MS. Greaves 53
Summary Catalogue no.: 3825
Contents
Language(s): Latin
1.2. (fol. 11)
Sermons Incipit: Egressus Jhesus secessit in partes Tyri et Sidonis etc. Dicunt doctores
Three sermons
1.3. (fol. 13)
, Distinctiones uerborum Incipit: Amor est appetitus rei
Alphabetically arranged, attributed in a 17th-cent. hand to Neckham.
1.4. (fol. 26)
Theological distinctions (Bloomfield 1855) Incipit: Ebrietas nihil aliud est quam voluntaria infamia
2. (fol. 31v)
, Incendium amoris (De triplici via) Incipit: Ecce descripsi eam tripliciter. Prov. xii. Cum omnis scientia gerat
With 17th-cent. ascription to Roger Twyford
3. (fol. 42)
, Distinctiones theologicae Incipit: (fol. 55) Arcus dicitur Christus
Here preceded by an index of words (fol. 42v) and additions for the letter A, beg. 'Angelus grece, nuntius latine' (fol. 44)
4. (fol. 108)
, Meditationes piissimae Rubric: Qualiter ymago trinitatis in nobis cognosci potest
Incipit: Multi multa sciunt
5. (fol. 138)
Treatise on the Seven Deadly Sins (Bloomfield 4432) Incipit: Quasi a facie colubris fuge peccata. Eccles. 21, [2]. Hic tria facit. Primo hortatur
6. (fol. 170)
, Sermones de tempore (Schenyer, III, pp. 374–402) Incipit: Quasi diluculum preparatus est egressus eius
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: iii + 274 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 9 × 6.2 in.
Layout
Fols. 11–23 and 170-end are in double columns
Binding
Brown leather on boards, late 17th-cent. English work.
Roll-produced border.
History
Record Sources
Adapted (December 2019) from the Summary Catalogue (1937), with reference to published literature as cited, and with revised date (based on the floruit of the author of item 6).
Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2019-12-20: Description revised with reference to Summary Catalogue and published literature.