Rodrigo Sánchez de Arévalo, Speculum vite humane

15th century, last quarter, or 16th century, first quarter

paper

i, 122, i' leaves

300–305 × 210–215 mm

Latin

1 (ff. 1r–121r) Rodrigo Sánchez de Arévalo, Speculum vitae humanae

Note: f. 121v blank

Edition: Sánchez de Arévalo (1471).

1.1 (ff. 1ra–3rb) Alphabetical table of contents

Rubric: INcipit Repertorium siue tabula per alphabetum ad faciliter recipiendas materias in presenti libro dicto Speculum Vite humane

Final rubric: Explicit breuis tabula siue repertorium per alphabetum in presenti libro Speculum Vite humane

1.2 (ff. 3rb–9va) Introductory texts

1.2.1 (ff. 3rb–4va) Dedicatory letter to Paul II

1.2.2 (ff. 4va–6rb) Regarding the author

1.2.3 (ff. 6rb–8rb) Regarding Book 1

1.2.4 (ff. 8rb–9va) Regarding Book 2

1.3 (ff. 9va–66va) Book 1

Rubric: INcipit Capitulum primum primi libri [...] super alias temporales dignitates

Incipit: ⟨S⟩Uper cunctas humanas temporalesque dignitates

Explicit: qui est benedictus in seculo Amen

Final rubric: Explicit primus liber de omni statu et uita temporali

1.4 (ff. 66vb–121rb) Book 2

Rubric: Sequitur liber secundus de statu et uita spirituali ecclesiastica et regulari

Incipit: ⟨M⟩Irabitur forsitan sanctitas tua

Explicit: grege tibi credito perducat ad uitam eternam AmeN

Physical Description

Secundo folio

apud reges et principes

Support

Binding/Endleaves

Locus: ff. LCI, SL1, SR1, RCI

Support: Paper

Leaf dimensions: 300 × 215 mm

Textblock

Locus: ff. 1r–121v

Support: Paper

Leaf dimensions: 305 × 210 mm

Watermark 1

Locus: ff. 1–121,

Motif: Oxhead with eyes and ears; above, single line rod with flower on top; below, single line cross ending with triangular shape.

Note: Similar to Piccard II:3, XII, 783.

Foliation

Modern foliation in pencil (error in foliation, f. 18 is followed by f. 18A).

Collation

Formula: 1-9(12), 10(14)

Note: Viscoll collation

Condition

Textblock

f. 119: upper outer corner torn off, slight damage to text.

Layout

Columns: 2

Written lines: 42

Written area: 225 × 135 mm

Note: Guidelines in lead

Script

Textblock

Hand 1

Gothic cursive.

Additions

Binding/Endleaves

(LCI) Upper left corner, in pencil: ‘A 237’.

(f. SL1v) Upper part of page, in ink by a modern hand: ‘från Colleg. Olom. Soc. Jesu 1648 Var bunden efter Hugo de S. Victore, Argent. 1485’; below in pencil by a modern hand: ‘Flyttades från Trycksaml. 1880, Maj Tryckt första gång i Rom 1468 o sedan oftare på lat., sp., fr., ty’.

Textblock

(f. 1r) Bottom margin, in pencil by a modern hand: ‘från Colleg. Olom. Societ. Jesu. Var bunden efter Hugo de S. Victore Argentine 1485’.

(ff. 46v–101v) A few scattered additions and corrections in the margins by the scribe or a contemporary hand.

Decorations

Textblock

Description:

Main text in dark brown ink, rubrics in red.

Initials:

(ff. 3r–118v): Space over 3-5 lines reserved for initials, but no initials added.

Bookmarks:

(f. 1): folded brass clip attached to leaf as bookmark.

Binding

Description:

Modern binding. White leather and marbled paper over cardboard. Spine, stamped in gold on brown leather label: ‘Rodoricus Zamorensis Speculum vite humane’; paper label with current signum.

Binding dimensions: 315 × 230 × 30 mm

Contemporary: No

History

Origin

15th century, last quarter, or 16th century, first quarter

Provenance

Origin unknown. The watermarks seem to indicate present day Germany. The manuscript once belonged to the Jesuit College in Olomouc. Swedish troops looted the college in 1643, after which the manuscript would have been transferred to Sweden. The manuscript is mentioned in Vossius's catalogue of 1651 (U 202:1, p.35). The manuscript was originally bound together with a printed edition of Hugh of Saint Victor (Hugo De S. Victore, De sacramentis, Strasbourg 1485). The texts were separated and rebound in 1888.