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PATRISTICA ET THEOLOGICA; S. XV

Merton College MS. 47

Merton College, University of Oxford

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Title

PATRISTICA ET THEOLOGICA; S. XV

Shelfmark

Merton College MS. 47

Place of origin

Continental

Date

S. XV

Language

Latin

Contents

fols. i–ii, ivrv blank. On fol. iiirv is a table of contents, s. xv, keyed to the foliation.
1. (fols. 1–46; fols. 47v–8v blank.) BERNARD GORDON De Conseruatione Vitae Humanae
2. (fols. 49–68) JOHN OF WALES OFM Breviloquium de Virtutibus Antiquorum Principum et Philosophorum
3. (fols. 68–72; 72v blank) JOHN OF WALES OFM Breviloquium de Sapientia siue Philosophia Sanctorum
4. (fols. 73–105) Bernard of Clairvaux Sermones in Ps. 90 (alia recensio)
5. (fols. 105–8; 108v blank) Ps.-BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX Super Magnificat
6. (fols. 109–19v) JOHN CHRYSOSTOM Quod Nemo Laeditur nisi a Seipso
7. (fols. 119v–43) JOHN CHRYSOSTOM De Reparatione Lapsi
8. (fols. 143–60) JOHN CHRYSOSTOM De Compunctione Cordis
9. (fols. 160–1) Ps.-JOHN CHRYSOSTOM Quomodo Primus Homo Toti Praelatus sit Creaturae
10. (fols. 161–2v) Ps.-JOHN CHRYSOSTOM De Lapsu Primi Hominis
11. (fols. 162v–5v) ?JOHN CHRYSOSTOM Contra Eos qui Praevaricationem Adae imputant Deo
12. (fols. 165v–70) JOHN CHRYSOSTOM De Cena Domini
13. (fols. 170–74v) JOHN CHRYSOSTOM De Passione Domini
14. (fols. 174v–7) JOHN CHRYSOSTOM De Cruce Domini extra Ciuitatem
15. (fols. 177–8v) JOHN CHRYSOSTOM Sermo in Letania
16. (fols. 178v–80v) JOHN CHRYSOSTOM De Militia Spirituali
17. (fols. 180v–2v) JOHN CHRYSOSTOM De Militia Christiana
18. (fols. 182v–6) Ps.(?)-JOHN CHRYSOSTOM De Decollatione S. Iohannis Baptistae
19. (fols. 186–200v) Ps.(?)-JOHN CHRYSOSTOM De Psalmo Quinquagesimo
20. (fols. 200v–1) ‘Bernardus de triplici misericordia Christi’
21. (fols. 204–6) Peter of Blois (?) De Tribulatione
22. (fols. 206v–7) HUGH OF ST VICTOR Misc. I, 99
23. (fol. 207r–v) BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX Epist. 118
24. (fols. 207v–8) Ps.-AMBROSE De Lapsu Virginis
25. (fol. 208rv; 209 blank) ROBERT GROSSETESTE Epist. 85
26. (fols. 209v–36; 237v blank) ROBERT GROSSETESTE Sermones
Incipit: Natis et educatis et assuefactis que nature integre et non deprauate sunt
Incipit: Dominus noster Ihesus Christus eternus eterni Dei patris filius
Incipit: Sacerdotes tui induantur iustitia ...; Secundum hoc uerbum prophete iusticia est uestis sacerdotalis
Incipit: Beatus Paulus apostolus discipulum suum Titum in arte officii episcopalis instruens
27. (fol. 238) Regula Aurea Silentium teneas
28. (fol. 238r–v) Ps.-JEROME (?PETER DAMIAN) Conturbatio Animae in Extremis
29. (fols. 238v–9) ‘Tractatus de mandatis succinctus’
30. (fols. 239–50v) WALTER HILTON OSA De Origine et Vtilitate Religionis
31. (fols. 251–63) HENRY HAINBUCH OF LANGENSTEIN Epistolae
Rubric: Epistola Henrici de Hassia ad decanum ecclesie de Maguntum
Incipit: Amico sincerissimo uirtutis et scientie meritis reuerendo domino E. de Yppellborne ecclesie Marguntini decano H. de Langensteyn dictus de Assia suorum munus felici prosperitate uiuere et fecundi successibus semper habundare in Domino precordialissime
Incipit: Reuerendo domino ac genere preclaro domino Iohanni de Ebristey camerario Marguntini suus ubique clericus humillimus Henricus Langenstey dictus de Hassia post mundana celestia post Marthe solicitudinem Marie sororis requiem
32. (fols. 263v–70v) FRANCIS DE MEYRONNES De Indulgentiis
33. (fols. 270v–4v) Ps.-Augustine De Essentia Divinitatis
34. (fols. 275–84; 284v–6v blank) Augustine De Agone Christiana

Form

codex

Support

Parchment. fols. i-ii are of thick, stifol. parchment.

Physical extent

290 leaves (iv + 286) The edges retrimmed and spattered with red.

Hands

Proficient Continental hybrida hands.

Decoration

Blue initials flourished in red; red or blue paraphs.

Binding

Standard Merton s. xvii, sewn on five bands; formerly chained from the usual position. The first and last leaves were pastedowns in an earlier binding.

Provenance

At the foot of fol. iivis ‘Liber Willelmi Romsey qui fieri fecit.’ Given by William Rumsey, arriving in the College 25 May 1493, chained in the Library 2 Aug. 1494 (Registrum, pp. 173, 184). For Rumsey, see MS 12. He occasionally annotated.

At the foot of fol. 1 is ‘Liber Bibl: Coll: Merton.’, s. xvii. Inside the front board is a sheet of paper with a long table of contents and ‘F. 6, 9’ (canc.), and ‘N. 4. 8. Art:’, s. xvii, canc. and replaced with ‘C. 1. 8 (XLVII)’ in red. Alongside is ‘Breviloquium, F. 4. 9’, s. xvii. ‘8’ is inked on the foredge. The College bookplate is on fol. iiv.

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People associated with this object

  • Bernard, of Clairvaux, Saint, 1090 or 1091-1153

  • Bernard, de Gordon, approximately 1260-approximately 1318

  • Hilton, Walter, -1396

  • Grosseteste, Robert, 1175?-1253

  • John Chrysostom, pseudo

  • Jerome, pseudo

  • Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo, pseudo

  • Peter, of Blois, approximately 1135-approximately 1212

  • Hugh, of Saint-Victor, 1096?-1141

  • Peter of Blois, pseudo

  • Ambrose, Saint, Bishop of Milan, -397, pseudo

  • Romsey, William, -1512

  • Bernard, of Clairvaux, Saint, 1090 or 1091-1153, pseudo

  • Heinrich, von Langenstein, approximately 1325-1397

  • John, of Wales, active 13th century

  • John Chrysostom, Saint, -407

  • Franciscus, de Mayronis, approximately 1285-approximately 1328

  • Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo

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