Johannes, von Weißenburg (ca. 1379/99)
This small-format composite manuscript contains numerous pieces of mysticism, such as sermons, treatises (excerpts), instructions and sayings by, among others, Meister Eckhart, Heinrich von Ekkewint and Johannes von Sterngassen. The volume was written by two different hands; the first of these complains in red ink on f. 379r that anyone unable to write could have no idea how torturous such work is. A note of ownership by abbey librarian Georg Carpentarius (around 1487-1531) and the old shelfmark E xxvi associates the manuscript with the library of the Carthusian Monastery of Basel. As most of the German-language manuscripts at the monastery, it was part of the lay brothers' library.
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- Johannes, von Weißenburg: Traktat über die Armut (381v-383v)
Incipit: Sant Augustinus spricht: Gottes knecht lidet frölich búrdi der armuͦt. Kassiderus spricht: Ist der arm mönsche hoffertig so ist er vor got nút arm. Hofart ist ein untugent [382v] wand die willosen menschen sint ingesinde gottes und ir wonunge sint in dem himel. Und Paulus [383r] conversacio nostra in celus est et zetera [= Phil. 3,20]. [Darunter Strich, dann:] hab einen ingetanen wandel und bis nút us brúchig
Explicit: lebe als kein menschlich creature me si denne du und got allein.
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- Bitz, Wilhelm (Restorer) | Carpentarii, Georgius (Librarian) | Eckhart, Meister (Author) | Franke, Johannes (Author) | Heinrich, von Ekkewint (Author) | Johannes, de Sterngassen (Author) | Johannes, von Weißenburg (Author) | Kraft, von Boyberg (Author) | Moser, Urban (Librarian) | Sieber, Ludwig (Librarian) Found in: Standard description