Harley MS 3259

Contents:

f. 1r: A note on Werner Rolevinck, beginning: 'Frater Werneus Rolevinck de Laer nacione Theutonicus patria Westphalus Ordinis Cartusiensium domus sancte Barbare in Colonia'.

f. 1v: Theological diagram with definitions and categories of 'Caritas'.

ff. 1v-122r: Werner Rolevinck, Paradisus conscientiae; ending on f 121v with: 'Explicit liber dictus paradisus consciencie Editus a quodam venerando carthusiansi in colonia Scriptus per me fratrem petrum nacione treverensem Anno domini Mo cccc lxxxiiijo De quo sit deus Benedictus in secula seculorum Amen'; followed by a table of chapters (ff. 121v-122r).

ff. 123r-150r: Gerard Zerbolt de Zutphen, De spiritualibus ascensionibus [previously unidentified copy], beginning: 'Beatus vir cuius est auxilium abs ascensions in corde disposuit in valle lacrimarum in loco quem posuit. Novi homo quod ascensionum sis cupidus'; ending: 'Finito libro sit laus et Gloria deo Amen Anno domini Mo cccco lxxxvo'.

ff. 151r-170r: Eusebius, Epistola ad Damasum portuensem episcopum et ad Theodorum romanorum senatorem de obitu gloriosissimi beati Jeronimi doctoris eximij.

ff. 170r-173r: Pseudo-Augustine, Epistola ad beatum Cirillum secundum Jherosolimitanum episcopum de magnificensijs eximij doctoris beati Jheronimi presbiteri in qua petit sibi transscribi miracula eiusdem Jheronimi.

ff. 173r-190r: Pseudo-Cyril of Jerusalem, Epistola ad eximium doctorem Augustinum yponensem episcopum de miraculis beati Jheronimi doctoris magnifici.

The manuscript contains a few additions:

f. 1r: A table of contents: written in the 15th century.

f. 1v: An inscription dated 1477: 'Anno dominice Incarnacionis m cccc lxxvijo'.

Decoration:

10 large and smaller decorated foliate initials with partial foliate borders into the margins, in colour (ff. 3r, 4v, 83v, 91r, 96r, 101v, 105v, 110v, 123r, 151r). 2 large puzzle initials in red and blue with pen-flourishing in red (ff. 170r, 173r). Smaller initials with reserved designs and foliate extensions into the margins, in colours. Small initials mostly in red or green, some with reserved designs, some with penwork decoration or pen-flourishing in blue or red, one with a dove (f. 90r). Diagrams, in colours (f. 2v). Capital letters highlighted in red.