incipit
(78v) Cum iacta fuisset conturbatio quando requisitio facta fuit ab herode de domino nostro Ihesu Christo
Note
(Flight into Egypt. Jesus eats ears of corn, makes a salt fish swim)
b.
Incipit
(78v) Et deambulante Ihesus cum maria
Note
(22 sparrows fall into a schoolmaster's lap)
c.
Incipit
(78v) Et hoc facto magister cepit eum proicere de ciuitate
Note
(return to Nazareth)
Explicit
(79r) et dedit gratias deo qui dedit ei talem intelligentiam et quia inuenit gratiam coram domino deo Amen
Note
(79r) A text of the Gospel of Thomas follows (Tischendorf, p. 167)
Incipit
(79r) Gloriosum est enarrare thomam ismaelitam traplos domini. Intelligite ergo omnes fratres carissimi sig(na) que fecit Ihesus quando fuit in ciuitate nazareth quod est primo capitulo. cum autem esset Ihesus v. annorum facta est pluuia etc.
Explicit
(81v) omnes qui uidebant eum glorificabant deum patrem omnipotentem qui est benedictus in secula seculorum. Amen
Incipit
(81v) Hec omnia thomas ismaelita ego scripsi
Explicit
(82r) filius dei in uniuerso orbe terre. Ipsum decet omnis gloria et honor in sempiternum. qui uiuis et regnas deus per omnia secula seculorum. Amen
Note
(82r) Story of the Cross
Incipit
(82r) Post peccatum ade
Explicit
(84v) usque ad mortem. Cui est laus et honor et imperium per omnia secula seculorum. Amen
Note
Cf. MS 66, MS 275, etc. Ed. W. Meyer, Abh. bayer. Akad. XVI, iii, 131
Title
Historia fabulosae. 84v-88r
Nasmith
Historia quaedam fabulosa, quarum titulos recensere haud operae pretium. 84v-88r
Note
(84v) A collection of stories (33)
De S. Bernardo. de caseo. de simia ... de baldewino archiepiscopo ... de Magistro Roberto (de Chartres) ... de quodam Robineto (a goblin) ... De Gillebochat (quidam priuatus demon Gillebochat dictus) ... The last De Thaide
This collection of stories occurs again in MS 441 (Art. 31), which is also a Christ Church book
Title
Liber de Asenech (Aseneth). 88r-98r
Nasmith
Liber de Asenech et quomodo Joseph duxit eam in uxorem. 88r-98r
Rubric
(88r) Liber de asenech et quomodo ioseph duxit eam in uxorem
Incipit
(88r) Et factum est in primo anno
Note
This is the complete Latin text: published by Batiffol, Studia Patristica, in a text furnished by me from this MS. and MS 424
Explicit
(97r) nuncupatus est pater eius in terra egypti
Note
(97r) Poem to the Virgin. The first lines spaced for music, which is not filled in
Incipit
(97r) Hominum salue saluatrix uirgo mater filiaHostis sola subiugatrix lucis ostiaria... fac nos tecum liberos et prosperos
Note
(98r) Poem on the corruption of the Church. Space left for music as before
Incipit
(98r) In cauernis macerie trahit suspiriaColumba multipharie gemens et anxia
Note
Ends
Explicit
(98r) O O cui cuncta seruiunt uide culia (?ciuilia)tua scit clemencia scit et anglia quod ita despiciunt.Amen
Title
pseudo-Methodius, De initio et fine saeculi. 98v-101v
Nasmith
Liber Methodii martyris de initio seculi et fine, etc. 98v-101v
Author
pseudo-Methodius
Rubric
(98v) Prologus
Incipit
(98v) In nomine Christi incipit liber methodii episcopi ecclesie paterensis etc.
Explicit
(98vs) in opusculis suis collaudauit
Note
Text
Incipit
(98v) Sciendum namque est nobis
Explicit
(101v) eripere dignetur qui etc.
Rubric
(101v) Explicit liber methodii martiris
Note
Also in MS 59. 12; MS 66. 26; MS 275. 6; MS 404. 2, etc.
Title
Hildegard of Bingen OSB, Letter to the clergy of Cologne. 101v-104r
Nasmith
Prophetia Hildegardis. 101v-104r
Author
Hildegard of Bingen OSB
Rubric
(101v) De prophecia hildegardis
Incipit
(101v) Incipit epistola beate hildegardis de re operto iuxta pinguiam de futura tribulatione clericorum et de uero tempore. De uiuente luce audiui uocem
Explicit
(103r) in confortissima vi rectitudinis persistent
Note
Cf. MS 107. 9
Incipit
(103r) Cum inter reges orbis et principes affinitas
Explicit
(103v) a quibus expectare debeamus consilium et a quibus sit cauendum. Datum etc.
Note
Cf. MS 404. 5, etc.
(104r) Verses on Evangelium: on the Church (Fata monent) etc.
Title
De Tartaris. 104r-106v
Nasmith
De Tartaris e Jordano Minorita et aliis. 104r-106v
Incipit
(104r) De facto tartarorum uobis scribo
Explicit
(104v) sarracenorum subuertuntur. Datum anno domini mo cco xxxo ixo
Incipit
(104v) Humilis in Christo fidelibus uniuersis.. .frater Iordanus
Explicit
(105r) sed in deo est uictoria
Incipit
(105r) Dilecto ... principi barban'. H. dei gr. land'gie comes palatinus
Explicit
(105v) non est audita a primo tempore christianitatis
Incipit
(105v) Hos phalangus tartarorum orbis imperator
Explicit
(105v) Datum in castris iuxta ingens flumen danubium
Incipit
(105v) Honorius papa uolens scire terram sarracenorum
Explicit
Isti rumores uenerunt parisius in crastino sancti petri
Title
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, Epistolae. 106v-109r
Nasmith
Frederici imperatoris epistolae duae ad Anglos contra papam. 106v-109r
Author
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
Incipit
(106v) Fredericus dei gratia romanorum imperator
(106v) Et si cause uestre iusticiam
Explicit
(108v) dilectio uestra credat. Datum taurini iio Aug. iii indictionis
Incipit
(108v) Fredericus dei gratia etc. illos felices describat antiquitas
Explicit
(109r) diligentiam adhibere
Title
Gravamina Anglorum adversum potestatem papae. 109v-110v
Nasmith
Gravamina Anglorum adversum potestatem papae. 109v-110v
Incipit
(109v) Conqueritur regnum anglorum ex eo quod dominus papa non est contentus
Explicit
(109v) et penitus lacerantur
Note
(110r) This page is blank. An erasure and old pencil notes on f. 110v
Title
Extracts from glosses on Old Testament. 111r-125v
Nasmith
Visiones quaedam et narrationes de captivitatibus Israelis, et alia historica. -- Nullo ordine et imperfecta. 111r-125v
Note
Liber N. de Sandwico
(111r) Notes apparently taken from a gloss or commentary on the books of Kings (Chron.?), Tobit, Judith, Esther, Daniel, Maccabees
Incipit
(111r) Ozia lepra percusso in fronte quia intrauit sancta sanctorum. ... Tempore mananeel (Menahem) uenit phul rex assyriorum cum exercitu
Note
(was deceived with brazen calves instead of golden ones)
(124v) Ends imperfectly (last page partly obliterated) on 2 Macc. I with the story of Nehemiah and the sacred fire
On the flyleaf xv
Incipit
(125r) Virgo parens vixit sexaginta tribus annisQuatuor atque decem fuit in partu benedicta
Note
Also
Incipit
(125r) Johannes Elham supprior huius ecclesiastica sacrosancte
TJames 216
Stanley O. 11
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