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Burney MS 305
- Record Id:
- 040-002237216
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002236305
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001311.0x000161
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Burney MS 305
- Title:
- Poetic Anthology in Latin
- Scope & Content:
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f. 1: Poetee admonitio lectori de opere suo. Inc. Semper ut ipse scias quod ego tibi, tu mihi fias, Unicus en operis arbiter hujus eris
f. 1: De Vae quorundam. Inc. Ve misere menti scelus in se semper habenti. Ve menti misere quae manet in scelere
ff. 1v-2: De praevaricatione liberi arbitrii. Inc. Qui genus humanum dedit esse, dedit fore sanum Sensibus externis moribus internis.
f. 2-2v: "De dignitate capitis et officio" "de pectoris et aeris concordia" Inc. "Dux caput est turbe turris munimen in urbe"
ff. 2v-3 "De partis ultime et terre affinitate" Inc. "Infima pars quarta remanet gravis et nimis arta"
ff.3-3v: "De propriis majoris mundi et minoris" Inc. "Est elementalis junctura solucio talis, Quatuor hec tuleras solvitur id quod eras"
ff. 3v-5: De quinque sensibus. Inc. "Qui non est nisus resecare superflua visus, Plus nocet inde sibi quo magis haeret ibi"
ff. 5-6: De modo in cibis servando. Inc. "Equat jumentis plures vehemencia dentis"
ff. 6-8: "De his qui sub triplici celo contineri videntur". Inc. "Est firmamentum sua claudens interiora"
f.8: "Confessio peccatoris," Inc. "En ego peccator tibi cuncta revelo, Creator."
ff. 8-8v: "Dissimilis est intencio dissimilium,". Inc. " Umbra placet nigris somnus, jocus, ocia, pigris"
f. 8v: "Si boni sumus auctoris est, si mali sumus, nostri". Inc. "Omne quod omnis homo foris, intus, habere videtur."
ff. 8v-9v: "De ortu mundi glorioso et fine laborioso". Inc. "Continuis morbis totus prosternitur orbis"
ff. 9v-10: "Supereminens color vestis Christi et fusio san guinis cum integritate corporis Christi". Inc. "Sanguinis effusi pro Christo purpura grate Ecclesiam vestit cum carnis virginitate"
f. 10: "De mira antiquorum prudentia et modernorum astutia". Inc. "In piano satis apta loco stetit alta columpna"
f. 10-10v: "De simili sententia sapientis et insipientis". Inc. "Insipiens in corde suo, non est Deus, inquid"
f. 10v: "De labore pro pane et potu tempori congruo". Inc. "Qui sapit Augusto parat horrea, vasaque musto, Nam solet hic mensis panes apponere mensis"
ff. 10v-11: "De veris monachis,". Inc. " on est ulla melior quam vera cuculla"
f. 11: Poetae de consilio libri sui. Inc. "Que via sit morum qualisve sit actus eorum, Scire mihi placuit nec leve scire fuit."
ff. 11-12v: De modo bene vivendi. Inc. "Intrat homo mundum tenebrasque chaosque profundum"
ff. 12v: "Proverbia de sermone". Inc. "Auditum pungit sermo malus, et bonus ungit"
ff. 12v-13: Enigma. Inc. "Cuilibet augetur quod habebat, quando movetur"
f. 13: "De casu Luciferi" et "de doloribus senectutis". Inc. "Questio versatur cur Lucifer infatuatur"
ff. 13-13v: Apophthegmata. Inc. "Qui stant ante fores condemnant interiores"
ff. 13v-14: De cultu Dei. Inc. "Maxima majestas indeficiensque potestas"
ff. 14-14v: De corpore, vita, et intellectu hominis. Inc. "In nobis tria sunt, quo visibiles sumus, et quo"
ff. 14v: De prole parenti dissimili. Inc. "Sicut degenerat de patre bono mala proles"
ff. 14v-15: De his quae homini ex se propria sunt. Inc. "Non habet hoc ex se quod homo fert quilibet in se, Exceptis illis quae proprie sua sunt"
ff. 15-19: De pondere, mensura, et numero. Inc. "Pondere, mensura, numero sapiencia fecit Orbis opus solidum mirificeque regit"
ff. 19-20: Versus proverbiales. Inc. "Qui fugit ultra se plus justo, plus ruit a se"
ff. 20-20v: De veris divitiis. Inc. "Non est dicendus pauper, sed dives habendus".
ff. 20v-21v: De ambitione et vitiis. Inc. "Ambitio crescit finem sibi ponere nescit, Ut plus accipiat semper avarus hiat".
ff. 21v-24: Versus proverbiales et morales. Inc. "Fac ut sit tibi vas oleique capax, bene vivas, Ne sine sis oleo, vas fore disce Deo".
ff. 24-25: Regulae bene vivendi in usum monachorum. Inc. "Si monacum vivis si caeli vis fore civis, Noli lege fori vivere sive mori".
ff. 25-28: De discordia inter carnem et mentem. Inc. "Intra cancellum cordis caro mensque duellum In diversa movent dum sua quaeque fovent".
ff. 28-29: De inimicis absconditis. Inc. "Ramis velatur venator ne videatur, Hoc facit ut miseras hac necet arte feras".
ff. 29-32v: De Deo solo amando. Inc. "Quid veri regis jubeat lex, littera legis, sapius insinuat ne tibi forte fluat".
ff. 32v-36: De aetate aurea, de fletu poenitentis. Inc. " ualem prima fidem tenuerunt saecula pridem, Dicere vix valeo nam referendo fleo".
f. 36: Poetee insomnium de seipso in sylva errante. Inc. "Nature talamos intrans reseransque poeta".
f. 36-36v: De mercatore avaro. Inc. "Qui vult lucrari nec amat, nec quaerit amari, Dum vult ditari dat sua seque mari".
ff. 36v-42: De laude ante mortem minime cuiquam tribuenda. Inc. "Non rem viventis sed lauda rem morientis, Cum bene quis moritur tunc bene laus canitur".
ff. 42-43v: De fortuna lunae comparata. Inc. "Vultum fortunae similem queo dicere lunae, Non habet ista statum nil habet illa ratum".
ff. 43v: In laudem humilis conditionis. Inc. "Sic tibi sit funis qui te mortalibus unis, Hic dat et hic demit hic levat hicque premit".
f. 46: Poeta de mente sua volitante. Inc. "Mens mea multarum volitans per opaca viarum Sepe velit, nolit se sine pane molit".
ff. 46-46v: De Asia in medio orbis sita. Inc. "Maiores nostri dixere quod Asia terrae".
ff. 46v-48: De moribus monachorum. Inc. "Ad monachos ibo nec ab illis sponte redibo".
ff. 48-48v: De villano et de tribus presbyteris flumen transeuntibus aenigmata quatuor.. Inc. "Transfert cimba duas, redit una, venitque relictam".
ff. 48v-49: Solamen eorum qui sunt calumniati. Inc. "Est animus nobis ut dem solacia vobis".
ff. 49-54: "De misericordia et largitate,". Inc. "Frustra cencetur dives qui non miseretur; Qui male cepta sinit sine cena prandia finit".
ff. 54—54v: De peccato originali. Inc. "Fructu virtutis se privat par homo brutis".
ff. 54v-56: De gula et ebrietate Angligenarum. Inc. "Qui se distendunt epulis, sibi recia tendunt".
ff. 56-56v: De arte regnandi. Inc. "Ars est regnandi virtusque sibi dominandi".
ff. 56v-58: De verbo tecto. Inc. "Mox valet exhauri quod cuilibet influit auri".
ff. 58-59v: In laudem paupertatis. Inc. "Rerum multarum possessio reddit avarum".
ff. 59v-60: "De bello intestino et timore duplici". Inc. "Bellum sentimus quod vix exponere scimus".
ff. 60-62: De corde humano, de timore. Inc. "Os et cor mundum facit omnes vincere mundum".
ff. 62-63v: "Distinctio varia praesentium et futurorum". Inc. "Omne suum pondus deponit ad infima mundus".
ff. 63v-67: De gloria, de temptationibus. Inc. "Gloria vera viri quae fecit, vult sepeliri.".
ff. 67-68: De laude non ante finem tribuenda. Inc. "Plures incipiunt, sed pauci fine fruuntur".
ff. 68-70: De mortuis in Christo. Inc. "Vivit, non moritur, qui Christo consepelitur".
ff. 70-71: "De milvo et pullo". Inc. "Est invisibilis milvus, qui girat ut omnes.".
ff. 71: "De cantu avis sinistrae". Inc. "Non est vir tutus dum vocem saepe cucutus".
ff. 71-72: "De invitatorio potus" et "de gulosis". Inc. "Pane refecta bono dulcique beata patrono".
f. 72: "De Anglia". Inc. "Anglia terra ferax bonus aer, gens male verax, Quae tamen est fidei dat timor illud ei".
ff. 72-72v: "De laude Creatoris et oratione scriptoris". Inc. "Celsior est cunctis sublimibus illa potestas".
ff. 72v-73: "De collo et pedibus gruis, et quid innuant. Inc. "Grus pede stans uno circumfert corpus ad omne Rostrum, quo plumis det bene stare suis".
ff. 73-74: "De cura carnis necessaria". Inc. "Est animal quoddam mortale carens ratione".
ff. 74-75: Versus morales. Inc. "Lucidior stellis fit mecho, lubrica pellis".
ff. 75-77v: Master Alberic of London (=Mythogrpahus Vaticanus 3), De ortu idololatriae, et de diis gentium. Inc. "Fabularum igitur, quarum, ut ait Macrobius, nomen indicat falsi professionem." (incomplete)
f. 77v: Elpidos, uxoris Boethii, epitaphium Inc. Elpes dicta fuiSiculae regionis alumna
f. 77v: De differentia verborum arrogare, abrogare, corrogare.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Burney Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002236305
040-002237216 - Is part of:
- Burney MS : Burney Manuscripts
Burney MS 305 : Poetic Anthology in Latin - Hierarchy:
- 032-002236305[0300]/040-002237216
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Burney MS
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- Parchment codex
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Latin
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1200
- End Date:
- 1299
- Date Range:
- 13th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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Materials: Parchment.
Dimensions: 165 x 115 mm (text space 130 x 95 mm: ff. 1-14v in 2 columns, the rest in one with poems added on margin).
Foliation: ff. i-v, 84 (ff. ff. i-v and 78-84 are paper flyleaves).
Script: Gothic bookscript.
Binding: Post-1600. Brown calf.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: England.
Provenance:
Charles Burney (b. 1757, d. 1817), D.D., classical scholar.
Acquired by the British Museum as part of Burney's library from his son Charles Parr Burney in 1818.
- Publications:
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Catalogue of Manuscripts in The British Museum, New Series, 1 vol. in 2 parts (London: British Museum, 1834-1840), I, part II: The Burney Manuscripts (1840), pp. 82-84.
"De l'allitération en roman de france, a propos d'une formule alliérée relative aux qualités du vin", Romania 11, (1882), pp. 572-579 (p. 573).
A. G. Rigg, A History of Anglo-Latin Literature, 1066-1422 (Cambridge, 1992), pp. 139-140.Eugène Déprez, Les préliminaires de la guerre de cent ans: La papauté, la France et l'Angleterre (1328-1342), (Paris, A. Fontemoing, 1902), p. 267.
A. Wilmart, ‘Quelques poèmes moraux d’un manuscrit Burney’, Studi medievali N.S. 12 (1939), pp. 172-182.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)