Heverlee, Archief van de Abdij van Park, ID3.21

Johannes Tauler, Rulman Merswin and Master Eckart, Sermons

Manuscript description

Manuscript ID

mmfc-17319

Title

Johannes Tauler, Rulman Merswin and Master Eckart, Sermons

Collection

Heverlee, Archief van de Abdij van Park

Shelfmark

Heverlee, Archief van de Abdij van Park, ID3.21

Former shelfmark

Ms. 8

Manuscript Category

religion

Topic

mysticism

References

Other online data sources

Handschriftencensus
BNM-I (manuscripts)

Bibliography

Dierckx, Helga, ‘De overlevering van pseudo-Taulerpreken in het handschrift Hildesheim, Dombibliothek, 724b en de Bazelse Taulerdruk (1521)’, Ons Geestelijk Erf, 84 (2013), 20–40 (p. 21, 26)

Binding

UNIT ID

mmfc-17320

Leaf count

172 fol. (Unnumbered leaf between fol. 13 and 14 and fol. 17 and 18 and fol. 48 and 49)

Dicta probatoria

final leaf (fol. 169v) : tot Herodes.
secundo folio (fol. 2r) : met non sum

Readers’ annotation

Readers' notes

Binding

Binding type

Limp binding

Date

Medieval binding

Cover material

Leather

Dimensions

h: 193 mm x w: 132 mm x d: 28 mm

Book block

UNIT ID

mmfc-17321

Page range

fol. 1-169

Form

Codex

Integrity

Complete

Language

Middle Dutch (main)

Quires

Regular quires (5 bifolia per quire)

Folding format

Quarto

Origin

Date
15th century (Elize Van Opstal)
Evidence
Script
Place
Low Countries (Elize Van Opstal)
Evidence
The sermons in the manuscript are written in Middle Dutch.

Support

Material

Paper
Parchment

Number of leaves

172

Foliation

Modern foliation

Page dimensions

h: 193 mm x w: 137 mm (fol. 11r)

Leave thickness

fol. 19r, 5 leaves (0.75 mm)
fol. 19r, 5 leaves (0.79 mm)

Watermarks

Reference leaf
fol. 11 and 18

Layout

Section
fol. 1-169 (fol. 1r)
Columns
2
Lines
38
Layout formula
| T | | T |
Ruling
Frame ruling, Lead-point ruling
Prickings
no prickings visible in outer margin
Text dimensions
h: 145 mm x w: 90 mm
Margins
Top margin: 10 mm, inner margin: 20 mm
Intercolumnar space
10 mm

Writing

Script

Gothica hybrida (Gothica Hybrida Formata)

Number of hands

1

Decoration

Type

pen-flourished initials with interior reserved shapes, plain initials, rubrics red, colour stroking, illuminated, ornamental initials, rubrics, penwork border, border (three-margins-left), initials with marginal extensions, rubrics underlined

1. Middle Dutch sermons attributed to Johannes Tauler

UNIT ID

mmfc-53223

Page range

fol. 1-32r, 35r-133v, 138r-139v, 140r-140v and 165r-169v

Title

Middle Dutch sermons attributed to Johannes Tauler

Contributors

Johannes Tauler (author)

Language

Middle Dutch (main)
Latin

Rubric

Dese navolghende leere ende sermoenen heeft ghepredict die heilighe man La Tauweleere. In den iersten opten iiii sondach van den advent. (fol. 1r)

Incipit

Miserunt in dei ab Jherosolimis sacerdotes et levita (fol. 1r)

Explicit

der volcomenheit Jhesum Christum die eeuwelijc ghebenedijt is. Amen. (fol. 32r)

Rubric

Des maendaechs in die cruys daghen een schoon sermoen. (fol. 35r)

Incipit

Onse lieve Heere sprac (fol. 35r)

Explicit

Dat wij dit alle doen des hulpe ons God. (fol. 133v)

Rubric

Een schoon epistel (fol. 138r)

Incipit

In Christo Jhesu ende in sijnre minne (fol. 138r)

Explicit

Daer toe hulpe ons alleene God. Amen. (fol. 139v)

Incipit

Kynder ic rade ende ic bidde (fol. 140r)

Explicit

hij mach metter hulpen ons liefs Heeren Jhesu Christi. Amen. (fol. 140v)

Rubric

Op der heiligher drijvuldicheit dach evangelie. Ser. (fol. 165r)

Incipit

Ons lieve Heere Jhesus die sprect inden heiligher evangelien dat wie weten (fol. 165r)

Explicit

hier toe moeten comen dat gheve ons die almachtighe God. Amen. (fol. 169v)

Keywords

Genre

sermons

2. Middle Dutch translation of sermon of Master Eckhart

UNIT ID

mmfc-53224

Page range

fol. 32r-35r

Title

Middle Dutch translation of sermon of Master Eckhart

Contributors

Echardus Magister (author)

Language

Middle Dutch (main)
Latin

Rubric

Op den sondach na Paeschen een seer schooen sermoen. (fol. 32r)

Incipit

Modicum etiam videbitis me. Ic hebbe een woert ghesproken (fol. 32r)

Explicit

Dat wij in deser enicheit comen moeten des helpe ons God. Amen. (fol. 35r)

Keywords

Genre

sermons

3. Part of Rulman Merswin, Das Bannerbüchlein, Middle Dutch translation

UNIT ID

mmfc-53225

Page range

fol. 133v-135r

Title

Part of Rulman Merswin, Das Bannerbüchlein, Middle Dutch translation

Das Bannerbüchlein

Contributors

Rulmanus Merswin (author)

Language

Middle Dutch (main)

Rubric

Hoe wij dat bedde ix selen volghen sermoen een. (fol. 133v)

Incipit

Alle die gheene die gherne dat beelde Christi navolghen met vasten (fol. 133v)

Explicit

ende voer alle heymelijke valssche leere. Amen. (fol. 135r)

Keywords

Genre

sermons

4. Other unidentified religious texts

UNIT ID

mmfc-53226

Page range

fol. 135r-138r, 139v-140r, 140v-165r

Title

Other unidentified religious texts

Language

Middle Dutch (main)

Rubric

Een leere. (fol. 135r)

Incipit

Wij willen dese redene een eynde gheven (fol. 135r)

Explicit

ende voer des Duivels beduechnisse. Amen (fol. 138r)

Rubric

Een cortte goede leere (fol. 139v)

Incipit

O kinder een corte leere alsoe dick als men mach (fol. 139v)

Explicit

cortheit wille achter laten. (fol. 140r)

Rubric

Van den andere graet der proc. (fol. 141r)

Incipit

De ander graet deser proeminghen comt van (fol. 141r)

Explicit

exempelen van den fonteynen ende conduten. (fol. 165r)

Rubric

Ghebet (fol. 165r)

Incipit

O almoeghende God, weerde Jhesus Christus (fol. 165r)

Explicit

der sone ende Heylich Gheest. Amen. (fol. 165r)
Manuscript description
  1. Binding
    1. Book block
      1. 1. Middle Dutch sermons attributed to Johannes Tauler
      2. 2. Middle Dutch translation of sermon of Master Eckhart
      3. 3. Part of Rulman Merswin, Das Bannerbüchlein, Middle Dutch translation
      4. 4. Other unidentified religious texts