Freidank (gest. 1233)
This late medieval book of devotion and prayer is named for its first owner, Margret Zschampi, Dominican at Klingental Convent in Basel. It is a typical manuscript for edification, in German, as they were customarily used and written at the end of the Middle Ages for private devotion, especially in women's convents and in lay communities. Margret Zschampi donated the manuscript to the Carthusian monastery of Basel, where it became part of the library for lay brothers. As part of this Carthusian library, the devotional book reached the university library of Basel in 1590. This is the only completely preserved known manuscript from the Dominican Convent of Klingental.
Online Since: 09/26/2017
- Bonaventura, Sanctus (Author) | Freidank (Author) | Iordanus, de Quedlinburgo (Author) | Louber, Jakob (Annotator) | Louber, Jakob (Librarian) | Mechthild, von Hackeborn (Author) | Seuse, Heinrich (Author) | Zschampi, Margret (Former possessor) Found in: Standard description
This manuscript, written mostly in German, consists of various parts, all of which probably date from the same time, the end of the 15th century to the beginning of the 16th century. This codex belonged to the library of the lay brothers of the Carthusian monastery in Basel and may have been written, at least in part, in this same monastery. Among the texts in this devotional book are the exemplum of the pious [female] miller, the “Guten-Morgen-Exempel” often attributed to Meister Eckhart, a recounting of the history of the Carthusian order, as well as various sermons, prayers, sayings and exempla.
Online Since: 12/14/2017
- Freidank (Author) Found in: Standard description
- Albertus, Magnus (Author) | Ambrosius, Mediolanensis (Author) | Aristoteles (Author) | Augustinus, Aurelius (Author) | Beda, Venerabilis (Author) | Bernardus, Claraevallensis (Author) | Bonaventura, Sanctus (Author) | Caesarius, Heisterbacensis (Author) | Conradus, Marburgensis (Author) | Engelhart, von Ebrach (Author) | Freidank (Author) | Hieronymus, Sophronius Eusebius (Author) | Hippocrates (Author) | Isidorus, Hispalensis (Author) | Johannes, Chrysostomus (Author) | Platon (Author) | Seneca, Lucius Annaeus (Author) Found in: Standard description