Thomas, von Kempen (1379-1471)
In addition to the Rosarium Jesu et Mariae by the Belgian Carthusian Jacobus van Gruitrode, this small-format codex from the Carthusian Monastery of Basel contains letters by two representatives of the Devotio Moderna, Florens Radewijns and Geert Groote, as well as excerpts from the Bible and from commentaries, various prayers, and diverse shorter and longer fragments of varying content.
Online Since: 10/04/2018
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- Anselm von Canterbury (Author) | Arnulfus, de Boeriis (Author) | Bauer, Albert (Bookbinder) | Bernardus, Claraevallensis (Author) | Carpentarii, Georgius (Librarian) | Conradus, Gemnicensis (Author) | Florentius, Radewijns (Author) | Groote, Geert (Author) | Henricus, de Langenstein (Author) | Hieronymus, Sophronius Eusebius (Author) | Horatius Flaccus, Quintus (Author) | Jacobus, van Gruitrode (Author) | Louber, Jakob (Librarian) | Plautus, Titus Maccius (Author) | Thomas, de Aquino (Author) | Thomas, von Kempen (Author) | Ubertinus, de Casale (Author) Found in: Standard description
Ludwig Moser brought this small-format volume to the Carthusian Monastery of Basel (cf. note of ownership 1r), from where it came to the Basel University Library. It contains the first three of the four books of Thomas à Kempis' De imitatione Christi. This text, which is influenced by the teaching of various mystics, especially Meister Eckhart, offers spiritual people a guide for detaching from the world. It was very well received by Catholics as well as Protestants and is considered one of the most widely read books of Christendom.
Online Since: 10/10/2019
- Thomas, von Kempen: Thomas von Kempen: De imitatione Christi libri I - III Found in: Standard description
- Thomas, von Kempen: De imitatione Christi libri I-III (2r-132r)
Incipit: Iste liber intitulatur paradisus anime et continet in se tres libros. Primus habet xxv capitula, secundus habet xii capitula, tertius liber habet lxiiii capitula ut patet in sequentibus >Secuntur capitula registrata primi libri< [2v] >Capitulum primum de imitacione Christi et contemptu omnium vanitatum<. [3r] Qui sequitur me [Joh. 8,12]. Hec sunt verba Christi quibus ammonemur quatenus vitam eius et mores imitemur
Explicit: ac comitante gracia tua dirige ad viam pacis ad patriam perpetue claritatis amen.
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- Louber, Jakob (Librarian) | Moser, Ludwig (Former possessor) | Thomas, von Kempen (Author) Found in: Standard description
This composite manuscript, comprising originally separate parts from the holdings of St. Leonhard Monastery in Basel, contains, among others, texts by Hugh of Saint Victor and Thomas à Kempis. Among the volume's shorter pieces are two German texts (“Fünf Mittel gegen die Ungeduld” and “Zwölf Zeichen der Minne”), as well as three small glossaries: one Hebrew-Latin, one Greek-Latin and one Latin-German. The intact thorn-clasp on the coeval binding is also noteworthy.
Online Since: 12/14/2018
- Thomas, von Kempen: De imitatione Christi liber I (69r-81r)
Incipit: Incipiunt preciose admoniciones ad spiritualem vitam de imitatione Cristi et contemptu vanitatum. Qui sequitur me non ambulat in tenebris dicit dominus. Hec sunt verba Cristi
Explicit: quantum tibi ipsi vim intuleris. Finitus est anno incarnacionis dominice saluberrime 1465 24. die mensis Septembris que fuit dies Martis preciosus tractatus admonitionum ad salubrem et spiritualem vitam
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- Ambrosius, Mediolanensis (Author) | Augustinus, Aurelius (Author) | Bernardus, Claraevallensis (Author) | Gregorius I, Papa (Author) | Heinrich Arnoldi (Author) | Henricus, de Frimaria (Author) | Henricus, de Langenstein (Author) | Jacobus, Mediolanensis (Author) | Johannes, Burkardi (Scribe) | Johannes, Guallensis (Author) | Nider, Johannes (Author) | Otloh, de Sancto Emmeramo (Author) | Petrus, Aureoli (Author) | Petrus, de Braco (Author) | Richardus, de Sancto Victore (Author) | Thomas, von Kempen (Author) Found in: Standard description
This composite manuscript is from the library of the Carthusian Monastery of Basel; it contains the first part of the Orationes et meditationes de vita Christi by the mystic Thomas à Kempis (1379-1471), one of the most important representatives of the Devotio moderna. The script and decoration of the fascicle indicate a Dutch school. A central printed part is followed by a collection of supplications and prayers in Latin.
Online Since: 12/14/2017
- Thomas, von Kempen: De resurrectione Christi et apparitionibus eius deque ascensione, pentecoste et aliis quibusdam (1r-39v)
Incipit: Benedico et gracias ago tibi domine Ihesu Christe salvator mundi 12r, Ende cap. 6 cod. = D 2, 1, 5: O Magdalena Christi dulcedine plena | Gratia septena fulcisti verna serena | Memor esto mei nobilis sponsa dei
Explicit: c. 32 cod. = D 2, 2, 7 equalis in gloria per infinita secula seculorum. Amen
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- Thomas, von Kempen: De vita et beneficiis salvatoris Iesu Christi devotissime meditationes cum gratiarum actione Druckschrift (41r-112r) Found in: Standard description
- Amerbach, Johannes (Former possessor) | Heinrich Arnoldi (Author) | Louber, Jakob (Author) | Louber, Jakob (Librarian) | Loy, Johannes (Scribe) | Moser, Urban (Librarian) | Thomas, von Kempen (Author) Found in: Standard description
This manuscript contains a collection of prayers and texts for contemplation. Some pages are torn. Entire quires have been ripped out.
Online Since: 11/10/2016
- Thomas, von Kempen: Oratio de passione domini. (79v–80r)
Incipit: Respice clementissime pater de sanctuario tuo
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- Beda, Venerabilis (Author) | Marquard, von Lindau (Author) | Thomas, von Kempen (Author) Found in: Standard description
This composite manuscript in Northeastern Swiss-Alemannic dialect was probably written for the community of the sisters of St. Georgen above St. Gall; it contains numerous shorter and longer texts by known and unknown authors, among them: pp. 1−106: Thomas à Kempis, 3rd book of the Imitatio Christi; pp. 106−123: Bonaventure, excerpts from the work De triplici via; pp. 124−126: preacher of St. Georgen, sermon Geistliche Blume; pp. 126−134: Meister Eckhart (attributed), treatise Von der Vollkommenheit; pp. 135−166: Johannes Tauler, sermon on Mt 13,8 and other sermon excerpts; pp. 167−181: two anonymous sermons Vom Leiden und Meiden; pp. 184−259: treatise from the “Schwester Katrei"; pp. 259−268 anonymous didactic dialog with Timothy's questions to Paul; pp. 271−372: Johannes of Neumarkt, excerpts from the 3rd so-called Jerome letter; pp. 377−407: Marquard of Lindau, Job-treatise; pp. 409−434 and pp. 472−481 (wrongly bound together by a bookbinder): Das Buch des Lebens by an anonymous author; pp. 435−442: excerpts from Meister Wichwolt (Cronica Alexandri des grossen Königs); pp. 446−448: Ps.-Bertold of Regensburg, Bertold's ten lessons for a spiritual sister. About half of the texts were written by the Reformist monk Friedrich Kölner from Hersfeld, who was active at St. Gall Abbey from 1430 until 1436; the other parts were written in the 15th century by three other hands.
Online Since: 03/17/2016
- Arx, Ildefons von (Librarian) | Bertholdus, Ratisbonensis (Author) | Bonaventura, Sanctus (Author) | Eckhart, Meister (Author) | Friedrich, Kölner (Scribe) | Johannes, von Neumarkt (Author) | Marquard, von Lindau (Author) | Tauler, Johannes (Author) | Thomas, von Kempen (Author) Found in: Standard description
- Arx, Ildefons von (Librarian) | Bertholdus, Ratisbonensis (Author) | Bonaventura, Sanctus (Author) | Eckhart, Meister (Author) | Friedrich, Kölner (Scribe) | Johannes, von Neumarkt (Author) | Marquard, von Lindau (Author) | Tauler, Johannes (Author) | Thomas, von Kempen (Author) Found in: Additional description
The monk Friedrich Kölner (also Colner), originally from Hersfeld Abbey in Northern Hesse, was active at the Monastery of St. Gall between 1430 and 1436; together with several confreres, he introduced internal reforms there. At this time Friedrich Kölner also served as confessor for the quasi-monastic community of sisters of St. Georgen above St. Gall. For them he translated numerous texts from Latin into German. The texts in Cod. Sang. 998 are primarily about virginity and chastity. The volume contains numerous sentences of the church fathers in Alemannic with Middle German reflexes; texts by Bernard of Clairvaux are frequent. In addition the volume contains translations of books I and II (pp. 67-139; pp. 141-187) of Imitatio Christi by Thomas à Kempis, various sermons and excerpts, translated into German, from the treatise for novices by David of Augsburg De exterioris et interioris hominis compositione secundum triplicem (pp. 291−299 and pp. 319−338).
Online Since: 10/08/2015
- Arx, Ildefons von (Librarian) | Augustinus, Aurelius (Author) | Bernardus, Claraevallensis (Author) | David, de Augusta (Author) | Friedrich, Kölner (Author) | Friedrich, Kölner (Scribe) | Thomas, von Kempen (Author) Found in: Standard description
- Arx, Ildefons von (Librarian) | Augustinus, Aurelius (Author) | Bernardus, Claraevallensis (Author) | David, de Augusta (Author) | Friedrich, Kölner (Author) | Friedrich, Kölner (Scribe) | Thomas, von Kempen (Author) Found in: Additional description