Ps.-Bonaventure — 15th century, first half (?) - 16th century, 1st quarter; English
MS. Douce 262
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Ps.-Bonaventure — 15th century, first half (?) - 16th century, 1st quarter; English
Shelfmark
MS. Douce 262
Date
15th century, first half (?) - 16th century, 1st quarter
Language
Latin
Middle English (1100-1500)
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
iii + 162leaves
Decoration
Penwork.
Acquisition
Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1834
Provenance
London, Charterhouse of the Salutation of St Mary the Virgin: "Liber domus Salutacionis Matris Dei prope Londinum ordinis Carthusie." (fol. 1r), s. xvi in. (MLGB3: evidence from an ex-libris inscription or note of gift to an institution).
James Farewell (s. xvi). Edward Jacob, 1770. (MLGB3)
Francis Douce, 1757–1834
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Title
'The dyuyne cloude of Unknowyng', a devotional treatise, with Latin and English glosses
Shelfmark
MS. Douce 262
Summary
A prologue, table and seventy-five chapters: perhaps by Walter Hilton. At end (fol. 118v) a 16th cent. note, states 'Scriptor huius libri erat d. Willelmus Tregooz professus istius domus videlicet Londoniarum Cart[usie]', referring apparently to the scribe. An 'Expositio super quedam uerba libri beati Dionisij de mistica theologia' follows on fol. 119 beg. 'De Sapientia a Deo'), and on fol. 128 'Tractatus sancti Bonauenture de Septem gradibus Contemplacionis.' All the above were written late in the 15th cent.
In about 1520 Andrew Boorde added:
(fol. 132v) a treatise on repentance, beg. 'When a soll begynyth to fele grace'
(fol. 134) 'Directorium quoddam breuissimum mentis ad Deum ... fratris Henrici Herpe Ordinis Minorum': the colophon calls it 'Exercitium amoris vnitiui ... conscriptum ... per dopnum Andream Boorde, pro quo exoro ... ut preces ... fundere curetis': it may be the translation from the Dutch made by Petrus a Blomennena
(fol. 139v) 'The Pystell of priuat conncell', also written, according to the colophon, by A. Boorde: beg. 'Gostly frende in Gode.'.
Date
written in the 15th and 16th cent. by W. Tregooz (?) and A. Boorde
Language
English
Latin
Physical facet
On parchment
Physical extent
162 Leaves
Custodial history
'Liber domus Salutacionis Matris Dei prope Londinum Ordinis Carthusie', the Charterhouse (about A.D. 1500): owned also by 'James Farewell' in the 16th cent., and in 1770 by Edward Jacob.
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Collection contents
'The dyuyne cloude of Unknowyng', a devotional treatise, with Latin and English glosses
