Contents: ff. 1r-60r: The Statutes of the Cistercian Order (Libellus diffinitionum capituli generalis) between 1289 and 1300. [f. 60v is blank]. Decoration: Small initials in red.
Compilation of saints lives with devotions to saints
Scope & Content:
This 12th-century manuscript predominantly contains the lives of the martyrs St Thomas of Canterbury, St Pelagia of Antioch, St Eustace, St Katherine of Alexandria, and the confessor St Aignan, Bishop of Orléans. It also includes hymns and prayers, a theological tract, and a commentary on the So...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 12th century-1st quarter of the 13th century
Contents: ff. 1r-46v: Carta Caritatis [Constitution of the Cistercian Order], with two prologues: the first (ff. 1r-6v) begins: 'Antequam abbacie cistercienses florere inciperent'; and the second (f. 7r) begins: 'Ut de facili quod querit lector inveniat diligenter attendat subsequentium institu...