Audi israel precepta domini et ea in corde tuo (Deu. 4:1) [...] In verbis propositis spiritus sanctus circa diuina precepta tria tangit
quod vinum nobis meritis gloriose virginis prestare dignetur eius filius benedictus qu cum patre et spiritu sancto est vnus deus benedictus in secula seculorum amen
Vt autem in isto tractatu contenta legenti promptius occurant hinc est quod puncta nobiliora in presenti tabula seriatim tulis designare
Explicit tabula super tractatum decem preceptorum editum pro instructionem simplicium ad laudem dei et profectum animarum Cui sit honor et gloria per infinita secula seculorum Amen
The table of content is introduced by a short introduction, which is then followed by a list of chapters and subchapters keyed to the text with letters that are found in the margin of the text.
Parts of one type of watermark, most likely a tower, visible on the inner edge of the leaves, e.g. f. 102.
Foliation
Modern foliation in pencil (from ff. 55–105 the foliation has been corrected).
Unit 1
ff. 1–54: contemporary foliation 1-54, and some sort of chapter markers with letters and Roman numerals.
Collation
1-5(10), 6(1+10), 7-9(8), 10(1+1+1+4), 11(12+1)
VisColl collation. Structure of quire 10 tentative, most likely it originally conisted of 8 leaves, but three of the remaining leaves are today almost detached. Parchment guards at the centre of each quire, and between first and second quire.
ff. 10v–50v: Catchwords written inside a single or double frame with red ink strike-through.
Condition
Unit 1
Paper stained in many places.
Unit 2
Leaves stained and ink smudged in places. ff. 88v–89r: large red ink stain in the outer margin.
Unit 3
Leaves dirty and partially or fully detached from the binding. Several quires have been removed at the end, which has caused a break or gap in the inside of the spine. A booklet made of modern paper has been added for support (visible on Fore-edge).
(ff. 86r–92v)Gothic cursiva antiquior (both looped and unlooped ascenders occur).
Unit 3
Hand 4
(ff. 93r–105v)Gothic cursive. The text on these leaves varies a great deal in terms of ink and the size of the script. It may be written by several different hands, but it is also possible that it is the same scribe using different pens.
Additions
Binding/Endleaves
(LCI)
Upper left corner, National Library book label.
(RCI)
Top of page, in black ink by a medieval hand: ‘Ad carthusienses prope erffordiam’; right margin, written perpendicular to the previous text:‘ Theodericus de luneborg leuoldi procurator’; the pastedown also contains some scribblings or pen-trials by a medieval hand.
Unit 1
(f. Note_1r)
Small paper note stored in a modern envelope. The text is a list of content written by a medieval hand: ‘hic liber est fratrum carthusiensium prope erffordiam Contenta henricus de frimaria circa X precepta cum triplici sensu cuiuslibet cum tabula in fine eiusdem tractatus Exposicio bona dominice oracionis Similiter super angelicam salutacionem secundum sensum literalem et misticam Et videntur ambe eiusdem henrici de Frimaria Tractatus beati Thome de Racionibus fidei ad cantorem Anthiocenum Aliqua capitula pulcra de sancta trinitate et de verbo patris Sumpta ex libro beato Thome de fide spe et caritate ’.
(f. Note_1v)
Same hans as on the recto: ‘hic liber est fratrum carthusiensium prope Erffordiam Contenta hic ’ (the last two words smudged or erased).
(f. 1r)
Top margin (to the right of the rubric ‘Prologus’): ‘Hic sunt hec de decem preceptis cum tabula sua in fine Item Exposicio super pater noster bona Amen Item Exposicio super Ave maria Vrimariensis Item tractatus beati thome de racionibus fidei ’ (to the left of ‘Prologus’ with a signe-de-renvoi): ‘Idem de fide spe et caritate Item liber de adam et eua Item de david Item de nativitate marie et assumpcione eius Oracio de corpore Christi Item Methodius liber eius Item sermo de nativitate christi Item de ultimo iudicio et de 15 signis et de antichristo Item de sancto paulo ’ (below the phrase ‘de primo’ with a signe-de-renvoi:) ‘apostolo scilicet eius conversione Item casus episcopales et aliorum Item de Confessione et cetera Item de vestibus sacerdotalibus ?et alia scil. super? Missam albertus magnus ’. Bottom margin, in pencil by a modern hand: ‘Cartusiae
Erfordiensis’; below, in ink by a modern hand: ‘inköpt till Kgl. Bibl. fr G. Stephens 23/10 1848’.
(ff. 1r–61r)
Framed tituli and keywords by the scribe in the marigins and marginal additions by at least one contemporary hand.
Unit 2
(ff. 62r–84r)
Additions by one or several contemporary hands in the margin. The additions consist of corrections, comments, and nota-marks.
(ff. 86r–92v)
Additions framed in red triangels by the scribe in the margins. The additions consist of summaries or key-words from the text. There are also additions by a second hand, e.g. on (f. 90r).
Unit 3
(ff. 93r–105v)
Additions in the margins by at least two different contemporary hands. The additions consist of corrections, phrases such as ‘Nota bene’ on (f. 93v), and comments on the state of the text, e.g. (f. 94v), bottom margin: ‘hic ulla/-us deficit’.
Decorations
Unit 1
Main text in brown ink, capitals touched in red, lemma underlined in red.
(ff. 1r–60v): plain initials over 2-4 lines in red.
(f. 33), (f. 38), (f. 45), (f. 49), (f. 51): bookmarks in red paper glued to the page.
Unit 2
Main text in black-brown ink, capitals touched in red, rubrics in red.
(f. 62r): text opens with plain initials over 4 lines in red.
(ff. 63v–85r): plain initials over 2-3 lines in red.
(f. 86r): text opens with plain initials in red with some penwork over 5 lines.
(ff. 88r–91r): plain initials over 3-4 lines in red.
(f. 62): bookmarks in red paper glued to the page.
Main text in brown ink, capitals touched in red, rubrics underlined in red.
(ff. 93r–96r): plain initials over 2-3 lines in red.
(ff. 98r–105r): space reserved for initials, often with guide letters.
(f. 93): bookmarks in red paper glued to the page.
Binding
Medieval binding. Red leather over bevelled wooden boards. 4 double raised bands and endbands. Brass hook and clasp. LCO, in ink by a medieval hand on a parchment label: ‘Super x precepta exposicio Henrici de Frimaria Exposicio bona valde super dominicam oracionem et angelicam salutacionem Thomas de racionibus fidei Methodius et cetera’; beneath, traces of a removed label. Spine, traces of a removed label; fragments of an old label; stamped in gold: ‘A 199’.
RCI: pastedown consist of a fragment from a theological manuscript. The side facing out is blank, but the leaf is partially detached from the cover and text on the other side is visible in the lower left corner. The same leaf is visible on Stub_1.
195 ×
150 ×
50 mm
Leather worn and very faded. Boards exposed at corners. Endbands exposed. The RCO is full of holes from bookworms.
The manuscript was sold at auction in 1836 as part of the library of book collector Friedrich Gottlieb Julius von Bülow. Presumably, it had come into von Bülow's possession earlier in the 19th century, when the charterhouse was secularized. In von Bülow's collection the manuscript was listed as ‘no. 447’ and in the Carthusian collection as ‘H. 29’ (see Lehmann (1935), p. 6).
