Speculum vitae

Description

Title: Speculum vitae
Creator: William, of Nassington, -1354
Contributor: Hilton, Walter, -1396.
Published / Created: [ca. 1425]
Publication Place: England
Abstract: Manuscript, on parchment, in a single hand, containing the text of William of Nassington's poem. The Speculum vitae is followed by several other devotional texts in prose and verse, including Walter Hilton's prose commentary on Qui habitat and Bonum est; and poems on Purgatory, the evils of covetousness, a prayer to Jesus, and two dialogues, one between Christ and Man, and the second between Christ and a sinner
Description: In Middle English, with rubrics in Latin.
Ownership inscription for the Francisan convent at Lichfield?, dated 1486.
Layout: double columns of 50-58 lines.
Script: English bookhand.
Decoration: initials in red and blue penwork.
Binding: original wooden boards, rebacked.
Provenance: Probably from the library of the Franciscan convent at Lichfield. Purchased from Toshiyuki Takamiya on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 2017.
Extent: 84 l. : 290 x 200 mm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English, Middle (1100-1500)

Genre: Poetry
Manuscripts, Medieval England 15th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
Material: parchment ;
Resource Type: unspecified
Subject (Geographic): England.
Connecticut
New Haven.
Subject (Name): William, of Nassington, -1354.
Franciscans
Subject (Topic): Devotional literature, English (Middle)
English literature
English poetry
English prose literature
Manuscripts, Medieval
Purgatory
Subjects: William, of Nassington, -1354
Franciscans > England
Devotional literature, English (Middle)
English literature > Middle English, 1100-1500
English poetry > Middle English, 1100-1500
English prose literature > Middle English, 1100-1500
Manuscripts, Medieval > Connecticut > New Haven
Purgatory > Poetry
England > 15th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
Takamiya, Toshiyuki > Ownership

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Citation: William, of Nassington, Speculum Vitae. Takamiya MS 15.