Einsiedeln, Stiftsbibliothek Ms 281 (886)

s. VIII

211x130mm   

CLA VII, 875

Originally, this manuscript was a larger collection of sermons and pastoral texts.
After p. 141 a section of 95 pages has been removed and bound into another manuscript: Einsiedeln, Stiftsbiblithek Ms. 199 (638), pp. 431-526.

The description of this manuscript is provided by Kirsten Ataoguz.

Rhaetian and Alemannic minuscule
pp. 1-4
 Regula Benedicti, ch. 4 (Instrumenta bonorum operum)
 CCSL 75, pp. 31-37
 Inc.: Haec sunt instrumenta bonorum operum    
pp. 4-13
 Admonitio domni Caesarii = Caesarius of Arles, Sermo 60 = Augustine, Sermo 256
 online; CCSL 103, pp. 263-266 $$$$

 Inc.: Multi de fratribus vel filiis nostris solliciti sunt
pp. 13-21
 Homilia de die sancto Paschae
 Unedited; Morin:  “Barbarae aetatis barbarus
fetus, qui nihil ad rem nostram attinet.” Also in Rhenaug. 140
 Inc. O fratres dilectissimi presentem diem venerare debemus
pp. 21-29
 Admonitio domni Caesarii = Caesarius, Sermo 64

 online; CCSL 103, pp. 275-278

 Inc. Quotiens evenerit fratres karissimi

pp. 29-37
 Omeila sancti Agustini episcopi de die iudicii = Caesarius, Sermo  158
 online; CCSL 104, pp. 645-648

 Inc. Audivimus cum evangelium legeretur
pp. 37-42
 Sancti Agustini episcopi... = Caesarius of Arles, Sermo 31.128.25-129.9 with additions before and after, ascr. to Augustine
 online; CCSL 103, pp.134-138
 Inc. Pius dominus et misericors
pp. 42-44
 Sermo de penitentia = Caesarius, Sermo 62
 online; CCSL 103, pp. 271-282, otherwise only in Karlsruhe, Landesbibl. 249.
Inc. Saepe advertimus dilectissimi
pp. 44-47
 Sermo sancti Agustini episcopi de die iudicii = Ps.-Augustine, Sermo 251
 PL 39, col. 2210
 Inc. O fratres karissimi quam timendus est nobis 
pp. 47-49
 Ratio de baptismo provulorum
 Unedited, also in St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek 2, pp. 567-568
Inc. Quur parvuli non baptizantur
pp. 49-50
 Cassian, Collationes V, ch. 2, possibly
Eutropius, Ep. de octo vitiis

 Source Chrétiennes, vol. 42, p. 190
compare to ed. Diaz y Diaz, Anecdota Visigotica, vol. 1, pp 27-35
 Inc. Octo sunt principalia vitia

Hiericho interpretatur luna... Gallilea in transmigratio facta interpretatur
 See Testimonia Patrum I, ch. 2 (CCL 108D, p. 91.
pp. 50-53
 Ioca monachorum

 CPL 1155f, PL Supplementum 4, col. 927-933?

 Inc. Q. Quid primum ex deo processit?  R. Fiat lux.
pp. 53-59
 De orthographia

 ed. Hermann Hagen, Anecdota Helvetica, pp. 297-299 (imperfect transcription)
 Inc. Religio ideo dicitur quod  
pp. 59
 [Interpretatio nominum]

 		Unedited

 Inc. Theoria id est contemplativa
Exp. alienatio interpretatur.
pp. 60-77
 Sententias de floratibus diversis
 Unedited, questions and answers
 Inc. Homo pro qui dicitur? R. Homo dictus ab humo quia
pp. 78-82
 Admonitio christianorum sancti Cesarii = Sermo 80
 online; CCSL 103, pp. 328-330
 Inc. Rogo vos fratres karissimi quotiens
pp. 82-87
 De anima quando migratur de corpore
 PL Supplementum 4, col. 1980-1981
 Inc. Remedia peccatorum fratres
pp. 94-101
 Homilia sancti Agustini de letaniis = Caesarius, Sermo 207
 online; CCSL 104, pp. 828-831
 Inc. Ecce fratres dies  
pp. 101-108
 Homilia sancti Agustini de sacrilegia = Ps. Augustine, Sermo de sacrilegia
 PL Supplementum 4, col. 969-973
 Inc. Fratres karissimi admonitio divina cessare
pp. 108-115
 De reddendis decimis sermo = Caesarius, Sermo 33
 online; CCSL 103, pp. 143-147
 Inc. Propicio Christi, fratres karissimi
pp. 115-124
 Sermo in parociis satis necessarius = Caesarius, Sermo 13
 online; CCSL 103, pp. 64-68 Inc. Rogo vos fratres karissimi ut attentius cogitemus quare
pp. 124-130
 Sermo de elimosine largitate satis negessarius =
Caesarius, Sermo 157
 online; CCSL 104, pp. 641-645 Inc. Modo cum evangelica lectio legeretur
pp. 130-136
 Sermo de solemnitate martyr. ordo = Caesarius, Sermo 223
 online; CCSL 104, pp. 882-885
 Inc. Quotienscumque fratres carissimi sanctorum martyrum
pp. 136-146
 De castitate etiam cum uxoribus conservanda et de diebus festis = Caesarius, Sermo 44
 online; CCSL 103, pp. 195-200
 Inc. Magnum mihi gaudium
pp. 146-148
 Cyprian, Sermo de voluntate dei
 PL Supplementum 1, col. 51-52 Inc. Qui fecerit voluntatem domini manet voluntate dei
pp. 148
 Vitae Patrum V, ch. 3.4
 PL 73, col. 861
 Inc. Dixit abbas helias: ego tres res timeo

The next section of this collection appears
in Ms. Einsiedeln, Stiftsbibliothek 199,
pp. 431-526. The collection continues on p. 149

pp. 149-157
Ubi populus admonetur = Caesarius, Sermo 14 online; CCSL 103, pp. 69-72
 Inc. Magnum nobis gaudium fecit
pp. 157-162 Sermo de paenitentia Unedited, on Matthew 2.3 elements form Gregory the Great, Homilia 12 CHECK; Caesarius, Sermo 179, biblical citations etc. Inc. Dominus dicit in evangelio paenitentiam
pp. 162-169 Sancti Agustini in natalem Dei = Caesarius, Sermo 188 online; CCSL 104, pp. 767-770
 Inc. Sanctam et desiderabilem
pp. 169-176 Homelia de Quadragesima = Caesarius, Sermo 198 online; CCSL 104, pp. 799-802
 Inc. Dominus et salvator noster
pp. 176-178 Tribus modis diabulus Unedited Inc. Tribus modis diabulus
                       
De psalmo trecesimo III Undited, cites Psalm 33.15 Inc. Deverte a malo et fac bonum

Prima est caritas Unedited Inc. Prima est caritas

Septem modis Unedited
 Inc. Septem modis

Quid enim in psalmis Unedited Inc. Quid enim in psalmis

Literature:
  • Ataogz, Kirsten, The Apostolic Commissioning of the Monks of Saint John in Müstair, Switzerland: Painting and Preaching in a Churraetian Monastery, PhD thesis Harvard 2007 (in revision for publication).
  • Hauswald, Eckhard, Pirmin Scarapsus. Einleitung und Edition, PhD-thesis University of Konstanz 2006, pp. XLII-XLVI: link.
  • Meier, Gabriel, Catalogus codicum manuscriptorum qui in bibliotheca monasterii Einsiedlensis servantur, vol. 1, pp. 255-259, google books.