Manuscripts of the Dijon version of the Speculum Historiale (Ha)
Speculum Historiale (Dijon version), beginning of Vincent's dedicatory letter to king Louis IX, from manuscript Chalons-sur-Saône, Bibliothèque municipale 5, fol. Fr (detail)
This page departs from the presentation of the genesis of the Speculum Historiale (see Overview of genesis) and its components (see Components). It depends on the general introduction into the manuscript inventory of the Speculum Historiale (see Manuscripts of the Speculum Historiale).
17 manuscripts of the Dijon version of the Speculum Historiale (Ha) have been identified. Three of them contain elements of the Douai version.
- Augsburg, Universitätsbibliothek, II.1.fol.194, vol. I, books I-VI (He* I-VII); vol. II, books VII-XV (He* VIII-XV); vol. III, books XVI-XXIII (He* XVI-XXIII); and vol. IV, books XXIV-XXXI,127 (He* XXIV-XXXI,127).
- Siglum: Ha1
- I: vol IV: due to loss of leaves, the text of XXXI,128-129 is missing.
- D: vol. I: 1469 (fol. 316v: … anno domini 1469); vol. II: ca. 1470; vol. III: 1470 (fol. 348r: Expedita est ista pars speculi anno domini mocccco lxxo, sancte Agnetis uirginis [!]; vol. IV: ca. 1470.
- P: Southern Germany (Füssen, or region of Augsburg); the scribe of vol. I was Ulricus Satzger, vicarius in Stötten (fol. 316v: Explicit prima pars libri speculi hystorialis … quem scripsit Vlricus Saczger …); vol. II was produced by Leonhardus Traber, probably a monk of the cloister of St. Mang (fol. 347r: Scriptus per Leonhardum Traber).
- O: cl. St. Mang in Füssen O.S.B.; since ca. 1802 in Harburg über Donauwirth, Fürstl. Öttingen-Wallerstein'sche Bibliothek; acquired by the Free State of Bavaria in 1980 on behalf of the University Library Augsburg.
- Chalon-sur-Saône, Bibliothèque municipale, 5, books I-VII,148 (He* I-VIII,137)
- Siglum: Ha2
- I: Due to loss of leaves, the text of VII,149 is missing.
- D: early 14th century
- P: France
- O: cl. La Ferté-sur-Grosne O.Cist.
- Digital facsimile.
- Dijon, Bibliothèque municipale, 568, books I-VII (He* I-VIII); Brussels, Bibliothèque royale, 17970, books VIII-XV (He* IX-XV); Dijon, Bibliothèque municipale, 569, books XVI-XXIII,2 (He* XVI-XXIII,2)
- Siglum: Ha3
- I: Dijon 569: due to loss of quires, the text of book XXIII is incomplete.
- D: 2nd half of 13th century (ca. 1260?)
- P: France (region of Paris)
- O: This manuscript may have come from cl. Royaumont O.Cist., as the erased words Liber Beate Marie de Regali Monte in Dijon 568, fol. 264r, might suggest (but it is also possible that the scribe unthinkingly copied these words from his exemplar); cl. Cîteaux O.Cist.; Brussels 17970 was owned by Barthélemy Mercier, librarian of Ste. Geneviève at Parijs, and in 1799 acquired by Charles Van Hulthem.
- Digital facsimile of Dijon 568; facsimile of one image from Dijon 569.
- R: cf. Nc2
- Eichstätt, Universitätsbibliothek, Staats- und Seminarbibliothek 180, books XXV-XXXII (He* XXIV-XXXI)
- Siglum: Ha14
- D: 1462
- P: Southern Germany, by the scribe "Ge. Wal."
- O: Eichstätt, cl. Sankt Peter O.P.
- Erlangen, Universitätsbibliothek, 407/1, books XVI-XXIII (He* XVI-XXIII); 407/2, books XXIV-XXXI (He* XXIV-XXXI)
- Siglum: Ha4
- D: ca. 1286-1300
- P: Southern Germany
- O: cl. Heilsbronn O.Cist. (owner marks Liber iste est beate marie uirginis in Hailsbrunn in 407/1 at fol. 169v, and in 407/2 at fol. 199v); probably acquired when Heinrich von Hirschlach (1282-1317) was abbott of Heilsbronn.
- Graz, Universitätsbibliothek, 529, vol. 1, books XIII,66-XVI (He* XII,68-XV); 529, vol. 2, XVI-XXIII (He* XVI-XXIII)
- Siglum: Ha5
- I: vol. I: due to loss of leaves, the text of book XIII is incomplete.
- D: vol. I: ca. 1440; vol. II: 1440.
- P: Austria; vol. II was written at Mariazell, by commission of Hainricus, abbott of cl. St. Lambrecht O.S.B. (fol. 381r: Explicit tercia pars Speculi hystorialis finita in Cella Beate Marie Virginis de mandato uenerabilis patris et domini, domini Hainrici abbatis monasterii Sancti Lamberti anno Domini etc. XL).
- O: cl. St. Lambrecht O.S.B.
- Heidelberg, Universitätsbibliothek, Cod. Sal. IX.41,1, books I-VI (He* I-VII); Cod. Sal. IX.41,2, books XVI-XXIII (He* XVI-XXIII)
- Siglum: Ha6
- D: early 14th century
- P: Southern Germany
- O: cl. Salem O.Cist.
- L: Digital facsimiles of Cod. Sal. IX.41,1 and Cod. Sal. IX.41,2.
- Innsbruck, Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Tirol, 17, books I-VI (He* I-VII); 23, books VII-XV (He* VIII-XV); 18, books XVI-XXIII (He* XVI-XXIII)
- Siglum: Ha7
- I: ms 18: fols. 240-246, which are a later addition, contain variants of the legend of the Three Kings (Gesta et translationes and Legenda trium regum)
- D: ms. 17: ca. 1319; ms. 23: ca. 1319; ms. 18: 1319 (fol. 239v: … anno domini MCCCXIXo. Explicit iste liber.)
- P: Austria (Stams); the decoration of ms. 17 was made by Heinricus (f. 201v: Heinricus librum redimiuit floribus istum); the scribe Waltherus Nothkauf wrote mss. 23 and 18 (ms. 23, fol. 297v: Scriptus per Waltherum; ms. 18, fol. 239v: Explicit tercia pars speculi hystorialis scripta a Walthero …); ms. 18, f. 246v (added leave) mentions Qui me scribebat Vlricus nomen habebat.
- O: cl. Stams O.Cist.; ms. 17 has been on loan to cl. Wilten O.Praem. and possibly has been the exemplar of Ha8.
- L: Digital facsimile of ms. 17.
- Innsbruck, Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Tirol, 103, books I-VI (He* I-VII)
- Siglum: Ha8
- D: middle of 15th century
- P: Austria (Tirol), possibly copied from Ha7 (ms. 17)
- O: cl. Wilten O.Praem. ?
- L: Digital facsimile.
- Lambach, Stiftsbibliothek, 10, books IX-XVI (He* VIII-XV); 11, books XVII-XXIV (He* XVI-XXIII); 12, books XXV-XXXII (He* XXIV-XXXI)
- Siglum: Ha9
- D: ms. 10: 1470 (fol. 364v: Explicit liber iste Anno et cetera lxxo In uigilia Purificationis Marie intemerate uirginis); ms. 11: 1459 (fol. 360v: Explicit tercia pars speculi historialis … Sabbato die ante dominicam Inuocauit Anno domini MoCCCCo quinquagesimonono …); ms. 12: middle of 15th century.
- P: Southern Germany; ms. 11 has been written by Laurentius Roschierobecus (fol. 6r: Precedens apicem librum sequensque capitlum [!] Scriptor Laurencius Roschierobecus) at the expense of Johannes Faustus from Auerbach (fol. 360v: … de precio domini Johannis de Aurpach dictus Faustus tunc temporis predicatori [!] in Strawbinga et cetera).
- O: Johannes Faustus from Auerbach ?; present of Oswaldus Eysentaler, vicarius at Scherding, to cl. Lambach O.S.B.
- R: He29
- Munich, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, clm 2662, books IX-XVI (He* VIII-XV); clm 2663, books XVI-XXIII (He* XVI-XXIII); clm 2664, books XXIV-XXXI (He* XXIV-XXXI)
- Siglum: Ha10
- I: clm 2662: fol. 2, which is an inserted leaf, presents Vincent's dedicatory letter to king Louis IX.
- D: clm 2662: ca. 1324; clm 2663: first half of 14th century; clm 2664: first half of 14th century;
- P: Southern Germany
- O: cl. Aldersbach O.Cist.
- R: He49
- Munich, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, clm 8201B, books XVII-XXIV (He* XVI-XXIII); clm 8201C, books XXV-XXXII (He* XXIV-XXXI)
- Siglum: Ha11
- D: ca. 1332
- P: Southern Germany
- O: cl. Metten O.S.B.
- R: He51
- Munich, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, clm 28184, books XVI-XXIII (He* XVI-XXIII); clm 7988, books XXIV-XXXI (He* XXIV-XXXI)
- Siglum: Ha12
- D: ca. 1290/1300
- P: France
- O: cl. Kaisheim O.Cist.
- Rein, Cistercienserstift, Cod. Run. 98, books XVI-XXIII (He* XVI-XXIII); Cod. Run. 99, books XXIV-XXXI (He* XXIV-XXXI)
- Siglum: Ha13
- I: Cod. Run. 98 lacks book XVI,11-43 (He* XVI,11-50).
- D: first half of 15th century
- P: Austria
- O: cl. Rein O.Cist.
- R: He86
- Barcelona, Biblioteca de la Catedral, Cod. 23, books I-VII (after reworking I-VIII) (He* I-VII)
- Siglum: Hae1
- I: I: The libellus Apologeticus, the Prologue to the Speculum Historiale and the list of chapter titles are conform the Douai version (He); the text of books IV en V has been adapted and extended, for which, among other revisions, a ternio (ff. 120-125) has been inserted containing the text of He V,1-34 (first half); in line with this, the book and chapters numbers have been renumbered and the numbering of the following books has been revised too, now being VII-VIII.
- D: 14th century
- P: France
- O: ?
- Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, 8, books I-XIV (He* I-XIV)
- Siglum: Hae2
- I: Due to loss of leaves, the final chapters of the Libellus Apologeticus and the Prologue to the Speculum Historiale are missing; the list of chapter titles of books VII-VIII and XV originally conformed to He, but have been revised following Ha; the rubricator numbered books I-XIV as II-XV, this rubrication being revised afterwards; book I has lacunas due to loss of leaves; book VII contains the text of He book IX; at the back of the manuscript the list of chapter titles of books He XXI-XXXII is presented, but their numbering is changed into XX-XXXI, with lacunas for book XX due to loss of leaves.
- D: early 14th century
- P: Northern France ?
- O: Matthew Parker, fellow of Corpus Christi College, archbishop of Canterbury from 1559 to 1575.
- L: Digital facsimile.
- Krakow, Biblioteka Jagiellońska, Rkp. 442 III, books I-VII (He* I-VII)
- Siglum: Hae3
- I: The alphabetical index, Libellus Apologeticus en Prologue to the Speculum Historiale conform to He.
- D: first quarter of the 15th century
- P: Poland (Kraków)
- O: Johannes of Radochoce († 1450); Kraków, University (at the verso of the first fly-leaf: Liber datus per magistrum Iohannem de Radochoncza pro Collegio artistarum).
- L: Digital facsimile.
