[Theological miscellany]

Name:

Alexander, of Hales, approximately 1185-1245

Date:

1400

Description:

1. f.2r-68r: Legende della gloriosa Vergine Maria (in Italian). -- 2. f.72r-162v: Tractatus de civitate sancta Jerusalem. -- 3. f.163r: [Quaestiones duo]. -- 4. f.164r-243r: [Dominica septuagesima]. -- 5. f.244r-354v: De confessione.

Language:

Latin

Provenance:

Appears in Bernard M. Rosenthal's catalog 1 (1954), no. 61.; Sold by Rosenthal, 1954.

Subject:

Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint Legends; Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint; Catholic Church; Catholic Church -- Doctrines -- Early works to 1800; Catholic Church -- Sermons -- Early works to 1800; Confession; Devotional literature, Italian

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Legends; Codices; Sermons; Treatises; Manuscripts, Renaissance; Manuscripts, Latin

Physical Description:

354 leaves : paper; 96 x 71 (64 x 50) mm bound to 100 x 72 mm

Geographic Subject:

Jerusalem -- In Christianity -- Early works to 1800

Rights:

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

Notes:

Ms. codex.; Title supplied by cataloger (Zacour-Hirsch).; Incipit for first work: Candor lucis eterne et speculum sine macula. Sapientia, secundo capitulo. Cosi como la luce corporale...(f. 2r); title from heading.; Incipit for second work: Videns Yesus civitatem flevit super illam dicens...(f. 72r); title from heading.; Incipit for third work: Quero de quo panno debet esse corruptible. Respondit Alexander de Ales in tractatu de missa (f. 163r); title from Zacour-Hirsch.; Incipit for fourth work: Voca operationes et redde illud mercedem suam (f. 164r); title from Zacour-Hirsch Catalogue (Lenten sermons for Sundays from Septuagesima through Holy Week).; Incipit for fifth work: In omnibus qua confessionem pertinent...(f. 244r); title from heading.; Foliation: Paper, 356; [1-356]; modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto.; Layout: Written in 16-20 long lines; ruled in lead.; Script: Written in a Gothic book script.; Decoration: Rubricated headings and paragraph markers throughout, with some use of yellow to highlight capitals.; Binding: Modern red morocco, splitting at top hinges.; Origin: Written in Italy in the early 15th century (Zacour-Hirsch).; Latin, with first item in Italian (f. 2r-68r).

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Codex 689