Summary:
Robert of Melun (d. 1167) was an English scholastic theologian and,
later in life, bishop of Hereford. Among two works with
Quaestiones, he wrote - but did not finish - a work called
Sententiae or Summa Theologica. In this work he posed some
significant statements regarding the position of princes. According
to Robert, Biblical grounds exist for opposing a tyrannic ruler,
and if a prince harmed the Church, excommunicating him was a
rightful reaction. This position is likely connected to his own
experiences: he was a participant in the conflict between Henry II
of England and Thomas Becket and showed considerable sympathy for
the latter. This manuscript is written in the early thirteenth
century (or possibly somewhat earlier). The text is presented in
two columns per page. The larger initials are bichrome and
decorated in red and blue, while the smaller ones are monochrome;
mostly in red, occasionally in blue. Special attention is given to
the initial of the first part, which is illuminated and decorated
with gold leaf. Within a 'N' a scribe (Robert?) is seated, writing
on wax tablets. The broad outer margins are filled with notes and
remarks. The first and last leaves carry the cross-shaped stamp of
Ten Duinen. Of special interest are the two fly leaves at the
front. They are at least two centuries older than the manuscript
and once formed part of a collection of homilies written in the
tenth century. As more leaves ended up in the bindings of books
that formerly belonged to Ter Doest, it can be assumed that it was
disbound and reused at the end of the Middle Ages. The pastedown at
the back, detached during restauration in 2010, once formed part of
a late medieval copy of the Venerable Bede's Expositio in Marci
evangelium. The binding is restored with conservation (and partial
restoration) of the wooden boards. The spine is renewed and covered
with white leather. [Summary by Dr. Mark Vermeer] Title:
Sentencie magistri Roberti de Meleduno [titel fenestra] Note:
Inc. (f. 1r): 'De modis colligendi summas et docendi. Non nullorum
scribendi consuetudo est'; expl. (f. 305r): 'ipsa extrema non esse
disiuncta necesse necesse'
De twee voorste schutbladen zijn afkomstig uit een 10de-eeuwse
prekenbundel; cf. mss. 13, 42, 61, 65, 75, 78, 193, 347, 349,
404
Achterste dekblad (losgemaakt na restauratie in 2010) is afkomstig
uit een laat-middeleeuwse kopie van In Marci evangelium expositio
van Beda Venerabilis
Folio's 7, 22bis, 119bis zijn geen volledige vellen Topic general subdivision:
Godsdienst Material:
Perkament Extent:
ii + 305 ff. Dimensions:
36 x 26 cm Decoration and binding:
lombarden
gedecoreerde initialen
gehistorieerde initialen
Middeleeuwse band Script:
gotische textualis Provenance:
Cisterciënzerabdij Ter Doest (S.O.Cist.)
Cisterciënzerabdij Ten Duinen (S.O.Cist.)
