Speculum vitae.

Creator:

William, of Nassington.

Published/Created:

[England],
[ca. 1425]

Physical Description:

84 l. : parchment ; 290 x 200 mm.

Notes:

Probably from the library of the Franciscan convent at Lichfield. On deposit from the collection of Toshiyuki Takamiya, 2013-.
In Middle English, with rubrics in Latin.
Ownership inscription for the Francisan convent at Lichfield?, dated 1486.
Layout: double columns of 50-58 lines.
Script: English bookhand.
Decoration: initials in red and blue penwork.
Binding: original wooden boards, rebacked.

Abstract:

Manuscript, on parchment, in a single hand, containing the text of William of Nassington's poem. The Speculum vitae is followed by several other devotional texts in prose and verse, including Walter Hilton's prose commentary on Qui habitat and Bonum est; and poems on Purgatory, the evils of covetousness, a prayer to Jesus, and two dialogues, one between Christ and Man, and the second between Christ and a sinner.

Topics:

Devotional literature, English (Middle)
English literature--Middle English, 1100-1500.
English poetry--Middle English, 1100-1500.
English prose literature--Middle English, 1100-1500.
Manuscripts, Medieval--Connecticut--New Haven.
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library.
Purgatory--Poetry.

Topics:

Franciscans--England.
Hilton, Walter, -1396.
William,--of Nassington.--Speculum vitae.

Language:

English, Middle (1100-1500)

Genre:

Manuscripts, Medieval--England--15th century.

Format:

Text

Content Type:

Archives or Manuscripts

Rights:

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Access Restrictions:

Public

Call Number:

Takamiya MS 15

Orbis Record:

11735646

Orbis Barcode:

39002091549098

Yale Collection:

Beinecke Library

Digital Collection:

General Collection, BRBL, Yale University

oid pointer:

11423767

Citation:

A handlist of western Medieval manuscripts in the Takamiya collection / Toshiyuki Takamiya, in The Medieval book: glosses from friends & colleagues of Christopher de Hamel, ed. by Richard Linenthal, James Marrow and William Noel. 't Goy-Houten: Hes & De Graff, 2010, pp. 421-437.
William, of Nassington, Speculum Vitae. Takamiya MS 15.

Extent of digitization:

Complete work digitized.

OID:

16037447

PID:

digcoll:4040221