Mariale; De laudibus beatae mariae virginis, 1400 - 1438
Abstract
This is a German manuscript from the first half of the fifteenth century, which contains two texts along with their tables of contents: Albertus Magnus' Mariale and Jacobus de Voragine's De laudibus beatae mariae virginis. The manuscript is composed of two distinct parts and there is some loss of text.
Dates
- Creation: 1400 - 1438
Extent
1 volumes
Language of Materials
Latin
Custodial History
Written in Germany before 1438. The colophons at end of arts. 2 and 4 indicate that the text belonged to Georgius Ruch "pro tunc plebanus in lutrien, possessor libri presentis." "Lutrien" has been identified by Mitch Fraas as Kaiserslautern in Germany. That Ruch subsequently gave the text away is suggested by an inscription on the inside of the front cover: "Hunc librum... dedit dominus Georgius Ruch, orate pro eo." Early provenance otherwise unknown. Ownership inscription on inside cover: "Francis Cobbe/ Trinity College/ Aug. 1841." Bookplate of John A. Murphy. Two unidentified catalogue entries, one manuscript, one printed. Bought from Maggs by Howard L. Goodhart (bookplate), April 8, 1949.
Author
- Albertus, Magnus, Saint, 1193?-1280
- Jacobus, de Voragine, approximately 1229-1298
Other related names
- Georgius Ruch, former owner
- Cobbe, Francis, former owner
- Murphy, John A., former owner
- Maggs Brothers, bookseller
- Goodhart, Howard Lehman, former owner
- Goodhart, Howard Lehman, donor
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented by Howard L. Goodhart in November 1951
Physical Description
Composed of two distinct parts. Text written above the top line. Secretary script (fols. 228v-229r). Written by multiple scribes; the first scribe from f. 1r through f. 42r; the second scribe from f. 42v to the end.
Paper support.
Original binding of pigskin over wooden boards; five bosses on both front and back, now missing, remnants of two leather straps on back cover. Paper strip with title on front upper cover: "Alberdine Magnus" still visible, excessive wear has made the rest of the writing on this strip illegible. On back cover, in ink: "Albertus Magnus". Covers lined with parchment leaves from liturgical books with musical notations. Black tooled on spine: "Albertus/Magnus/de/laudibus/Glorio/Virginis//Nicolai/Opus/Mysticum/de/Theologia " At bottom: "MS. 1438."
229+i; 300 x 194 mm bound to 311 x 216 mm
Fols. 1-126: two columns, about thirty-two to forty-two lines, single vertical and horizontal bounding lines in ink; pricking visible in top and bottom margin; written area: 215 x 145 mm
Gothic-cursiva script.
Several seven- to eleven line initials in red or blue; many three- to six line red or blue initials throughout, some with extensions or more elaborate patterning, such as red stripes or dots against the white paper; headings and punctuation in red; many spaces for initials left unfilled; covers lined with parchment leaves from liturgical books with musical notations
Modern foliation in pencil lower right, recto; contemporary foliation 1-131 for fols. 1-126 with some skipping but no loss of text; contemporary foliation 1r-99r for fols. 130r-228r
Genre / Form
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Temporal
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