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Miscellany of Sermons and Saints' Lives. Germany, s. xiii2.

MS. Laud Misc. 315

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Title

Miscellany of Sermons and Saints' Lives. Germany, s. xiii2.

Shelfmark

MS. Laud Misc. 315

Date

13th century, second half

Language

Latin

Contents

This description is abbreviated from Daniela Mairhofer, Medieval Manuscripts from the Mainz Charterhouse in the Bodleian Library, Oxford: A Descriptive Catalogue (Oxford, 2018), pp. 800–865. For purposes of scholarly citation, reference to the printed catalogue is requested.
1. (fol. 1ra–rb) Expositio missae
2. (fols 1va–2rb) Theological texts
3. (fols 2rb–81vb) Saints' lives
(fol. 2rb) Andreas ap. (LA 2. 162–228).
(fol. 3ra) Petrus ap. (LA 84. 1–260, 291–301).
(fol. 6ra) Paulus ap. (85. 1–186).
(fol. 8rb) De duobus theologis
(fol. 8rb) Purificatio BMV (LA 37. 1–151).
(fol. 10va) Annuntiatio dni (LA 50. 1–117).
(fol. 11vb) Assumptio BMV (LA 115. 1–127, 131–148).
(fol. 13vb) Nativitas BMV.
(fol. 14vb) Letania maior et minor (LA 66. 1–14, 20–72).
(fol. 15va) Augustinus ep. Hipponensis (LA 120. 1–202, 213–251; 298–308); interpolation, between 251 & 298
(fol. 19ra) Decollatio s. Iohannis Baptistae.
(fol. 19rb) Nicolaus ep. Myrensis (Lib. epil. 8).
(fol. 20rb) Franciscus. [Bartholomew of Trent, Epilogus in S. Franciscum] (ed.: Legendae S. Francisci Assisiensis..., Analecta Franciscana 10 (Quaracchi, 1941) 540–43).
(fol. 20vb) Paulus Thebaeus (LA 15).
(fol. 21ra) Antonius ab. (LA 21. 10–122).
(fol. 22ra) Iohannes Chrysostomus (Lib. epil. 52).
(fol. 22rb) Ignatius (LA 36. 1–69).
(fol. 23ra) Gregorius I. papa (LA 46. 8–74, 108–130, 143–206, 211–286).
(fol. 25vb) Benedictus (Lib. epil. 80).
(fol. 26va) Bernardus (in part identical with Lib. epil. 274).
(fol. 27rb) Barlaam et Iosaphat (Lib. epil. 355).
(fol. 29vb) Gervasius et Protasius (LA 80. 8–49).
(fol. 30va) Iohannes et Paulus (LA 82. 1–14, 21–58).
(fol. 31ra) Leo I. papa (LA 83. 1–26).
(fol. 31rb) Alexius conf. (LA 90).
(fol. 32va) Christophorus (LA 96. 2–118), with addition (fol. 33va, l. 43)
(fol. 33vb) Inventio s. Stephani (LA 108).
(fol. 35ra) Hippolytus (LA 114. 5–55, 63–75).
(fol. 35vb) Eusebius (LA 104. 4–43).
(fol. 36rb) Protus et Hyacinthus (LA 130. 1–72).
(fol. 37rb) Euphemia (LA 134. 6–41).
(fol. 37vb) Cosmas et Damianus (LA 139. 9–71).
(fol. 38va) Leodegarius (LA 144).
(fol. 39ra) Callistus papa (LA 150).
(fol. 39rb) Briccius (LA 163).
(fol. 39va) Iustina (LA 138. 3–104).
(fol. 40vb) Forseus (LA 140).
(fol. 41rb) Germanus (LA 103. 5–22, 46–56, 66–75).
(fol. 41vb) Leonardus (LA 151. 12–87).
(fol. 42vb) Septem dormientes (LA 97).
(fol. 44ra) omnes sancti (Lib. epil. 332).
(fol. 44va) Thomas ap. (LA 5. 12–177).
(fol. 46ra) Thomas ap. (ed. F. Wilhelm, Deutsche Legenden und Legendare. Texte und Untersuchungen zu ihrer Geschichte im Mittelalter (Leipzig, 1907) 50–56).
(fol. 46vb) Catharina v. m. Alexandriae.
(fol. 47vb) Clemens (Lib. epil. 348)
(fol. 48rb) Caecilia (Lib. epil. 347).
(fol. 49rb) Andreas ap. (Lib. epil. 2).
(fol. 49vb) Iacobus ap. (ed.: Mombritius 2. 37–40, etc.; – Lipsius, Apostelgeschichten, 1. 177f. (sources) & 2, 2. 201–08; BHL 4057).
(fol. 51rb) Simon et Iudas.
(fol. 52ra) Mauritius (Lib. epil. 305).
(fol. 52va) Vitus, Modestus et Crescentia.
(fol. 53rb) Silvester papa (LA 12. 8–232).
(fol. 55vb) Lucia.
(fol. 56vb) Michael.
(fol. 57va) Nereus et Achilleus et soc. (LA 70. 7–30).
(fol. 58ra) Pancratius (LA 71. 4–24).
(fol. 58rb) Iohannes ev. (Lib. epil. 19).
(fol. 59ra) Passio dni (LA 51. 1–261).
(fol. 62ra) Dionysius, Rusticus et Eleutherius.
(fol. 62va) Agatha (LA 39. 9–104).
(fol. 63va) Valentinus.
(fol. 63va) Iuliana.
(fol. 64rb) Scholastica. [Gregory the Great, Dialogi], 2. 33, excerpt (ed.: Acta SS. Febr. II (1658) 402A–B; Moricca 125, l. 17–127, l. 8) = LA app. 196 (193) (ed.: Graesse 885–886, l. 19) (BHL 7514).
(fol. 64va) Ambrosius.
(fol. 65ra) ‘Tres contra peccatores accusatores stabunt scilicet dyabolus. proprium scelus et totus mundus dyabolus namque accusabit sicut dicit augustinus presto inquit ... iniquitatem tuam’.‘In iudicio iiijor ordines erunt sicut dicit gregorius ... (fol. 65rb) aduentu numquam terminatur’.
(fol. 65rb) Erhardus.
(fol. 65va) Adelbertus.
(fol. 65vb) Verena.
(fol. 66ra) Ieiunia quatuor temporum (LA 35).
(fol. 66rb) Philippus ap. (LA 62. 1–19).
(fol. 66va) Iacobus ap. (LA 63. 1–36)
(fol. 67rb) Inventio s. crucis (LA 64. 3–135).
(fol. 68va) Exaltatio s. crucis.
(fol. 69ra) Mathias ap. (LA 45. 13ff.), the second half of the text different.
(fol. 69vb) Laurentius (LA 113. 1–9, 12–137).
(fol. 70vb) Vincentius (LA 25. 7–70).
(fol. 71rb) Fabianus (LA 22. 1–7).
(fol. 71va) Sebastianus (LA 23. 7–110).
(fol. 72va) Agnes. [Passio s. Agnetis (Ps.-Ambrose, ep. 1)] (ed.: PL 17. 735B–42C; – BHL 156; CPL 2159).
(fol. 74ra) Blasius. LA 38. 4–82 (ed. Maggioni 1. 252–55).
(fol. 74vb) Quiriacus (Iudas)
(fol. 75ra) Maria Aegyptiaca (ed.: K. Kunze, Die Legende der heiligen Maria Aegyptiaca. Ein Beispiel hagiographischer Überlieferung in 16 unveröffentlichten deutschen, niederländischen und lateinischen Fassungen, Texte des späten Mittelalters und der frühen Neuzeit 28 (Berlin, 1978) 70–77; – K. Kunze, Studien zur Legende der heiligen Maria Aegyptiaca im deutschen Sprachgebiet, Philologische Studien und Quellen 49 (1969) 190f.).
(fol. 76ra) Bartholomaeus ap.
(fol. 76va) Matthaeus ap.
(fol. 77ra) Hieronymus.
(fol. 77va) (AB 102 (1984) 371) Remigius.
(fol. 78ra) Adam et Eva. The text up to fol. 78vb, l. 9 identical with cap. 1–24 of J.-P. Pettorelli (ed.), ‘La vie latine d’Adam et Ève’, ALMA 56 (1998) 5–104, at pp. 41–50 (Stegmüller, RB, 74,10).
(fol. 79ra) Felix in Pincis (LA 19).
(fol. 79rb) Gallus.
(fol. 79vb) Barbara.
(fol. 81va) Translatio s. Martini ep.
(fol. 81va) Erasmus.
4. (fol. 82ra–rb) Two sermons
5. (fols 82va–83va) Homilies
6. (fol. 83va) Biblical extracts
7. (fol. 83va–vb) Short exempla and sermons
8. (fols 83vb–87ra) Vita s. Odiliae virginis
9. (fol. 87ra–va) Ps.-Bede Homiliae evangelii (extracts)
10. (fol. 87va–vb) Honorius of Autun Speculum ecclesiae (extract)
11. (fols 88ra–92rb) Homilies and exempla
12. (fol. 92rb) Patristic extracts
13. (fols 92va–93ra) Miracles
14. (fols 93ra–97rb) Visio Tungdali
15. (fols 97rb–98va) Visio Philiberti
16. (fols 98va–101va) Sermons
17. (fols 100va–101ra) Vita S. Patricii
18. (fols 101ra–102vb) Sermons
19. (fols 103ra–111ra) Saints' lives and legends
(fol. 103ra) Urbanus I. papa. LA 72. 6–23 (ed. Maggioni 1. 515f.).
(fol. 103ra) Iacobus minor. LA 63. 75–189
(fol. 104rb) Petrus et Marcellinus. LA 74 (ed. Maggioni 1. 519f.).
(fol. 104va) Thomas ep. Cantuariensis. LA 11. 4–51 (ed. Maggioni 1. 103–06).
(fol. 105ra) Longinus. LA 47 (ed. Maggioni 1. 307f.).
(fol. 105rb) Timotheus. LA 117. 5–10 (ed.: Maggioni 2. 827).
(fol. 105rb) Symphorianus. LA 118. 5–20 (ed.: Maggioni 2. 828f.).
(fol. 105rb) Eustachius.
(fol. 105vb) Apollinaris.
(fol. 106rb) Liborius.
(fol. 106va) Mennas Aegyptius.
(fol. 106va) Romanus martyr.
(fol. 106vb) Primus et Felicianus.
(fol. 107ra) Bonifatius.
(fol. 107rb) Marcus ev.
(fol. 107va) Victor et corona.
(fol. 107va) Petronella.
(fol. 107vb) Tres pueri.
(fol. 108ra) Cyriacus et soc.
(fol. 108rb) Afra et soc.
(fol. 109ra) Septem fratres.
(fol. 109va) Symphorosa et septem filii.
(fol. 109vb) Kilianus.
(fol. 110ra) Bonifatius .
(fol. 110va) Sixtus II. papa.
(fol. 110va) Lambertus.
(fol. 110vb) Polycarpus (AB 102, p. 369).
20. (fols 111ra–112rb) Miracles
21. (fol. 112rb–vb) Patristic extracts
22. (fol. 113ra–vb) Saints’ lives
(fol. 113ra) Decem milia martyrum (LA app. 183 (178) (ed.: Graesse 858); – BHL nov. suppl. 24d), explicit longer here.
(fol. 113rb) Egidii confessoris.
23. (fols 113vb–115vb) Patristic extracts
24. (fols 115vb–116ra) Theological texts
25. (fols 116ra–117va) Ps.-Augustine Manuale
26. (fol. 117va–vb) Vita Marinae dicta Marinus monachus
27. (fol. 118ra–vb) Theological texts
28. (fols 118vb–119vb) Miracles
29. (fol. 120ra–vb) Miracles
30. (fols 120vb–121ra) Patristic extracts
31. (fols 121ra–123rb) Miracles
32. (fols 123va–124va) Patristic extracts
33. (fol. 124va) Jacobus de Voragine Legenda aurea
34. (fols 124va–126rb) Patristic extracts
35. (fols 126va–127va) Miracles
36. (fols 127va–128vb) Patristic extracts
37. (fols 129ra–135rb) Miracles
38. (fols 135va–139vb) Interrogationes ad episcopos et praelatos
39. (fols 139vb–145rb) Miracles
40. (fols 145rb–152va) Henricus de Frimaria Tractatus de vitiis
41. (fol. 152va–vb) Sermon
42. (fols 152vb–154vb) Miracles
43. (fols 154vb–155rb) Two sermons
44. (fol. 155rb–va) De duodecim gradibus humilitatis
45. (fols 155va–156ra) Grammatical treatise
46. (fol. 156ra–vb) Saints’ lives
(fol. 156ra) Elizabeth, see below, item 49.
(fol. 156vb) Gorgonius et Dorotheus. LA 129 (ed.: Maggioni 2. 924).
47. (fol. 156vb) Treatise on pastoral care
48. (fols 156vb–159ra) Theological miscellany
49. (fols 159ra–164rb, 156ra–vb) Saint’s life
50. (fols 164va–165vb) Three sermons
51. (fols 165vb–184ra) Saints’ lives
(fol. 165vb) Navigatio s. Brendani
(fol. 175va) Maria Magdalena. LA 92. 1–160 (ed.: Maggioni 1. 628–38). Text in part shortened.
(fol. 177va) Martha. Liber epil. 326 (ed. E. Paoli (Florence, 2001) 316–18).
(fol. 178ra) Undecim mille virginum. Liber epil. 328 (ed. E. Paoli (Florence, 2001) 320–23), followed by LA 154. 52–58 (Undecim mille virginum) (ed.: Maggioni 2. 1077f.)
(fol. 179ra) Basilius. LA 26. 1–168 (ed.: Maggioni 1. 180–87). Text in part shortened.
(fol. 180va) Christina. LA 94. 3–61 (ed. Maggioni 1. 646–648);
(fol. 181ra) Dedicatio ecclesiae. LA 178 (ed. Maggioni 2. 1283–98). Text shortened.
52. (fols 184ra–187rb) Miracles
53. (fols 187rb–190vb) Patristic extracts
54. (fols 190vb–193rb, upper half) Ps.-Theotimus Passio s. Margaretae
55. (fol. 193rb, 193ra–rb, lower half) Commentary on the Lord's Prayer
56. (fol. 193va–vb, upper and lower half) Miracles

Form

codex

Support

parchment; (fols 97, 124, 137 & 155) stitching preserved, in natural-coloured thread; (fols 118, 124 & 134) remnants of stitching (stitching holes); (fols 116 & 117) the outer margins reinforced with a parchment slip, with large stitching in plain thread; (fol. 193) the leaf in two separate halves, knotted together near the outer margin with plain thread; (fols 187r–193v) Remnants of previous binding furniture: up to three large rust marks in the outer margins, from fore-edge clasps or straps.

Physical extent

i (17th-cent.) + 193 + i (17th-cent.) leaves

Hands

German textualis, s. xiii2, by one scribe, below the top line. Occasionally marginal annotations, corrections and paraphs in the hand of the scribe and in another, contemporary hand, as well as in a hand of s. xv from the Mainz Charterhouse, in black ink.

Decoration

Coloured initials in red.

Rubrication.

Binding

Brown tanned calf over laminated pulpboard for Archbp. Laud, 1637–1639

Acquisition

Given to the Bodleian as part of his third donation, dispatched on 28 June 1639.

Provenance

Mainz, Carthusian abbey of St Michael : the 15th-century ex-libris inscription at the upper margin of fol. 193v, boxed in, and faded now: ‘Iste liber est carthusiensium iuxta Magunciam’. Identifiable as B XV Qr in cat. ii

William Laud, 1573–1645 : Ex-libris, dated 1638, at the lower half of fol. i verso

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Title

Vitae Sanctorum

Shelfmark

MS. Laud Misc. 315

Summary

Saints' lives

Theological texts

Sermons

Date

13th century, end

Language

Latin

Physical extent

193 Leaves

Custodial history

Manuscript 2588 acquired by the Bodleian Library

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