Memoriale ad passagium mortis tute faciendum

Name:

Bartholomeus, de Vitellensibus de Corneto

Timespan:

Early works to 1800

Date:

1400

Description:

A handbook for the faithful concerned with their impending deaths, describing the proper steps to take, the necessary rituals, and the experiences associated with the approach of life's end in order to fully prepare both their souls for the release from the mortal coil and entry into the afterlife and their worldly possessions for inheritance.

Language:

Latin

Provenance:

Formerly owned by Cecil Deedes (Zacour-Hirsch).; Gift of Albert C. Baugh, 1965.; Deedes, Cecil, 1843-1920, former owner.; Baugh, Albert C. (Albert Croll), 1891-1981, former owner.

Subject:

Sacraments -- Catholic Church -- Early works to 1800; Sacraments -- Catholic Church; Confession -- Catholic Church -- Early works to 1800; Death -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church -- Early works to 1800; Death -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church; Confession -- Catholic Church

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

manuscripts (documents); codices (bound manuscripts); manuals (instructional materials); procedures (documents); Manuscripts, Latin; Manuscripts, Medieval; Manuscripts, Renaissance

Physical Description:

36 leaves : paper; 202 x 141 (125 x 88) mm bound to 208 x 150 mm

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Ms. codex.; Title from caption title (f. 1r).; Incipit: Si quis in hoc presenti seculo ad partes remotas profecturus in legatione est (f. 1r); Explicit: ...peccata diluere, et celeste regnum aperire (f. 34v).; Table of contents: 1. f.1r-1v: Exordium.; Table of contents: 2. f.1v-2r: Devoti confessoris electio.; Table of contents: 3. f.2r-2v: Confessoris leta visitatio.; Table of contents: 4. f.2v-6v: Sacramentorum suscipiendorum quincuplex exortatio.; Table of contents: 5. f.6v-9r: Memorie mortis triplex utilitas.; Table of contents: 6. f.9r-19r: De bono mortis quod bonum sit; nec timenda; set optanda septem rationibus demostratur.; Table of contents: 7. f.19r-28r: Morientium quincuplex temptatio.; Table of contents: 8. f.28r: Infirmi devota confessio.; Table of contents: 9. f.28r-34v: Hic cadet confessio, absolutio, penitentia, sacra comunio, testamenti ordinatio.; Foliation: Paper, i (modern paper) + 36 + i (modern paper); [1-36]; modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto.; Layout: Written in 26 long lines, ruled in lead and ink with horizontal and vertical bounding lines.; Script: Written in an Italian Bolognese Gothic book script.; Decoration: 2-line initials in red ink; rubricated headings; manicules in margins (f. 22r, 28r).; Binding: Rebacked in 20th-century vellum by Steinemann; original or early binding of green damask over oak boards, with remains of a metal clasp embossed with the Agnus Dei on the lower cover and parchment pastedowns from a Latin text, shelved separately.; Origin: Written in Italy in the 15th century (Zacour-Hirsch).; Latin.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Codex 1232