[Moral and theological treatises copied for Christopher Urswick].
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Description
- Title
- [Moral and theological treatises copied for Christopher Urswick].
- Creator
- Meghen, Peter, scribe
- Contributor
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Ambrose, Saint, Bishop of Milan, -397.
Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430.
Baldwin, Archbishop of Canterbury, approximately 1120-1190.
Basil, Saint, Bishop of Caesarea, approximately 329-379.
Leonardus, de Utino, active 15th century.
Nicholas, of Cusa, Cardinal, 1401-1464.
Perotti, Niccolò, 1430-1480.
Petrarca, Francesco, 1304-1374.
William, of Pagula, approximately 1290-1332. - Published / Created
- 1502.
- Publication Place
- London
- Abstract
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Manuscript, on parchment, containing copies of several treatises: 1) Tractatus de Sacramento Corpus Christi, by Baldwin, Archbishop of Canterbury (ff. 1-26); 2) De Vero Sapientia, Dialogus I and II, attributed here to Petrarch (now believed to be by Nicholas of Cusa) (ff. 27-50v); 3) De Invidia, Niccolò Perotti's translation of a sermon by Basil the Great, with a preface addressed to Pope Nicholas V (ff. 51-63); 4) De invidia et odio, Niccolò Perotti's translation of a work by Petrarch, with a preface addressed to Pope Nicholas V (ff. 63v-68v); 5) De fortuna virtute ve nominum: ad Nicolaum quintum pontificem maximum, by Niccolò Perotti (69-73v); 6) Epistle LXVII to Simplician, by St. Ambrose (ff. 74-79v); 7) Ex sermonibus quadragesimalibus: Sermone de correctione fraterna, by Leonardo di Utino, O.P. (80-86v); 8) Speculum regis Edwardii tercii, attributed here to Simon Islip, Archbishop of Canterbury (now recognized as the work of William Pagula) (ff. 87-148, with skip from 89 to 100); 9) De tenenda obedientia et evitanda superbia, by St. Augustine (ff. 148-152).
- Description
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Peter Meghen (d. 1537), of 's-Hertogenbosch in Brabant; scribe who copied works for several English clients, including Christopher Urswick and John Colet, and served as a courier for Erasmus and Sir Thomas More. Meghen's other patrons included Cardinal Wolsey, and he became Writer of the King's Books in the 1520s and served until his death in 1537. His nickname, "Cyclops," referred to his having only one eye.
In Latin.
In a humanistic script.
Original foliation in red, from i to clii, skips from lxxix to c.
Rubrics and foliation in red. Historiated initial and full-page border on ff 1v.; seven large and twenty-two small illuminated initials, all in a Northern Netherlandish style ("Masters of the Dark Eyes").
Colophon (ff. 142v) in red states that the manuscript was written for Christopher Urswick by "Petrus Meghen monoculus."
Spine label: Vrsyke de sacra: euch:. Spine date at foot: MCCCCCII.
Binding: 19 century full paneled brown calf, blind-stamped. Five-compartmented spine. - Provenance
- Purchased from Bernard Quaritch (Christie's London sale, 2010 June 2, lot 208) on the James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Fund, 2010.
- Extent
- ff. 142 : 215 x 135 mm.
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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Latin
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- Osborn a50
- Related Resource Online
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Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Early works to 1800
Manuscripts, Medieval England 16th century
Manuscripts, Renaissance England 16th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library - Material
- parchment ;
- Resource Type
- unspecified
- Subject (Geographic)
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Connecticut
New Haven.
England
Great Britain - Subject (Name)
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Meghen, Peter,
Nicholas V, Pope, 1397-1455.
Urswick, Christopher, 1448?-1522. - Subject (Topic)
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Conduct of life
Envy
Kings and rulers
Duties
Lord's Supper
Sermons
Wisdom
Manuscripts, Medieval
Economic conditions
Intellectual life
Politics and government - Subjects
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Meghen, Peter
Nicholas V, Pope, 1397-1455
Urswick, Christopher, 1448?-1522
Conduct of life > Early works to 1800
Envy > Early works to 1800
Kings and rulers > Duties > Early works to 1800
Lord's Supper > Early works to 1800
Sermons > Early works to 1800
Wisdom > Early works to 1800
Manuscripts, Medieval > Connecticut > New Haven
England > Economic conditions > 1066-1485
Great Britain > Intellectual life > 16th century
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1066-1485
England > 16th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
Urswick, Christopher, 1448?-1522 > Ownership
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- Access
- Public
- Rights
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- Citation
- Peter Meghen, Moral and Theological Treatises Copied for Christopher Urswick. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 10887373
- Object ID (OID)
- 11394881