Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 500: Theological and Devotional Tracts

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CCCC MS 500, probably made in Prague, is part of the Elbing Collection brought back from the abandoned Brigittine convent at what is now Elblag in Poland by Richard Pernham (1583?-1628) 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. The codex, written in two late fourteenth- or early fifteenth-century hands, is a miscellany manuscript of devotional and theological texts, including the Expositio missae by Jan Isner (d. 1411), the Breuiloquium pauperis of Bonaventure OFM (1217/21-74), the De miseria humanae conditionis by Pope Innocent III (1160/61-1216 - pope 1198-1216), Henricus de Frimaria OESA (d. 1340), Tractatus de quatuor instinctibus, excerpts from the Revelations of Birgitta of Sweden (1302/3-73) and the Euangelium Nicodemi. The fact that Birgitta is described as a saint in this version of the text must date the writing of the second portion of the book to after 1391, the date of her canonisation.
Contents
Expositio missae -- Notes on Sunday Introits, Epistles and Gospels -- Sermon -- Breuiloquium pauperis -- Exhortatio ad religioses -- Sermon on the Passion -- De miseria humanae conditionis -- Tractatus de quatuor instinctibus -- Prefiguraciones Christi -- Stella clericorum -- Auctoritates sanctorum -- Speculum peccatoris -- Auctoritates de taciturnitate -- Quaestiones summae Raymundi -- Reuelationes (extracts) -- Itinerarium anime -- Sermon on the Eucharist -- Tract on defects in celebrating Mass -- Euangelium Nicodemi -- Meditationes piissimae de cognitione humanae conditionis -- Verses -- De domo conscientiae

Description

Alternative title [Untitled]
Type of resource mixed material
Extent ff. 135
Date created [ca. 1300 - 1499]
Language Latin
Material Paper
Layout double columns of 44, 53, 56
Height (mm) 295
Width (mm) 217
Collation 1(12)-8(12) 9(14) 10(12) 11(12) (+1).
Writing in three hands at least
Foliation ff. a-b + i-ii + 1-134 + iii-v + c-d
Provenance The name of Mary Pernham on f. 2v
Additions Binding as for no. 1 (MS 499). But here there are two metal projections at the bottom of the first cover, and one at the bottom of the second: one perforated., There is also an old paper label (xv) marked ·84·, Covers lined with portions of a MS. (xiv) of grammatical verses (ar-bv, cr-dv). A section begins (bv): Omnia preterita pones dessill(aba) ...

Bibliographic information

M.R. James Date xiv-xv
Downloadable James Catalogue Record
Title
https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:mf799wy4213/MS_500.pdf
Superseded Interim Catalogue Record
Title
https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:qr152yk6175/500.pdf
Contains
Title
Jan Isner, Expositio missae. 1r-11r
Author
Jan Isner
Rubric
(1r) Super missam
Incipit
(1r) Queritur quare sacerdos quando primo accedat altare signat altare
Note
(11r) Ends
Explicit
(11r) Requiescant in pace Amen .i. fiat. etc. puf. puf.
Rubric
(11r) Explicit declaracio Breuis ipsius misse quasi tocius et tota ipsius canonis data per magistrum Johannem Yseneri et cetera
Note
(11r) Prayer by John Ysener, another note
Title
Notes on Sunday Introits, Epistles and Gospels. 11v-13r
Rubric
(11v) Racio epistolarum, etc. per annum
Note
Short notes on the Sunday Introits, Epistles and Gospels for the year
Title
Bernardinus of Siena OFM, Sermon. 13r-13v
Author
Bernardinus of Siena OFM
Rubric
(13r) Sermo ad clerum de effectu verbi dei
Incipit
(13r) Murmurabant Pharizei
Title
Bonaventure OFM, Breuiloquium pauperis. 13v-27r
James
Bonaventurae ymago vite eterne. 13v-27r
Author
Bonaventure OFM
Incipit
(13v) Flecto genua mea
Explicit
(27r) trinus et unus deus Benedictus in sec. sec. Amen dicant omnia
Rubric
(27r) Explicit liber meditacionum sine oracionum d. cardinalis boneventure doctoris. Qui ymago vite eterne intytulatur seu uo(c)atur
Title
pseudo-Bernard of Clairvaux OCist, Exhortatio ad religioses. 27r-28r
Author
pseudo-Bernard of Clairvaux OCist
Rubric
(27r) Exhortacio b. Bernhardi
Note
(P. L. CLXXXIV 1327)
Incipit
(27r) Si vis esse cenobitaHuius vite vitam vitaUt sis re et nomine
Explicit
(28r) Ipsum corde ore oraUt in tue mortis horaTibi sit auxilium. Amen
Rubric
(28r) Explicit dictamen beati Bernhardi abbatis In exhortacione cuiuslibet regularis, et cetera
Title
Sermon on the Passion. 28r-36r
Rubric
(28r) Sermo de passione domini
Incipit
(28r) Egressus Ihesus trans torrentem cedron
Rubric
(34r) Suspiria cum auctoritatibus sanctorum
Incipit
(33v) O bone Ihesu amor tuus non est ociosus
Note
followed by paragraphs, de die iudicii, etc.
Title
Innocent III (Lotharius de Segnis), De miseria humanae conditionis. 36v-49r
Author
Innocent III (Lotharius de Segnis)
Rubric
(36v) Innocencius de miseria conditionis humane
Incipit
(36v) Domino ... P ... portuensi episcopo
Note
Text
Incipit
(36v) Quare de vulua
Note
(P. L. CCXVII 701)
Title
Henricus de Frimaria OESA, Tractatus de quatuor instinctibus. 49r-56v
Author
Henricus de Frimaria OESA
Rubric
(49r) Incipit liber de 4or instinctibus
Incipit
(49r) Semen cecidit in terram bonam
Explicit
(56v) quia hoc habet ex sue proprietate nature etc. schabe ap.
Rubric
(56v) Explicit libellus paruus bonus et utilis de quatuor instinctibus scilicet Diuino Angelico Dyabolico naturali. finitus feria quinta post festum Sancti Marci ewangeliste per manus Icsicnarf (francisci)
Title
Prefiguraciones Christi. 56v-60v
Rubric
(56v) Prefiguraciones Christi et beate Virginis in vetere lege
Incipit
(56v) Vippera vim perdit sine vi pariente puellaVirgo salutatur innupta manens grauidatur.Rore madet vellus sed permanet arida tellus
(56v) Pro istorum versuum exposicione legitur in genesy, etc.
Note
Each section begins with three verses
Ends
Rubric
(60v) de coronacione beate Virginis
Explicit
(60v) casta generacio cum karitate et cetera puf.
Rubric
(60v) Expliciunt prefiguraciones etc., per manus et non per pedes Icsicnarf (i.e. francisci reversed)
Note
(60v) List of prophecies and clauses of the Creed corresponding: with names of the prophets and apostles
Title
Stella clericorum. 61r-64v
Rubric
(61r) Incipit stella sacerdotum
Incipit
(61r) In medio nebule .i. peccatorum proprietates huius stelle
Explicit
(64v) grauiter punientur in futuro uel condempnabuntur et cetera
Title
Auctoritates sanctorum. 65r-69r
Rubric
(65r) Auctoritates sanctorum
Note
On various subjects
Primum querite regnum dei - de lacrimis, etc.
Title
pseudo-Bernard of Clairvaux OCist, Speculum peccatoris. 69v-72r
Author
pseudo-Bernard of Clairvaux OCist
Rubric
(69v) Speculum peccatoris
Incipit
(69v) Quoniam karissimi in via huius seculi
Note
(P. L. XL 983)
Explicit
(72r) vitam eternam possideas. quam tibi concedat ille qui est benedictus in secula seculorum. amen
Rubric
(72r) Explicit speculum peccatoris
Title
Auctoritates de taciturnitate. 72r-72v
Note
(72r) Followed by Auctoritates de taciturnitate, etc.
Title
Quaestiones summae Raymundi. 73r-84v
Rubric
(73r) Incipiunt questiones summe Raymundi
Incipit
(73r) Et primo de sacramentis quia hic determinatur de sacramentis
Explicit
(84v) ad penitenciam et sic est finis
Note
In large letters
Rubric
(84v) Domina mea sancta maria perpetua uirgo uirginum
Note
In red
Rubric
(84v) ffinis adest operis mercedem posco laboris
Title
Birgitta of Sweden, Reuelationes (extracts). 85r-105r
Author
Birgitta of Sweden
Rubric
(85r) Compendium quoddam uite Christi et matris eius extractum de reuelacionibus S. Brigitte
Incipit
(85r) Ad honorem domini nostri Ihesu Christi et beate virginis marie in nostre salutis et redempcionis memoriam
Explicit
(85r) possimus memorialiter contemplare
Rubric
(85r) De creacione angelorum. Cap. I
Incipit
(85r) Cum ipse deus pater omnipotens eternus et creator
Note
Cap. 73 ends
Explicit
(105r) nec ab aliquo continetur. Cui honor laus et gloria in seculorum secula. Amen
Rubric
(105r) Omnibus omnia non mea (somnia dicere possum)
Note
(105r) A later paragraph
Rubric
(105r) de tribulacione futura
Incipit
(105r) Cristus loquitur sancte birgitte. Scito quod tarita tonitrua
Explicit
(105r) omne desiderabile hominum auferetur
Title
Itinerarium anime. 105v-109r
Rubric
(105v) Itinerarium anime
Incipit
(105v) Cum omnis sciencia gerat trinitatis insigne
Explicit
(108v) et amplexum. quo nos perducat, etc.
(108v) Amen solamen sit sanctus spiritus amen
Rubric
(108v) Explicit parvum bonum fr. bone venture ord. fr. min.
(108v) Nota quod multiplex est paradysus
Incipit
(108v) Tres sunt gradus humilitatis
(109r) Sex sunt peccata in spiritum sanctum
Title
Sermon on the Eucharist. 109r-109v
Rubric
(109r) Sermo bonus de corpore Christi
Incipit
(109r) Probet se ipsum homo
Title
Tract on defects in celebrating Mass. 109v-110r
Rubric
(109v) De negligenciis que possunt accidere in missa
Incipit
(109v) Quando sacerdos deficit uel moritur
Explicit
(110r) plenius continentur ubi requirantur
Title
Euangelium Nicodemi. 110r-116v
Rubric
(110r) Evvangelium Nicodemi
Incipit
(110r) Factum est anno nonagesimo imperii tyberii cesaris
Explicit
(116v) annos cccc xxx et viij et hii simul iuncti fiunt quinque milia
Rubric
(116v) Explicit liber nichodemi de passione domini nostri Ihesu Christi. Amen
Note
(116v) Distich on indulgence
Incipit
(116v) Expiat ac delet, etc.
Note
(116v) Pen-trial in red
Rubric
(116v) In nomine domini amen. Vitoldus dux litwanie heres russie possessor, etc.
Title
pseudo-Bernard of Clairvaux OCist, Meditationes piissimae de cognitione humanae conditionis. 116v-122v
Author
pseudo-Bernard of Clairvaux OCist
Rubric
(116v) Meditaciones Bernardi
Incipit
(116v) Multi multa sciunt
Note
(P. L. CLXXXIV 485)
Explicit
(122v) eundem dominum glorie. Qui, etc.
Rubric
(122v) Explicit liber qui intitulatur medittaciones Bernhardi
Title
Verses. 122v-122v
Note
(122v) Verses with rubrics on Species constitucionum. Septem opera decem plage, etc., etc.
(nearly two columns: mostly the frequently occurring distichs)
Title
pseudo-Bernard of Clairvaux OCist, De domo conscientiae. 123r-134v
Author
pseudo-Bernard of Clairvaux OCist
Rubric
(123r) Liber de consciencia
Note
(P. L. CLXXXIV 507)
Incipit
(123r) Domus in qua habitamus ex omni parte sui ruinam
Explicit
(134v) quam terrestrium occupacione
Rubric
(134v) Explicit liber de consciencia beati bernhardi abbatis
Note
(134v) Scribbles in manner of a colophon: domina mea sancta, etc.
(134v) Inhonorificabilitudinitatibus
In red
(134v) O caro christi que pro me passa fuistiIntus me munda ne moriar morte secundaSunt tria que vere faciunt me sepe dolereEst primum durum quoniam scio me moriturumInde magis flebo quia nescio ubi maneboQuicunque laudatur ab hominibus vituperatur a deo
The last leaf (now missing) has unimportant notes
Elbing N. 2
Location https://purl.stanford.edu/fg385kv6407
Location MS 500
Repository UK, Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, Parker Library

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