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Speculum historiale sectatorum sanctorum prophetarum Eliae et Elisei, de institutione et peculiaribus gestis ac viris illustribus sacri ordinis beatissimae Dei Genetricis Virginis Mariae de monte Carmelo libri IX

Century: 15

Histories-Gesta

Latin

Dioc. Tournai
County of Flanders

INCIPIT

Prologus: Porro, cum ad profectum religiosae vitae...-- Corpus: Prophetarum igitur sanctorum filii estis...

EXPLICIT

Arnoldus Bostius

Sex: M- Bio: prior (before that possibly other function (according to Carroll subprior)) in the Carmelites' convent in Ghent, probably some time vicary and visitator in the Carmelites convent in Bruges (?16th July 1446/+4th April 1499)-Status author (order, function): Carmelite Friars (OCarm)

EDITING

Location: / - Date:before 1491 (Demaerel) - Commission: /

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CONTEXT

ABSTRACT

History of the Carmelites, since the prophetic era till the end of the 15th century. The text holds various biographies of "saints".

SOURCES

INFLUENCE

MANUSCRIPTS

Genua, Bibliotheca Universitaria, E VII 23
Milano, Biblioteca Nazionale Braidense, AE XII 22

TRANSLATIONS

EDITIONS

VIRGINE MARIAE (D. A), Speculum Carmelitanum, sive historia Eliani Ordinis Fratrum Beatissimae Virginis Mariae de Monte Carmelo, 1 (Antwerpen, 1680) 274-290 (fragment)

LITERATURE

DEMAEREL (P.), Arnoldi Bostii, O.Carm. (1446-1499), vita et epistolae. Biografisch onderzoek en kritische, gekommenteerde uitgave van zijn correspondentie, 1, Licentiaatsverhandeling (Leuven, 1983) 2-13, 17; 2
KRISTELLER (P.O.), Iter Italicum, 1 (Londen, 1965) 242 (ms. Genua)
VANDERPUTTEN (S.), Sociale perceptie en maatschappelijke positionering in de middeleeuwse monastieke historiografie (8ste-15de eeuw), Onuitgegeven doctoraatsverhandeling (Gent, 2000) 257-258

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Contributor:
Marit Gypen

Update:
2010-09-14 09:34:49