Constitutions of the convent of St. Maria zum Weiler near Cologne
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Description
- Title
- Constitutions of the convent of St. Maria zum Weiler near Cologne
- Contributor
- Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430.
- Published / Created
- 15th century
- Publication Place
- Western Germany (Cologne)
- Abstract
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Manuscript on paper containing St. Augustine's Regula (Informatio regularis, Praeceptum), as well as excerpts from the Constitutions of the convent of St. Maria zum Weiher near Cologne and related texts
- Description
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In Latin and German.
Script: copied by one hand in Gothica Cursiva Libraria.
Headings in red; instructions for the rubricator along the lower edge of the pages, mostly lost at the trimming of the manuscript. Red paragraph marks, underlining and heightening of the majuscules. Plain red initials of various sizes with interior reserved shapes.
Manuscript on paper containing 1) Augustinus Hipponensis (St. Augustine, 354-430), Regula (Informatio regularis, Praeceptum). 2) Admonitions in German to conventuals on points not expressly contained in the Constitutions: about sins, obedience to the superior, spiritual life, etc. 3) Precisions about the Constitutions: only the commissary of the archbishop of Cologne, the director of the convent or the visitators are allowed to alter the statutes on certain points. 4) Constitutions of the convent of St. Maria zum Weiher near Cologne (Sancta Maria ad Piscinam), excerpted, with adaptations, from the Constitutions of the Windesheim Congregation and the old statutes of the said convent, and promulgated by Theodericus archbishop of Cologne (Dietrich von Mörs, 1414-1463).
Binding: early plain limp parchment register binding with flap. - Provenance
- Purchased from Bernard Quaritch on the Edwin J. Beinecke Fund.
- Extent
- ff. 70 : 185 x 120 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
- Beinecke MS 961
- Related Resource Online
- View a detailed description.
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Manuscripts, Medieval Germany 15th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library - Material
- paper;
- Resource Type
- unspecified
- Subject (Geographic)
-
Connecticut
New Haven. - Subject (Name)
- Augustinians.
- Subject (Topic)
-
Manuscripts, Medieval
Monasticism and religious orders - Subjects
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Augustinians
Manuscripts, Medieval > Connecticut > New Haven
Monasticism and religious orders
Germany > 15th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
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- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Citation
- Constitutions of the Convent of St. Maria zum Weiler near Cologne. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 9892061
- Object ID (OID)
- 2013990
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