Summary:
This manuscript contains the 'Secunda secundae partis' of the Summa
Theologica of the pre-eminent scholastic theologian Thomas Aquinas
(1225-1274). In three parts, of which part II is divided into two
sub parts (prima secundae and secunda secundae), Aquinas condensed
practically all knowledge on theology, science, and philosophy. It
has since become one of the major works of medieval Christianity.
Part II discusses ethics and morality, with the 'secunda secundae'
treating - in 189 questions - the theological virtues, the cardinal
virtues, the graces, and the states of life. Apart from the text
itself, an index is present at the end of the work. On the basis of
physical characteristics, it is assumed that this manuscript has a
background similar to mss. 195, 197 and 199. As these volumes
correspond to parts I, II.1 ('prima secundae') and III, it is
possible that ms. 563 completed the set as the fourth volume. If
this is indeed the case, then the manuscript might have been
written in northern France or Hainaut. It is however somewhat
younger than the others, dating from the late thirteenth or early
fourteenth century. The ownership marks present in the other three
volumes is missing here, although the cross-shaped stamp of Ten
Duinen is found on the first and last leaves. The text is presented
in two columns per page, with initials in red and blue ink. Extra
attention is given to the first initial, which has been gilded and
is elaborately decorated with penwork reaching into the margins.
The volume appears to have been severely damaged, with over 80
leaves missing and the gilded initial in poor condition. The
manuscript is bound in - again heavily damaged - blindstamped calf
over wooden boards. [Summary by Dr. Mark Vermeer] Title:
Summa theologiae Note:
Bevat: Secunda secundae (ff. 1r-226r), inhoudstafel met overzicht
Quaestiones en Articuli (ff. 226r-233r)
Fysieke kenmerken van het handschrift plaatsen dit volume in
hetzelfde milieu en dezelfde periode als Mss. 195, 197, 199;
mogelijkerwijs werd het samen met deze drie volumes gebruikt. Het
eigendomskenmerk '... Dunensis in ciuitate Brugensi', dat de andere
handschriften typeert, ontbreekt evenwel in dit volume. Het
Duinenkruisje is wel aanwezig
Vooraan en achteraan is een bifolio afkomstig uit een liturgisch
handschrift gebruikt als dekblad en schutblad Topic general subdivision:
Godsdienst Material:
Perkament Extent:
i + 233 ff. + i Dimensions:
36 x 25 cm Decoration and binding:
(Cfr. Mss. 195, 197, 199)
Primitieve duinenfoliëring
gedecoreerde initialen
randdecoratie
Middeleeuwse band Script:
gotische textualis Provenance:
Cisterciënzerabdij Ten Duinen (S.O.Cist.) Genre/form:
Encyclopedieën en summa's
Traktaten theologie
