Gertrudis, de Helfta (1258-1301)
This German book of meditations and prayers for Dominican nuns was produced at the Inselkloster St. Michael in Bern. It contains, inter alia, numerous excerpts from the writings of Gertrud of Helfta and Mechthild of Hackeborn. Most of it was written in 1507 by Sister Luzia von Moos. Beginning in the 17th century the manuscript is known to have been in the possession of the Solothurn family Gugger; at the beginning of the 19th century it was obtained by the Solothurn City Library.
Online Since: 12/21/2009
- Gertrudis, de Helfta: Zur Beschneidung des Christuskindes (63v-64v)
Incipit: An dem jngonden jar tag als Christus beschnitten ward Do sprach sy zů dem herren O du aller süssestes lieb
Explicit: dz lieht der woren erkentnus uss dem schin mines götlichen hertzen
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- Gertrudis, de Helfta: Zu Epiphanias (70v-71v)
Incipit: An dem hochzittlichen tag der Epyphanie do hett sy got gerne etwas geopfret mit den dry kunigen
Explicit: zů einer erfüllung der gebresten aller creaturen
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- Gertrudis, de Helfta: Ein botte der götlichen miltekeit (96v-98v)
Incipit: So sy an dem helgen balm tag süssenklich nos dir götlich wirtschaft, do sproch sy zů dem herren
Explicit: dz er do von entphochen wirt die frucht des ewigen lebens
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- Gertrudis, de Helfta: Ein botte der götlichen miltekeit, Kap 88 (101r)
Incipit: Zů dem ersten so lob mich dz ich den mönschen geschaffen hab noch miner gelichnis vnd noch minem bild
Explicit: zuo dem fierden mol, dz du mich bittest für alle die, die ir werck noch miner göttlichen ordnung ye vollbracht hand dz sy noch minem lob bestettiget werdent
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- Gertrudis, de Helfta: Ein botte der götlichen miltekeit, Kap 91, 2-64 (101r-105r)
Incipit: Zue einem andren mol do sprach sy zue dem herren O du einiges lieb
Explicit: gib mir din roch so will ich sy dir uss richten
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- Gertrudis, de Helfta (Author) | Gugger, Urs (Former possessor) | Mechthild, von Hackeborn (Author) | Vatter, Johannes (Bookbinder) Found in: Standard description
- Gertrudis, de Helfta (Author) | Gugger, Urs (Former possessor) | Mechthild, von Hackeborn (Author) | Vatter, Johannes (Bookbinder) Found in: Additional description
This manuscript, written around 1500 by the Sisters of the third order of St. Francis at Wonnenstein near Teufen, not far from St. Gall, contains as an introduction a register (pp. 1−9) of manuscripts and printed works held in the convent library, compiled around 1500; it has a total of 110 entries. The majority consist of ascetic-edifying treatises; among them are Brother Conrad Nater's German translations of Bonaventure's Regula novitiorum (pp. 15−107), the German version of David of Augsburg's De exterioris et interioris hominis compositione (pp. 109−188), the Ermahnung zu einem wahren klösterlichen Leben by the Franciscan monk Heinrich Vigilis of Weissenburg (pp. 190−223), the treatise Die besessene Nonne Agnes (pp. 225−404), a treatise on the passion attributed to Bernardino of Siena (Lernung das lyden unsers lieben heren zu betrachten; pp. 406−475), revelations by the mystics Gertrude of Helfta and Christine Ebner (pp. 476−486), Bonaventure's Soliloquium in a shortened German version (pp. 496−713), as well as the treatise Vom Reuer, Wirker und Schauer by the so-called Kuttenmann (pp. 717−727). On 11 February 1782, the St. Gall Abbey librarian Johann Nepomuk Hauntinger (1756−1823) acquired this manuscript, together with four other manuscripts (today Cod. Sang. 972a, Cod. Sang. 976, Cod. Sang. 977 and Cod. Sang. 991) from the community of Capuchin nuns at Wonnenstein.
Online Since: 06/25/2015
- Bernardinus, Senensis (Author) | Bonaventura, Sanctus (Author) | David, de Augusta (Author) | Ebner, Christine (Author) | Gertrudis, de Helfta (Author) | Kuttenmann (Author) | Vigilis, Heinrich (Author) Found in: Standard description
- Bernardinus, Senensis (Author) | Bonaventura, Sanctus (Author) | David, de Augusta (Author) | Ebner, Christine (Author) | Gertrudis, de Helfta (Author) | Kuttenmann (Author) | Vigilis, Heinrich (Author) Found in: Additional description