A catalogue of Western manuscripts at the Bodleian Libraries and selected Oxford colleges

MS. Laud Misc. 228

Summary Catalogue no.: 845

Saints’ lives and legends. Germany, s. xiv2/4.

Contents

This description is abbreviated from Daniela Mairhofer, Medieval Manuscripts from the Mainz Charterhouse in the Bodleian Library, Oxford: A Descriptive Catalogue (Oxford, 2018), pp. 746–771. For purposes of scholarly citation, reference to the printed catalogue is requested.

(fols 1ra–165vb)
Lives of Saints

Several texts represent Bartholomew of Trent, Liber epilogorum in Gesta sanctorum (= Lib. epil.), others from Jacobus de Voragine, Legenda aurea (= LA) (ed.: E. Paoli, Edizione nazionale dei testi mediolatini 2, serie I, i (Florence, 2001); A. Poncelet, ‘Le légendier de Pierre Calo’, AB 29 (1910) 5–116, at pp. 14–19; Welter, L’exemplum, 159f.; Kaeppeli 471 & 2154; A. Dondaine, ‘Barthélemy de Trente O.P.’, AFP 45 (1975) 79–105; BHL nov. suppl. 9033; G. P. Maggioni, ‘Aspetti originali della “Legenda aurea” di Iacopo da Varazze’, Medioevo e Rinascimento 4/ n. s. 1 (Spoleto, 1990) 143–201). For full details, see printed catalogue.

(fol. 1ra)
Ortus salvatoris

Petrus Comestor, Historia scholastica: Historia evangelica, 1–6 (ed.: PL 198. 1537B–41B)

(fol. 2rb)
Stephanus diac. protomartyr.
(fol. 3vb)
Translatio s. Stephani diac (incipit cf. BHL 7878)
(fol. 5ra)
Iohannes ap. et ev. (incipit cf. Stegmüller, RB, 216,11)
(fol. 6va)
Innocentes martyres

Petrus Comestor, Historia scholastica: Historia evangelica, 10, 11 & 23 (ed.: PL 198. 1543A–44A & 1549C), text in part different, end not in ed. ’

(fol. 7rb)
Thomas ep. Cantuariensis
(fol. 8va)
Miraculum s. Thomae ep. Cantuariensis
(fol. 9ra)
Silvester (incipit cf. BHL 7726 & AB 29 (1910) 52: Legendary of Pierre Calo, no. 55)
(fol. 11va)
Constructio Constantinopolis
(fol. 12ra)
Circumcisio dni

Lib. epil. 25. 1–32, text slightly shorter.

(fol. 12rb)
Epiphania dni

Petrus Comestor, Historia scholastica: Historia evangelica, 7 & 8 (ed.: PL 198. 1541C–42C), text may vary

(fol. 13ra)
Octava epiphaniae dni.

Lib. epil. 30.

(fol. 13rb)
Felix in Pincis
(fol. 13rb)
Maurus (discipulus s. Benedicti)

Incipit cf. Lib. epil. 34.

(fol. 14rb)
Basilius
(fol. 16va)
Baptisma dni
(fol. 17ra)
Paulus Thebaeus
(fol. 17vb)
Marius etc.

Incipit cf. Lib. epil. 39, Acta SS. Ian. II (1643) 216 and Mombritius 2. 241 (BHL 5543)

(fol. 18ra)
Sebastianus

Incipit see LA 23. 7ff.

(fol. 18va)
Agnes
(fol. 19rb)
Vincentius diac. Caesaraugustanus.
(fol. 19vb)
Conversio s. Pauli

Lib. epil. 49. 1–44.

(fol. 20va)
Praeiectus.

Lib. epil. 50.

(fol. 20vb)
Brigida
(fol. 21rb)
Purificatio BMV

Cf. Petrus Comestor, Historia scholastica: Historia evangelica, 9 (ed.: PL 198. 1542C–D), the present text considerably longer.

(fol. 22ra)
Purificatio BMV

Lib. epil. 59.

(fol. 22va)
Blasius (incipit cf. Acta SS. Febr. I (1658) 339E (BHL 1377))
(fol. 23va)
Agatha

LA 39. 9–104; text in part different/shorter.

(fol. 24va)
Scholastica

Text in parts identical with LA app. 196 (193) 885–886, l. 8

(fol. 24vb)
Valentinus ep. Interamnensis.
(fol. 25rb)
Iuliana v. m. Nicomediae (cf. BHL 4523)
(fol. 26rb)
Cathedra s. Petri

Lib. epil. 70.

(fol. 27ra)
Matthias ap.
(fol. 28ra)
Matthias ap.
(fol. 28vb)
Perpetua, Felicitas et soc
(fol. 29ra)
Marina v. dicta Marinus
(fol. 30ra)
Gregorius I. papa

(incipit cf. BHL 3641, 3643 & BHL nov. suppl. 3643b)

(fol. 33rb)
Gertrudis abb. Nivialensis
(fol. 34ra)
Maria Aegyptiaca
(fol. 36rb)
Benedictus ab. Casinensis

Lib. epil. 80, text in part slightly different.

(fol. 37rb)
Annuntiatio dni

Lib. epil. 82. 1–42.

(fol. 38ra)
Ambrosius ep. Mediolanensis

Lib. epil. 144. 1–32.

(fol. 38va) Septuagesima. Lib. epil. 83. 5–16.

(fol. 38va)
Sexagesima

Lib. epil. 84.

(fol. 38vb)
Quinquagesima

Lib. epil. 85.

(fol. 38vb)
Caput ieiunii

Lib. epil. 86.

(fol. 39ra)
Dnca 1 in Quadrages.

Lib. epil. 90.

(fol. 39rb)
Dnca 2 in Quadrages.

Lib. epil. 97.

(fol. 39rb)
Dnca 3 in Quadrages.

Lib. epil. 104.

(fol. 39rb)
Dnca in media Quadrages.

Lib. epil. 111.

(fol. 39va)
Dnca 1 in passione dni

Lib. epil. 118.

(fol. 39va)
Sabbatum post dncam 1 in passione dni

Lib. epil. 124.

(fol. 39vb)
Dnca 2 in passione dni (Dnca in palmis)

Lib. epil. 125.

(fol. 40ra)
Fer. 2.

Lib. epil. 126. 4–5

(fol. 40ra)
Fer. 3.

Lib. epil. 127. 4–7.

(fol. 40ra)
Fer. 4.

Lib. epil. 128. 3–4

(fol. 40ra)
Fer. 5 in coena dni.

Lib. epil. 129.

(fol. 40va) Fer. 6 in parasceve. Lib. epil. 130.

(fol. 40vb)
Sabbatum sanctum

Lib. epil. 131.

(fol. 40vb)
Dnca Resurrectionis dni.

Lib. epil. 132

(fol. 41rb)
Sabbatum post dncam resurrectionis dni

Lib. epil. 138.

(fol. 41va)
Octava paschae

Lib. epil. 139.

(fol. 41va)
Letania maior

Lib. epil. 140. 1–2.

(fol. 41va)
Letania minor.

Lib. epil. 140. 3–5.

(fol. 41va)
Ascensio dni

Lib. epil. 141

(fol. 41vb)
Pentecoste.

Lib. epil. 142

(fol. 42ra)
Trinitas.

Lib. epil. 143

(fol. 42rb)
Georgius Cappadox

(cf. BHL 3369)

(fol. 44ra)
Marcus ev.
(fol. 44vb)
Philippus ap. (ed.: Mombritius 2. 385 (BHL 6814 & 6815)), text in part different
(fol. 45rb)
Iacobus minor
(fol. 46ra)
Waldburgis.

The text is edited as ‘De sanctis Willebaldo e Wunnebaldo’ (no. 60) in D. Gobbi (ed.), Bibliotheca Civis 3 (Trento, 1990) 184f. (after Klosterneuburg, Stiftsbibl., CCl 1236, fols 104v–105r), but is not in Paoli’s edition ( BHL nov. suppl. e; AB 52 (1934) 238 (no. 30)); incipit cf. also BHL 8772.

(fol. 46vb)
Inventio s. crucis (incipit see Acta SS. Maii I (1680) 363A & 445D = Mombritius 1. 376 (BHL 4169))
(fol. 48va)
Longinus.

Lib. epil. 76.

(fol. 48va)
Alexander papa (incipit cf. BHL 266)
(fol. 49vb)
Iohannes ap. et ev.
(fol. 51vb)
Iohannes ante portam latinam

Lib. epil. 159.

(fol. 52rb)
Godehardus.

Lib. epil. 158.

(fol. 52va)
Pancratius.

Lib. epil. 167; explicit cf. LA 71. 24.

(fol. 53ra)
Nereus, Achilleus et soc.

Lib. epil. 168.

(fol. 54ra)
Maria ad martyres.

Lib. epil. 169.

(fol. 54ra)
Servatius
(fol. 56rb)
Bonifatius m. Tarsi
(fol. 57rb)
Petronilla

Lib. epil. 183.

(fol. 57va)
Barnabas (incipit see BHL 983; cf. the text printed in Bibliotheca Casinensis 3. 354–57)
(fol. 58va)
Vitus, Modestus et Crescentia
(fol. 59rb)
Gervasius et Protasius

(incipit cf. Acta SS. Iun. III (1701) 821A–22C (BHL 3514))

(fol. 59vb)
Acacius primicerius et soc. 10000 (Decem milia martyrum).

LA app. 183 (178) (BHL 24 & BHL nov. suppl. 24m)

(fol. 60va)
Urbanus I. papa

LA 72. 6–23 (BHL 8390), shortened.

(fol. 60vb)
Bonifatius ep. Moguntinus (AB 102 (1984) )
(fol. 61rb)
Basilides et soc
(fol. 61va)
Primus et Felicianus

LA 75. 4–23, text in part different

(fol. 61vb)
Iohannes Baptista,

[Honorius Augustodunensis, Speculum ecclesiae:] De s. Iohanne Baptista (ed.: PL 172. 967A–68A), text may vary, end different.

(fol. 62va)
Iohannes Baptista

Lib. epil. 208. 1–71.

(fol. 63vb)
Septem dormientes
(fol. 65rb)
Gallicanus, Iohannes et Paulus

Lib. epil. 212.

(fol. 66va)
Petrus et Paulus

A summary of the Passio s. apostolorum Petri et Pauli (ed. R. A. Lipsius, Acta apostolorum apocrypha, vol. 1 (Leipzig, 1891) 119–77 (= Ps.-Marcellus, De actibus apostolorum Petri et Pauli); – Stegmüller, RB, 251,3)

(fol. 68vb)
Petrus ap.

Cf. Honorius Augustodunensis, Speculum ecclesiae: De ss. Petro et Paulo (ed.: PL 172. 969D–74A)

(fol. 69vb)
Paulus ap
(fol. 70vb)
Processus et Martinianus

(AB 102 (1984) 370).

(fol. 71rb)
Udalricus ep. Augustanus (W. Wolf, Von der Ulrichsvita zur Ulrichslegende. Untersuchungen zur Überlieferung und Wandlung der Vita Udalrici als Beitrag zu einer Gattungsbestimmung der Legende, PhD diss. (Munich, 1967) 47 & 96 (quoting MS. Prague, Národní knihovna, III G 5, fols 117va–118ra); incipit cf. also BHL 8362–65).
(fol. 73rb)
Goar (incipit cf. Acta SS. Iul. II (1721) 333A (BHL 3565))
(fol. 74rb)
Felicitas cum septem filiis (incipit cf. BHL 2854).
(fol. 74va)
Margarita seu Marina
(fol. 75vb)
Alexius conf. (cf. Acta SS. Iul. IV (1725) 251–53F (BHL 286)
(fol. 77rb)
Divisio apostolorum.

Lib. epil. 232; incipit see also AB 29 (1910) 80: Legendary of Pierre Calo, no. 477.

(fol. 77vb)
In octava nativit. Iohannis Baptistae

Lib. epil. 218. 1–55; text shorter.

(fol. 78rb)
In octava apostolorum Petri et Pauli

Lib. epil. 224.

(fol. 78vb)
Maria Magdalena (incipit cf. BHL 5454 & 5455)
(fol. 79rb)
Christina v. m. Vulsinii.

Lib. epil. 239.

(fol. 80rb)
Apollinaris ep. Ravennas (incipit cf. Acta SS. Iul. V (1727) 344F and Mombritius 1. 117 (BHL 623))
(fol. 81vb)
Iacobus maior

(incipit cf. Stegmüller, RB, 213,11)

(fol. 82vb)
Christophorus m. in Lycia (similar to Mombritius 1. 364–367, l. 25 (BHL 1767); cf. also Acta SS. Iul. VI (1729) 146E (BHL 1766))
(fol. 84ra)
Martha v. hospita Christi

Incipit cf. [Ps.-Marcilia], Vita s. Marthae hospitae Christi (ed.: Mombritius 2. 231; – BHL 5545/5547)

(fol. 85vb)
Simplicius, Faustinus et Beatrix (cf. Acta SS. Iul. VII (1731) 36C–E = Mombritius 2. 531f. ( BHL 7790)).
(fol. 86ra)
Petrus ad vincula (incipit cf. BHL nov. suppl. 6685m).
(fol. 86vb)
Inventio s. Stephani diac
(fol. 87rb)
Machabaei (Septem fratres)

Lib. epil. 252

(fol. 87va)
Oswaldus rex Nordanhymbrorum.
(fol. 89ra)
Sixtus II. papa (cf. BHL 7809).
(fol. 89va)
Donatus ep. et Hilarianus mon.
(fol. 90va)
Afra
(fol. 91va)
Cyriacus, etc.
(fol. 91vb)
Laurentius diac. m. Romae (incipit cf. BHL 4760 & BHL nov. suppl. 4764d).
(fol. 92va)
Hippolytus

Lib. epil. 267; incipit cf. also LA 114. 5ff.

(fol. 93rb)
Assumptio BMV

Lib. epil. 270. 1–160.

(fol. 95rb)
Octava assumptionis BMV

Lib. epil. 275. 1–20.

(fol. 95vb)
Sophia (Sapientia) et filiae

Lib. epil. 219.

(fol. 96ra)
Vedastes

LA 40. 3–10

(fol. 96rb)
Timotheus et Apollinaris
(fol. 96vb)
Bartholomaeus ap (incipit cf. Acta SS. Aug. V (1741) 34C and Mombritius 1. 140 (BHL 1002))
(fol. 97vb)
Decollatio s. Iohannis Baptistae
(fol. 98vb)
Sabina m. Romae (ed.: Acta SS. Aug. VI (1743) 503E–04A; – BHL 7407)
(fol. 99rb)
Augustinus ep. Hipponensis

Lib. epil. 282. 1–183

(fol. 102ra)
Aegidius ab
(fol. 104ra)
Nativitas BMV

Lib. epil. 288. 1–71.

(fol. 105ra)
Clara
(fol. 107ra)
Gorgonius et Dorotheus

LA 129, text may vary, end different.

(fol. 107rb)
Exaltatio s. crucis
(fol. 108ra)
Euphemia
(fol. 108va)
Lambertus ep. Traiectensis.
(fol. 110ra)
Matthaeus ap. (incipit see Mombritius 2. 257, ll. 42ff. (BHL 5690) and Acta SS. Sept. VI (1757) 221C (BHL 5691); and cf. Stegmüller, RB, 225,17).
(fol. 111ra)
Mauritius et soc.
(fol. 111va)
Cosmas et Damianus (incipit cf. Acta SS. Sept. VII (1760) 474F ( BHL 1970); cf. also BHL 1974).
(fol. 112ra)
Michael archangelus
(fol. 112va)
Hieronymus presb.

Lib. epil. 310.

(fol. 113rb)
Remigius ep. Remensis

Lib. epil. 312.

(fol. 114ra)
Franciscus Assisiensis

Lib. epil. 315. 1–64 (BHL suppl. 3133a)

(fol. 114va)
Dionysius, Rusticus et Eleutherius

Lib. epil. 321.

(fol. 115va)
Gallus ab. in Alamannia

Lib. epil. 325; incipit see also AB 102 (1984) 188.

(fol. 115vb)
Lucas ev.

Lib. epil. 327; incipit cf. also LA 152. 1 & 11 (BHL 4977).

(fol. 116va)
Ursula et sociae (11000)

Lib. epil. 328.

(fol. 117vb)
Simon et Iudas (Thaddaeus)

(incipit see Mombritius 2. 534 (BHL 7749/7750 & BHL nov. suppl. 7750a), and cf. Stegmüller, RB, 255,15).

(fol. 119vb)
Severus ep. Ravennas (ed.: Acta SS. Feb. II (1658) 89A–F (BHL 7682; cf. also BHL nov. suppl. 7681c); incipit see also AB 102 (1984) 373).
(fol. 121ra)
Omnes sancti
(fol. 121rb)
Commemoratio omnium fidelium defunctorum
(fol. 121va)
Eustachius(Placidus), Theopistae et filiis.
(fol. 123rb)
Martinus ep. Turonensis

Incipit cf. [Sulpicius Severus, Vita s. Martini] (ed. J. Fontaine, SChr 133 (1967; repr. 2004, with add. and corr.) 254; – BHL 5610, etc.; CPL 475), Lib. epil. 341. 1ff., LA 162. 8f. (BHL p. 827, s. v. Martinus ep. Turonensis, 10. Epitomae) and also Mombritius 2. 196, ll. 36ff. (BHL 5610).

(fol. 125ra)
Elisabeth landgravia Thuringiae.

Lib. epil. 345.

(fol. 125vb)
Caecilia
(fol. 127ra)
Clemens I
(fol. 128ra)
Catharina v. m. Alexandriae
(fol. 130rb)
Eucharius, Valerius et Maternus.
(fol. 131va)
Henricus II imperator
(fol. 133va)
Corbinianus (incipit cf. BHL 1947 (Arbeo of Freisung, Vita s. Corbiniani, ed. B. Krusch, MGH Script. rer. Mer. 6 (Hanover & Leipzig, 1913) 561) & 1948 (revised version, ed.: Acta SS. Sept. III (1750) 281B)).
(fol. 134va)
Imago Berytensis Christi crucifixi

(incipit cf. BHL 4227).

(fol. 135rb)
Iulianus (hospitator seu paenitens)

Lib. epil. 54. 8–30.

(fol. 135va)
Cyprianus, Iustina et Theoctistus.

Lib. epil. 307.

(fol. 136ra)
Colomannus
(fol. 136vb)
Dominicus fundator Ord. Praed.

Lib. epil. 257. 1–184; Acta SS, Aug. I (1733) 559E–61E (BHL 2214)

(fol. 139ra)
Translatio s. dominici.

Lib. epil. 177; see also Acta SS, loc. cit., 526B–D (BHL 2215).

(fol. 139va)
Marcellinus presb.

Lib. epil. 149; cf. also LA 58 (BHL p. 777, s. v. Marcellinus presb., 3. Epitomae).

(fol. 139vb)
Inventio s. crucis

Lib. epil. 155. 1–19.

(fol. 140ra)
Septuagesima
(fol. 140va)
Dies Rogationum.

Incipit (with prothema Lc 11:5) see [Lucas de Bitonto, Sermo in Litaniis maioribus et minoribus] (Schneyer 4. 57. 107).

(fol. 141ra)
Demetrius
(fol. 141vb)
Thecla

Lib. epil. 306; see also LA app. 208 (204) (BHL p. 1162, s. v. Thecla, 6. Epitomae), text in part different, and expanded; and BHL nov. suppl. 8024e.

(fol. 142rb)
Anna mater BMV.

Lib. epil. 243.

(fol. 142vb)
Pelagia (al. Margareta).
(fol. 143vb)
Dorothea v. et Theophilus scholasticus

LA app. 210 (207) (BHL 2324), text may vary, end different.

(fol. 145ra)
Ignatius

Lib. epil. 58.

(fol. 145rb)
Miraculum s. thomae ap.

Incipit see BHL 8145.

(fol. 146ra)
Lucia et Geminianus
(fol. 147ra)
Caesarius diac. et Iulianus presb.

Lib. epil. 334. 1–19.

(fol. 147rb)
Bernardus ab. Clarevallensis.

Lib. epil. 274. 1–130, text shortened; incipit cf. also AB 102 (1984) 171.

(fol. 148va)
Radegundis

(incipit cf. BHL 7048)

(fol. 149rb)
Imago salvatoris
(fol. 149va)
Rupertus ep

(incipit cf. BHL 7391 & 7392–94)

(fol. 150va)
Patricius

Lib. epil. 77; see also Mombritius 2. 343, ll. 1–17 and LA 49. 1–9 (BHL 6514); incipit cf. AB 102 (1984) 367.

(fol. 150vb)
Maria ancilla

Lib. epil. 79.

(fol. 151ra)
Willelmus dux, mon. Gellonensis

Lib. epil. 180.

(fol. 152ra)
Macarius (Aegyptius ab. in Scete)

Lib. epil. 32.

(fol. 152rb)
Cirycus (Quiricus) et Iulitta

Lib. epil. 199

(fol. 152va)
Pontianus m. Spoleti
(fol. 152vb)
Adventus dni

Lib. epil. 1

(fol. 153rb)
Andreas ap

Lib. epil. 2.

(fol. 154rb)
Miraculum s. Andreae ap
(fol. 154rb)
Miraculum s. Andreae ap
(fol. 154vb)
Nicolaus ep. Myrensis
(fol. 158ra)
Translatio s. Nicolai ep. Myrensis
(fol. 159rb)
Conceptio BMV

Lib. epil. 10

(fol. 159vb)
Lucia v. m. Syracusis

Lib. epil. 13; incipit cf. also LA 4. 5.

(fol. 160rb)
Thomas ap. (incipit see Mombritius 2. 606, ll. 13ff. (BHL 8136 & 8141; Stegmüller, RB, 259,8 & 260,3); cf. also LA 5. 12ff.).
(fol. 162rb)
Ortus Pylati

(cf. BHL nov. suppl. 4222d (ed. D. Werner, Pylatus. Untersuchungen zur metrischen lateinischen Pilatuslegende und kritische Textausgabe, Beihefte zum „Mittellateinischen Jahrbuch“ 8 (Ratingen, etc., 1972) 261–68, l. 10)).

(fol. 163va)
Matthias ap.

LA 45. 13–73 (BHL 5717), text may vary; incipit see also AB 29 (1910) 61: Legendary of Pierre Calo, no. 187.

(fol. 165rb)
Lignum s. crucis
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Secundo Folio: -butum. Ascendit
Form: codex
Support: parchment; with medieval repair, sometimes remnants thereof (stitching holes). (fol. 123) Bookmark: a parchment strip, glued to both sides of the lower outer margin, indicating the beginning of the life of St Martin.
Extent: i (17th-cent.) + 165 + i (17th-cent.) leaves
Foliation: i, 1–166, in modern (19th-cent.) pencil. Medieval foliation on fols 1r–165r, in roman numerals, in the upper left- hand side of the right column, supplied by a hand of s. xv from the Mainz Charterhouse.

Collation

i–x 8 | xi 6 | xii–xx 8 | xxi 8-1.

Layout

Ruling in ink, two columns of c.32–36. Ruled space c.190–202 × c.124–34 mm.

Hand(s)

German textualis of an individual stamp, s. xiv2/4, by a single hand. Several corrections and marginalia, including in a hand from Mainz Charterhouse, s. xv (fols 51r, 54r, 132r & 136ra-rb), which is also responsible for the foliation.

Decoration

Coloured initials in red.

Rubrication.

Binding

Brown tanned calf over laminated pulpboard for Abp. Laud, 1637–1639.

History

Origin: 14th century, second quarter ; Germany

Provenance and Acquisition

Mainz, Carthusian abbey of St Michael: the 15th-cent. ex-libris inscriptions at the head of fol. 1r and, in the same hand, at the lower margin of fol. 165v: ‘Iste liber est Carthusiensium prope Magunciam(.)’.

William Laud, 1573–1645: The present book consists of seven fascicles, which were likely put together only in the course of the Laudian binding. Ex-libris inscription, dated 1638, at the lower margin of fol. 1r.

Given to the Bodleian as part of his third donation, dispatched on 28 June 1639.

Record Sources

See above. Previously described in the Quarto Catalogue (H. O. Coxe, Laudian Manuscripts, Quarto Catalogues II, repr. with corrections, 1969, from the original ed. of 1858–1885).

Digital Images

Digital Bodleian (full digital facsimile)

Bibliography

    Published descriptions:

    Daniela Mairhofer, Medieval Manuscripts from the Mainz Charterhouse in the Bodleian Library, Oxford: A Descriptive Catalogue, 2 vols. (Oxford, 2018), pp. 746–771

Last Substantive Revision

2023-08-04: Description revised for Mainz digitization project to include additional information from Mairhofer catalogue.