Aegidius Abbas

De vita et gestis sancti Henrici Imperatoris. Followed by Gerson (J.) De pollutionibus diurnis. Written in a small semi-current gothic hand, 32 lines to a page. Title, capitals and paragraph marks in red. Fol. 1 (red) Incipit liber de vita et de gestis/sancti heinrici imperatoris et confessoris. (Text begins) [A]Nno domini millesimo primo ab vrbe autoris/condita millesimo septingentesimo quinqua/gesimo secundo ... 12v (Ends) ... viuit et regnat per/infinita secula seculorum Amen./Egidii abbatis 1473. (Below in another hand) Item sequuntur vndecim considerationes venerabilis magistri Iohannis gerson de pollutionibus diurnis. 13 [S]Cripsi pridem aliqua super preparatione/ad missam... 22v (Last line) sed salutare illum debet spiritualis ductirx inanus/The last three 'Considerationes' are missing. Aegidius Abbas has not been identified. Gerson's work was first printed at Cologne in 1466.

1473

1 volume 22 ll. 4to. 20 x 14 1/2 cm. 19th cent. calf binding. The end is wanting.

Purchased 1910.

Database description transcribed from S.A.J. Moorat, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts on Medicine and Science in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library (London: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, 1962-1973).

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