Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 252: James of Milan OFM, Stimulus amoris. Planctus beatae Mariae uirginis. Bernard Ayglier OSB, Commentary on Regula Sancti Benedicti. Jocelin of Furness OCist, Vita Sanctae Helenae

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Abstract/Contents

Summary: CCCC MS 252, written in the early fourteenth century, which has an inscription of ownership by John de Reynham OSB, a monk of Norwich cathedral priory, contains a compilation of texts, mainly of a devotional nature. The main texts are the Stimulus amoris, written in the second half of the thirteenth century, once ascribed to St Bonaventure OFM, but probably by James of Milan OFM (fl. c. 1296), a commentary on the rule of St Benedict by Bernard Ayglier OSB (d. 1282), and a Life of St Helen by Jocelin of Furness OCist (d. c. 1210).
Contents: Stimulus amoris -- Planctus beatae Mariae uirginis -- Commentary on Regula Sancti Benedicti -- Vita Sanctae Helenae

Description

Alternative title	Stimulus Amoris, etc.
Type of resource	mixed material
Extent	ff. 184 + 1
Date created	[ca. 1300 - 1325]
Language	Latin
Material	Vellum
Layout	38 lines to a page
Height (mm)	287
Width (mm)	175
Collation	1 flyleaf, 1(8)-8(8) 9(10) 10(10) 11(8)-17(8) 18(10) 19(10) 20(8)-22(8).
Writing	in a fine large script, by two scribes at least
Foliation	ff. a-b + i + 1-184 + ii
Provenance	From Norwich. On f. 183v in a large hand is: Liber fratris iohannis de Reynham monachi Norwici quem ipse in parte scripsit et in parte scribi fecit. cuius anime propicietur deus.
Additions	In another hand (f. 183v): In 7 14 and 4 (i.e. God) is al my loue. On f. ir is an original list of contents headed: Isti libri continentur in hoc uolumine. Quedam consuetudines siue constituciones quas habent prelati francie procedendi in negocio contra fratres predicatores et minores. (This is not now in the volume: cf. the documents prefixed to MS 264.) Liber de stimulo amoris, etc.

Bibliographic information

M.R. James Date	xiv early
Downloadable James Catalogue Record	Title https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:mn477sv6205/MS_252.pdf
Superseded Interim Catalogue Record	Title https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:pf234bz5064/252.pdf
Contains	Title James of Milan OFM, Stimulus amoris. 1r-48v James Stimulus Amoris, etc. 1r-48v Author James of Milan OFM Rubric (1r) Incipit libellus qui dicitur stimulus amoris diuini Note (wrongly ascribed to Bonaventura) (1r) Prologue Incipit (1r) Liber iste qui stimulus Note Capitula Rubric (1r) Capitulum I Incipit (1r) Currite gentes undique Note (18v) Pars II (30v) Pars III (41r) Hand changes on f. 41r Ends Explicit (48r) laudet deum omnis spiritus. Amen Rubric (48v) Explicit meditaciones cuiusdam simplicis cordati et pauperculi discalciati et contemptibilis denudati sapientissimorum ruditissimi electorum infimi et minorum minimi. Deo gracias Note Cf. MS 137. 3 Title Planctus beatae Mariae uirginis. 48v-52r James Planctus Beatae Virginis Mariae de passione Christi. 48v-52r Incipit (48v) Quis dabit capiti meo aquam Explicit (52r) puro et mundo corde. benedicti sint qui diligunt eam et super omnia sit benedictus filius eius Iesus Christus dominus noster qui cum, etc. Title Bernard Ayglier OSB, Commentary on Regula Sancti Benedicti. 52r-166r Author Bernard Ayglier OSB Rubric (52r) Incipit exposicio super regulam beati benedicti edita a bernardo abbate cassinensis Incipit (52r) Legitur in prouerbiis doctrina prudencium facilis Explicit (52v) peticionibus postulastis Rubric (53r) Incipit prologus regule Incipit (53r) Ausculta. aliqua littera habet obsculta Note Text of the Rule written in red Ends Explicit (166r) regni sui perueniamus eternam. Amen Rubric (166r) Explicit regula Sancti Benedicti secundum bernardum abbatem monasterii Cassinensis Note Cf. MS 137. 2 Title Jocelin of Furness OCist, Vita Sanctae Helenae. 166v-182v Author Jocelin of Furness OCist Rubric (166v) Incipit prologus in uitam Sanctae Helene Incipit (166v) Licet protoparentalis preuaricacio Explicit (167r) habet qui iudicet eum Rubric (167r) Explicit prologus (167r) Incipit uita Incipit (167r) Temporibus dyocleciani et maximiani augustorum dominabatur dux quidam illustris Coel Explicit (180v) regnum eternum transmigrauit. Ad quod nos meritis et precibus sanctissime helene Rubric (180v) Explicit uita Sanctae helene regine (180v) Incipit de translacione ipsius Incipit (180v) Quidam sacerdos remensis dyocesis theogisus Explicit (182v) inherentem funi piscator gratanter accepit Note This is by Jocelin of Furness. Extracts from it are in MS. Bodley 240. It is not noticed in BHL. Hardy I 34 ff. 183r, 184r and 184v blank
TJames	86
Stanley	H. 5
Location	https://purl.stanford.edu/jc891dg8213
Location	MS 252
Repository	UK, Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, Parker Library

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