Speculum Christiani

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Speculum Christiani
AuthorJohn Watton and Caducanus Bangoriensis
CountryKingdom of England
LanguageLatin
SubjectHistory
PublisherWilliam de Machlinia
Publication date
1486

The Speculum Christiani is a middle English religious treatise of the fourteenth century.

Background[edit]

The Speculum Christiani has been described as a fourteenth century didactic text.[1] It was edited by Gustav Holmstedt.[2]

Appearance[edit]

It is a manuscript, on vellum, in a single hand, in the form of a fourteenth-century pastoral manual. The text is in eight sections, or Tabulae, in Latin, with extensive passages in Middle English prose and interpolated Middle English verse.[3]

Provenance[edit]

The text was previously owned by Robert Leicester Harmsworth.[3] It was printed by William de Machlinia in 1486.[4]

A manuscript of the Speculum Christiani is currently preserved in the library of Jesus College, Cambridge.[5] Several manuscripts are currently preserved in the Bodleian Library.[6]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Thiery, D. E. (May 16, 2009). Polluting the Sacred: Violence, Faith and the 'Civilizing' of Parishioners in Late Medieval England. BRILL – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Kemmler, Fritz (May 5, 1984). "Exempla" in Context: A Historical and Critical Study of Robert Mannyng of Brunne's "Handlyng Synne". Gunter Narr Verlag – via Google Books.
  3. ^ a b Speculum Christiani. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Yale University Library.
  4. ^ "Speculum Christiani". Library of Congress. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  5. ^ Archaeologia, Or, Miscellaneous Tracts Relating to Antiquity. Society of Antiquaries of London. May 5, 1842 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "Speculum Christiani [Latin and Middle English] - Medieval Manuscripts". Oxford Libraries. Retrieved May 5, 2024.

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