[Theological miscellany]

Name:

Holkot, Robertus, -1349; Segovia, Juan de, 1393-1458; Raymond, of Peñafort, Saint, 1175?-1275; Bonaventure, Saint, Cardinal, approximately 1217-1274; Lateran Council (4th : 1215 : Palazzo Lateranense)

Timespan:

Early works to 1800

Date:

1440/1460

Description:

Collection of theological works from the 13th to 15th centuries, including several with unidentifiable authors: notably, a commentary on the De fide catholica, the new profession of faith from the Fourth Lateran Council; a work on virtues and vices; a collection of sermons or commentary based on the Gospels, and a Passion narrative. Also commentary on Peter Lombard's Sententiae, concerning God, evil, creation, sin, grace, incarnation, the Ten Commandments, and sacraments (among many other topics); three sermons by Jordan von Quedlinburg, two of which are identified by R. Lievens as numbers 317 and 260; a portion of a large collection of sermons by Jacobus de Voragine; excerpts from Robert Holkot's works on the book of Wisdom; a sermon given by Juan de Segovia at the Council of Basel; and excerpts on church law from Raymond of Peñafort. The pastedowns on the upper and lower covers are from mid-13th-century Aristotelian texts on the De animalibus.

Language:

Latin

Provenance:

Sold by Niels Hansen Christensen (Bloomfield, N.J.), 1963.

Subject:

Peter Lombard, Bishop of Paris, approximately 1100-1160. Sententiarum libri IV.; Jesus Christ Passion; Jesus Christ; Catholic Church; Passion of Jesus Christ; Catholic Church -- Doctrines -- Early works to 1800; Catholic Church. -- Profession of faith; Pentecost -- Sermons -- Early works to 1800; Theology -- Early works to 1800; Theology; Pentecost; Sermons

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

codices (bound manuscripts); annotations; commentaries; sermons; Manuscripts, Latin; Manuscripts, Medieval; Manuscripts, Renaissance; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

324 leaves : paper; 310 x 213 (238 x 146) mm bound to 320 x 215 mm

Rights:

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

Notes:

Ms. codex.; Title supplied by cataloger (Zacour-Hirsch).; Table of contents: 1. f.1r-4v: [Commentary on Biblical references]; Table of contents: 2. f.6r-93v: [Commentary on De fide catholica] / Fourth Lateran Council.; Table of contents: 3. f.94r-153r: Distinctiones magistri super quattuor libros sententiarum.; Table of contents: 4. f.154r-185v: De virtutibus et vitiis variis.; Table of contents: 5. f.186r-187v: Postilla / Jordan von Quedlinburg.; Table of contents: 6. f.187v-188v: Quaestiones pulchre de contritione.; Table of contents: 7. f.189r-283v: [Sermons and commentary on the Gospels]; Table of contents: 8. 283v-297r: Sermones quadragesimales / Jacobus de Voragine.; Table of contents: 9. 297v-298r: [Excerpts] / Bonaventure.; Table of contents: 10. f.298r-299r: Super sapientam / Robert Holkot.; Table of contents: 11. f.299v-302v: Sermo / Jordan von Quedlinburg.; Table of contents: 12. f.302v-307v: Sermo in consilio basiliensi de contemplatione / Juan de Segovia.; Table of contents: 13. f.307v-308v: Sermo in sexagesima / Jordan von Quedlinburg.; Table of contents: 14. f.308v-310v: Sermo / Jordanus de Quedlinburg.; Table of contents: 15. f.310r-310v: [Commentary on Robert Holkot]; Table of contents: 16. f.310v: Utrum peccata dismissa redeantur / Raymond of Peñafort.; Table of contents: 17. f.311r-321r: Passio Iesu Christi.; Table of contents: 18. f.321v-322r: [Excerpt] / Robert Holkot.; Table of contents: 19. f.322r-322v: Septem sunt causa / Raymond of Peñafort.; Foliation: Paper, 324; [1-324]; modern pencil foliation upper right recto; unnumbered partial leaves between f.315 and f.316, and between f.317 and f.318; leaf with text written on it torn out between f. 165 and 166.; Layout: Written in 2 columns, ruled in lead, ink, or drypoint.; Script: Written in various Gothic book hands, hybrid, and secretary scripts.; Watermark: Briquet Croix Grecque 5549 (1453); Monts 11788 (1454); Tête de bœuf 14790 (1447-9), 14871 (1434-45), 15096 (1455), and 15104 (1445).; Decoration: Initials in red ink, ranging in size throughout codex from 2 to 11 lines; rubricated capitals and underlining; 6-line decorated initial in red, green and black ink (f. 94r).; Binding: Red calf (stamped with a geometric pattern) over wooden boards; metal cornerpieces and brass bosses.; Origin: Written in southern or western Germany around 1450.; Latin.; Related Work: Jordan, von Quedlinburg, approximately 1299-1380. Super sapientiam Salomonis.; Related Work: Jacobus, de Voragine, approximately 1229-1298. Sermones quadragesimales.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Oversize Ms. Codex 1131