Bod-Inc: S-274

Speculum

Speculum humanae salvationis cum speculo S. Mariae Virginis [Latin and German].

 

Analysis of Content

[a2r] Andreas: ‘Incipit prohemium libri sequentis'. Incipit: ‘Andreas natione Ytalus officio prespiter ministrorum et pauperorum . . .’

[a2r] [List of contents.]

[a2v] ‘Speculum sancte Marie uirginis'. ‘[Q]ue sit intentio causa et materia libri. Capitulum primum'. Incipit: ‘[I]nstruimur fratres patrum documento sanctorum quos non dubitamus . . .’ Explicit: prout possumus decreuimu(!) deseruire

[a3v] [Versified prohemium and list of contents.] Incipit: ‘Incipit prohemium cuiusdam noue compilationis cuius nomen et titulus est speculum humane saluationis'; 194 lines of verse.

[a8r] Speculum humanae salvationis [Latin. Prologue.] Incipit: ‘Qui ad iusticiam erudiunt multos fulgebunt quasi stelle imperpetuas eternitates . . .’ Explicit: proximos edificet et me gratum tibi faciat Speculum humanae saluationis, ed. Lutz-Perdrizet, I 2-3.

[a10v] Speculum humanae salvationis [Latin]. Incipit: ‘[I]ncipit speculum humane saluationis in quo patet casus hominis et modus reparationis . . .’ Speculum humanae saluationis, ed. Lutz-Perdrizet, I 4-99.

[b2v] Speculum humanae salvationis [German]. Incipit: ‘[H]ie vacht an ein spiegel menschlicher behaltnusz in dem geoffnet wirt der val des menschen und die masse des widerbringens . . .’ See VL VIII 52-65, at 60-61 II.B.2.b. The chapter in Latin is followed by the German translation.

[D3r] [Metrical compendium of Speculum humanae salvationis, addressed to] Johannes [von Hohenstein], Abbot of the Benedictine monastery of SS. Udalricus et Afra, Augsburg. ‘Alius liber saluationis humane metricus prioris libri materiam metrice ac compendiose tractatus. Compendium humane saluationis nuncupatus'. [First prologue.] Incipit: ‘[A]utor(!) libri cui nomen speculum humane saluationis imposuit stilo humili et faciliter . . .’

[D4r] [Second prologue.] Incipit: ‘[A]utor(!) libri cui speculum humane saluationis imposuit nomen. In primis duobus capitulis . . .’ In both prologues the anonymous author states that he has prepared the text while at the monastery of SS. Udalricus et Afra, Augsburg, and that the text was revised by the abbot of the monastery. See Ewangely und Epistel Teutsch, ed. P. Pietsch (Göttingen, 1927), 101, and VL VIII 741 (BSB‑Ink).

[D4v] [Metrical verse compendium of ‘Speculum humanae salvationis'.] Incipit: ‘Lucifer elatus mox est ad Tartara stratus. Donis ingratus fert perpetuos cruciatus'.

Imprint

Imprint: [Augsburg: Günther Zainer, 1473]. Folio.

Remarks: Printed with Günther Zainer's type 118b; the second book in his first advertisement. A connection with SS. Ulrich and Afra is known only from a manuscript note in the Fairfax Murray copy, quoted in full in BMC II pp. 338-9. BSB‑Ink dates [not after 1473]. Sheppard ascribes to [Monastery of SS. Ulrich and Afra].

Collation

Collation: [a–z A–D¹⁰].

Illustrations: Woodcuts.

References

ISTC: is00670000

Hain: H *14929;

Goff: Goff S‑670;

BMC: BMC II 321;

Proctor: Pr 1542; 1631;

Others: BSB‑Ink S‑509; CIBN S‑349; Sack, Freiburg, 3264; Schramm II pp. 13 and 24; Schreiber V 5273; Sheppard 1148.

LCN: 14122401

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