Augustinus de spiritu et anima.
f.1 Inc. libellus de anima et spiritu et de singulorum proprietatibus atque differentiis primo querendum quid sit anima et que patria eius
Quoniam dictum est michi ut me ipsum cognoscam. (P.L. XL.779.)
c. xxviii, de compositione corporis humani.
Ends f.46: non sit aliud quam ratio.
Expl. libellus de spiritu et anima.
On f.46b is an elaborate analysis of the functions of the soul.
On f.47a a rude half-length drawing of a monk. The seats of the five senses, and the functions of various parts of the brain, are marked in red.
On f.47b a note from Augustine de libero arbitrio.
On f.48a a xvth cent. note from Aug. de anima.
ff.48b, 49 are blank.
On f.50 in a hand of cent. xiii, part of a bull of Gregory, exempting the Cistercians from paying tithes. It is attested at the beginning by Amadeus Abbas S. Stephani (of Dijon?) Ordinis S. Augustini, and the Decanus Capelle ducis Burgundie and the Decanus Christianitatis Diuionensis et Lingonensis dioc. It is unfinished, ending
Nulli ergo hominum liceat hanc paginam.
On f.51 (xiii) Story of a temptation of a clerk.
Anno gracie mo. cco. octogesimo secundo in villa quadam non longe a monasterio ordinis nostri quod Regalis mons (Royaumont) dicitur erat quidam clericus Albericus juuenis et speciosus.
Ends f.53b: secundum desiderium suum requiescit. Explicit.
The James Catalogue of Western Manuscripts
O.7.16
| Shelfmark | O.7.16 |
|---|---|
| Manuscript Title | pseudo Augustine, De spiritu et anima |
| Alternative Title | Augustinus etc |
| James Number | 1344 |
| Century | 13th |
| Physical Description | 20 lines to a page. In a large black hand. |
| Provenance | Part of the Gale collection, given to T.C.C. by Roger Gale in 1738. Marked L. 15. No. 406. From a Cistercian house, as appears by the documents at the end. |
| Second Folio | deus in unum |
| Donor | Gale, Roger (1672-1744), Antiquary |
| Size (cm) | 16 x 11.5 |
| Folio | 56 ff. |
| Material | Parchment |
| Language | Latin |
| Collation | 18-68 | 74 84. |
| IIIF Manifest URL |  https://mss-cat.trin.cam.ac.uk/Manuscript/O.7.16/manifest.json |
| Online Since | 25/11/2014 |
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