Italian manuscript made up of two MSS. beg. 'Comincia el prologo del libro del Lucidario' | Manuscripts and Archives at Oxford University

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Title

Italian manuscript made up of two MSS. beg. 'Comincia el prologo del libro del Lucidario'

Shelfmark

MS. Bodl. 1025

Summary

Made up of two MSS:

(p. 1) 'Comincia el prologo del libro del Lucidario', then after the prologue 'Comincia el libro del Maestro et del Discepolo': an Italian translation of the Elucidarium ascribed to Anselm, Augustine, Guibertus Novigentinus, Honorius Augustodunensis, William of Coventry, etc. (a summary of theology in three books): text beg. 'Disc. Glorioso maestro, io ti prego': an imperfect list of contents is on pp. v-vi.

(p. 65). 'Cominciasi il prologo del libro il quale ha nome Horologio della Sapientia', followed by the work itself, an Italian translation of the Horologium (or, Dialogus) Sapientiae of Henricus Suso: text beg. 'La Sapientia, io amai ... Era alcuno giouine': there is a list of contents at end. On fol. 230* is: -- '1642. Io Antonio Rouelascho ho copiato il presente libro di mia mano propria 1' Anno sopradetto ritrouandomi hora nella Città di Venetia essendo di etta de Anni uenti sei, et l'ho fornito sotto il di sei Febraro.'.