Mechtild von Hackeborn — 15th century; Netherlands
MS. Douce 44
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Mechtild von Hackeborn — 15th century; Netherlands
Shelfmark
MS. Douce 44
Date
14th century
16th century
15th century
Language
Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350)
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
paper
Physical extent
ii+204 leaves.
Acquisition
Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1834
Provenance
'Dit boec hoert tot... besloten susteren van Onser Vrouwen in dai Wijngaerte Utrecht' (15th century)
Francis Douce, 1757–1834
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Title
Bks. 2, 3 and 4 of the Spiritual Graces of Mathildis von Hackeborn, a mystic, in Dutch
Shelfmark
MS. Douce 44
Summary
Book 2 beg. 'Dit is dat ... [tweede erased ?] boeck van Mechteldis Revelacie ... Op enen saterdach': at fol. 58 the name of the treatise is given as 'dat boec der gheesteliker Gracien'.
Bk. 3 begins on fol. 59, bk. 4 on fol. 129v.
Fols. 197-203 are in a different hand.
Fols. i--ii are a parchment fragment of a Latin 14th cent. antiphoner (?): on fol. iiv is a 16th cent. print of the revelation to Mathildis (?).
'Dit boec hoert tot ... besloten susteren van Onser Vrouwen in dai Wijngaerte Utrecht' (15th cent.).
Date
written in the 15th cent.
Language
Dutch
Physical extent
204 Leaves
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Collection contents
Bks. 2, 3 and 4 of the Spiritual Graces of Mathildis von Hackeborn, a mystic, in Dutch
