Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 371: Eadmer of Canterbury OSB, Opuscula

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Summary: CCCC MS 371 was the personal manuscript of Eadmer of Canterbury OSB (c.1060-c.1124), a monk of Christ Church, and the friend and biographer of Anselm of Canterbury. The manuscript provides the primary witness for most of Eadmer's shorter writings (opuscula), including his major hagiographical works and other letters, hymns and sermons. It also contains the sermons De beatitudine perennis uitae and De ordinatione beati Gregorii, which are reputedly by Anselm of Canterbury OSB (d. 1109), a view which has recently been supported by Hayward.
Contents: Hymn for St Dunstan -- Hymn for St Edward king and martyr -- Epistola de matre Sancti Eadwardi martyris -- Epistola de primatu sedis Eboracensis in Scotia -- Epistola ad Glastonienses -- Letter from the archbishop of York to the pope concerning the bishop of Durham -- Vita Sancti Wilfridi Eboracensis -- Breuiloquium uitae Sancti Wilfridi -- Vita Sancti Odonis Cantuariensis -- Vita Sancti Dunstani -- Miracula Sancti Dunstani -- De ordinatione beati Gregorii Anglorum apostoli -- De excellentia uirginis Mariae -- Vita Sancti Oswaldi -- Miracula Sancti Oswaldi -- De beatitudine perennis uitae -- Vita Sancti Bregowini archiepiscopi -- Vita Sancti Anselmi -- Miracula Sancti Anselmi -- De conceptione sanctae Mariae -- Vita beati Petri primi abbatis -- De memoria sanctorum quos ueneraris -- Scriptum Eadmeri peccatoris ad mouendam super se misericordiam beati Petri ianitoris regni caelestis -- De reliquiis Sancti Audoeni -- Consideratio de beatissimo Gabriele archangelo

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Alternative title	Eadmeri Opuscula
Type of resource	mixed material
Extent	ff. 11 + 219
Date created	[ca. 1000 - 1199]
Language	Latin
Material	Vellum
Layout	33 lines to a page
Height (mm)	226
Width (mm)	155
Collation	I(8) (1 canc.) II(4) \|\| I(8)-V(8) (+1) VI(8)-XIII(8) (+ slip after 2) XIV(8)-XXIV(8) XXV(10) XXVI(8) XXVII(8). On the numbering of the quires (which is incorrect from XVII onwards), and the structure generally, see Rule's Preface to Eadmer's Historia Novorum, pp. lxxix, lxxx.
Writing	in an excellent Christ Church hand
Foliation	ff. i-ii + 1-231 + iii-iv
Provenance	From Christ Church, Canterbury, Ancient Libraries, p.46, no. 257.
Research	The value and interest of this volume are well brought out by Mr Martin Rule in his Preface to the Rolls edition of the Historia Novorum, pp. lxxviii-lxxxiv.
Additions	On p. 1 (f. ir) in the original hand, in capitals: Opuscula Edmeri Cantoris. Gervase of Canterbury, Rolls ed. II 374, alludes to this title, probably, in the words: Legat Edmeri Cantoris opuscula ... qui ... plenius nosse uoluerit., Verses (xiv) a. Anglia terra ferax, etc. (2). b. Si canis applaudit meretrix hillarem tibi vultum. Prebeat (4). c. Scire nichil quondam vicium fuit est modo virtus nunc nichil est vicium preter habere nichil. d. Quatuor ecclesias hiis portis itur in omnes Cesaris aut Simonis sanguinis atque dei, Prima patet magnis nummosis altera, caris Tercia sed paucis ianua quarta patet., List of contents (p. 2), printed by Rule, l. c., p. lxxix

Bibliographic information

M.R. James Date	xi-xii
Downloadable James Catalogue Record	Title https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:kk581jz4096/MS_371.pdf
Superseded Interim Catalogue Record	Title https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:rz364hz2851/371.pdf
Contains	Title Eadmer of Canterbury OSB, Hymn for St Dunstan. 2r-2r Nasmith Versus de sancto Dunstano. 2r-2r Author Eadmer of Canterbury OSB Rubric (2r) Versus de Sancto Dunstano Note Not the same hand as the main text Incipit (2r) Salue sancta dies Note Stubbs, Memorials of S. Dunstan, 424 4 blank Title Eadmer of Canterbury OSB, Hymn for St Edward king and martyr. 3r-3v Nasmith Hymnus de sancto Edwardo rege et martire. 3r-3v Author Eadmer of Canterbury OSB Rubric (3r) Ymnus de Sancto Eadwardo Rege et martire Note (3r) At the top of the page is the music (four-line stave ruled with dry point) Incipit (3r) Aue dies prefulgida in qua superna curia congaudet et dignissimam Title Nicholas of Worcester OSB, Epistola de matre Sancti Eadwardi martyris. 3v-4r Nasmith Epistola Nicolai ad Eadmerum de matre sancti Edwardi. 3v-4r Author Nicholas of Worcester OSB Note Annotavit Jocelinus, Hujus epistolae descriptionem improbat antiquior chronographus Osbernus Cantuar. in vita Dunstani. Incipit (3v) Domno Eadmero suus Nicolaus Note (3v) Purple initial Stubbs, l. c., p. 422. Rule, Eadmeri Historia Novorum, p. cxxvi Title Nicholas of Worcester OSB, Epistola de primatu sedis Eboracensis in Scotia. 4r-5r Nasmith Epistola Nicolai ad Eadmerum sancti Andreae electum quod archiepiscopus Eboracensis nullum habet jus primatus in Scotos. 4r-5r Author Nicholas of Worcester OSB Incipit (4r) Electo per dei gratiam in S. Andree cathedram Title Eadmer of Canterbury OSB, Epistola ad Glastonienses. 5v-9r Nasmith Quale sit quod Glastonienses asserunt se corpus beati Dunstani habere. 5v-9r Author Eadmer of Canterbury OSB Incipit (5v) Quale sit quod Glastonienses Note Stubbs, l. c., p. 412 Title Letter from the archbishop of York to the pope concerning the bishop of Durham. 9v-11v Nasmith Epistola ad summum pontificem contra episcopum Dunelmensem per archiepiscopum Eboracensem. 9v-11v Note duabus paginis antea vacuis inscripta a Mattheo Parker, ex libro qui dicitur forma componendi epistolas In Parkerian hand Rubric (10r) Hec e libro qui dicitur forma componendi epistolas in quaternione G. Note (no. 358) 20-22 blank, ruled Title Eadmer of Canterbury OSB, Vita Sancti Wilfridi Eboracensis. 12r-39v Nasmith Vita sancti Wilfridi Eboracensis archiepiscopi et confessoris. 12r-39v Author Eadmer of Canterbury OSB Incipit (12r) Britannia quam angli victis a se Note Raine, Historians of Church of York, Rolls I 161 Title Eadmer of Canterbury OSB, Breuiloquium uitae Sancti Wilfridi. 39v-44r Nasmith Breviloquium uitae ejusdem patris. 39v-44r Author Eadmer of Canterbury OSB Incipit (39v) Spero fratres karissimi sanctitatem uestram non latere Note Raine, l. c., p. 227 Title Eadmer of Canterbury OSB, Vita Sancti Odonis Cantuariensis. 44r-51v Nasmith Vita sancti Odonis archiepiscopi et confessoris. 44r-51v Author Eadmer of Canterbury OSB Incipit (44r) Venerabilis Christi confessor odo nobilibus sed paganis parentibus Note Hardy I 568. Wharton, Anglia Sacra I 78. Acta Sanctorum 4 July (II 67). P. L. CXXXIII 931, etc. Title Eadmer of Canterbury OSB, Vita Sancti Dunstani. 51v-77v Nasmith Vita sancti Dunstani archiepiscopi et confessoris. 51v-77v Author Eadmer of Canterbury OSB Incipit (51v) Quia Deum in sanctis suis mirabilem Note Stubbs, l. c., p. 162 Title Eadmer of Canterbury OSB, Miracula Sancti Dunstani. 77v-88r Nasmith De miraculis quae idem pater mundo exemptus fecit in mundo. 77v-88r Author Eadmer of Canterbury OSB Incipit (77v) Nonnulla que de uita beati dunstani Note Stubbs, l. c., p. 223 Title Anselm of Canterbury OSB (attrib.), De ordinatione beati Gregorii Anglorum apostoli. 88v-95v Nasmith Scriptum de ordinatione beati Gregorii Anglorum apostoli. 88v-95v Author Anselm of Canterbury OSB (attrib.) Incipit (88v) Ad gloriam beati patris Gregorii audientium mentibus commendandam affectum nostrum hodierne diei solemnitas excitauit Explicit (95v) gratiosos et exultantes deo perspexerit. ipso eodem deo donante qui semper idem existens eternaliter uiuit uincit regnat et imperat. Amen Rubric (95v) Scriptum de ordinatione beati Gregorii explicit Note Rule. Eadmer, Historia Novorum LXXIX note Title Eadmer of Canterbury OSB, De excellentia uirginis Mariae. 95v-107v Nasmith Consideratio Eadmeri peccatoris et pauperis Dei de excellentia gloriosissimae virginis matris Dei. 95v-107v Author Eadmer of Canterbury OSB Incipit (95v) Supereminentem omni quod post hominem deum creatum est Explicit (107v) iugi deuotione famuletur qui cum deo patre et spiritu sancto uiuit dominatur et regnat per infinita secula deus. AMHN Rubric (107v) Scriptum Edmeri peccatoris de piissima matre domini saluatoris explicit Title Eadmer of Canterbury OSB, Vita Sancti Oswaldi. 107v-123v Nasmith Vita sancti Oswaldi Eboracensis archiepiscopi et confessoris. 107v-123v Author Eadmer of Canterbury OSB Incipit (107v) Secundum propositum gratie dei uenerandus eboracensis antistes Note Raine, l. c. II 1. P. L. CLIX 221-222 form a slip (221 blank) of smaller size, in another hand, supplying an omission Title Eadmer of Canterbury OSB, Miracula Sancti Oswaldi. 123v-130v Nasmith De miraculis ejusdem patris. 123v-130v Author Eadmer of Canterbury OSB Incipit (123v) Transcursis iuxta quod deus dare dignatus est Note Raine, l. c. II 41 Title Anselm of Canterbury OSB (attrib.), De beatitudine perennis uitae. 130v-141r Nasmith Scriptum de beatitudine vitae perennis, desumptum ex sermone habito ab Anselmo Cantuariensi in cenobio Cluniacensi. 130v-141r Author Anselm of Canterbury OSB (attrib.) Note (130v) Prologue Incipit (131r) Reuerendo domino et fratri et amico suo Gulielmo monacho ... Eadmerus Explicit (131r) recordari ualebam. Ualeat sanctitas tua et oret pro me Rubric (131r) E(x)plicit prologus (131r) Incipit scriptum quoddam de beatitudine perennis uite Incipit (131r) Multi homines quibus nonnumquam boni mores Note (P. L. CLIX 587) Explicit (141r) Sit igitur deus benedictus in omnibus. Amen Rubric (141r) Explicit scriptum de beatitudine perennis uite sumptum de uerbis beati patris Anselmi Cantuariensis archiepiscopi Note Cf. MS 135 etc. Title Eadmer of Canterbury OSB, Vita Sancti Bregowini archiepiscopi. 141r-146v Nasmith Vita beati Bregowini Cantuariensis archiepiscopi et confessoris. 141r-146v Author Eadmer of Canterbury OSB Incipit (141r) Exordium propositi mei atque procursum Explicit (146v) benedictus in secula seculorum et ultra amen Note Hardy I 483. Wharton, Anglia Sacra II 184. Acta Sanctorum 26 Aug. (V 831). P. L. CLIX 753 Title Eadmer of Canterbury OSB, Vita Sancti Anselmi. 147r-189v Nasmith Vita Anselmi Cantuariensis archiepiscopi, libri ii. 147r-189v Author Eadmer of Canterbury OSB Rubric (147r) Incipiunt capitula in vitam Anselmi archiepiscopi Note Paler ink Rubric (150r) Incipit Prefatio sequentis operis Incipit (150r) Quoniam multas et antecessorum Note (150r) A gay initial in red, green and purple (167r) Liber II, 333 Ends 377. 378 blank Rule, l. c. p. 303 sqq.P. L. CLVIII 49 Title Eadmer of Canterbury OSB, Miracula Sancti Anselmi. 190r-197v Nasmith Descriptio quorundam miraculorum gloriosi patris Anselmi archiepiscopi. 190r-197v Author Eadmer of Canterbury OSB Note (190r) Prologue Incipit (190r) Cum uitam uenerandi patris Note Text Incipit (190v) Helias quidam nomine monachus fuit Explicit (195v) Ego hic finem imposui Note 391-394 blank Rule, p. 425. Liebermann, Ungedruckte Anglonormannische Geschichtsquellen no. XVI (p. 302, 3) Title Eadmer of Canterbury OSB, De conceptione sanctae Mariae. 198r-208r Nasmith De conceptione sanctae Mariae editum ab Eadmero monacho magno peccatore. 198r-208r Author Eadmer of Canterbury OSB Incipit (198r) Principium quo salus mundo processit mihi considerare uolenti Explicit (208r) sue carnis substantia uerum hominem genuisse. Amen Rubric (208r) Explicit de conceptione Sancte Marie Note Ed. 1904 by Thurston and Slater (Freiburg, Herder): cf. P.L. CLIX 301 Title Eadmer of Canterbury OSB, Vita beati Petri primi abbatis. 208r-212r Nasmith Vita beati Petri primi abbatis cenobii gloriosorum apostolorum Petri et Pauli quod Cantuariae situm est. 208r-212r Author Eadmer of Canterbury OSB Incipit (208v) Inter innumeras sue deitatis sententias summus et equo moderamine cuncta disponens Explicit (212r) coheredes ipsi constituat per eum qui secum in unitate sancti spiritu per omnia secula uiuit et regnat. Amen Note Hardy I 206. Cf. Acta Sanctorum 6 Jan. (I 334) Title Eadmer of Canterbury OSB, De memoria sanctorum quos ueneraris. 212r-212v Nasmith Sententia de memoria sanctorum quos veneraris. 212r-212v Author Eadmer of Canterbury OSB Note In three Lectiones i. Incipit (212r) Ex memoria sanctorum que a filiis sancte ecclesie Note ii. Incipit (212r) Cum enim isti diebus ac noctibus insistunt laudibus dei Note iii. Incipit (212v) Uult et precipit ut eos diligamus Explicit (212v) misericorditer introducat Title Eadmer of Canterbury OSB, Scriptum Eadmeri peccatoris ad mouendam super se misericordiam beati Petri ianitoris regni caelestis. 212v-220v Nasmith Scriptum Eadmeri peccatoris ad commovendam super se misericordiam beati Petri janitoris regni celestis. 212v-220v Author Eadmer of Canterbury OSB Eadmeri Incipit (213r) Eximium decus regni dei aliqua mei officii deuotione Explicit (220v) et ad idem felici cursu peruenire. Amen Rubric (220v) Explicit scriptum Edmeri de memoria et prouocatione gratie beati Petri Title Eadmer of Canterbury OSB, De reliquiis Sancti Audoeni. 220v-225v Nasmith De reliquiis sancti Audoeni et quorundam aliorum sanctorum quae Cantuariae in ecclesia Domini salvatoris habentur. 220v-225v Author Eadmer of Canterbury OSB Incipit (221r) Quoniam multas terrarum partes fama respersit reliquias beati Audoeni Explicit (225v) hominem omnino reliquit immunem. ubi ad uota precum eius dictum est a circumstantibus Amen Amen Amen Note Rule, l. c. LXXIX note. E. Bishop, Bosworth Psalter, p. 64, note Title Eadmer of Canterbury OSB, Consideratio de beatissimo Gabriele archangelo. 226r-231v Nasmith Insipida quaedam divinae dispensationis consideratio edita ab Eadmero magno peccatore de beatissimo Gabriele archangelo. 226r-231v Author Eadmer of Canterbury OSB Rubric (226r) Insipida quedam diuine dispensationis consideratio Incipit (226r) Quia me de nonnullis que corporeis sensibus subiacent Explicit (230v) ipso nuntiante in homine uenit. uiuens et regnans cum deo patre suo in unitate spiritu sancti unus solus et omnipotens deus per immortalia secula seculorum. Amen Note 461 blank. On 462 in a late hand: Liber de vitis aliquot sanctorum
TJames	338
Stanley	15. 1
Location	https://purl.stanford.edu/xn117yn5845
Location	MS 371
Repository	UK, Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, Parker Library

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