2309
Epistolae Guiberti GemblacensisTraktaatbrieven
Century: 12
Correspondence
Latin
Dioc. Liège
Duchy of Brabant
Duchy of Brabant
INCIPIT
Ep. 1: Arnulpho egregie probatis scholastico... Verbum bonum, dulce, fidele fervens et exubrans mentem meam...
EXPLICIT
Ep. 14: ... Vale et vel plagis tuis ammonitus te ipsum tandem intellige.
Sex: M- Bio: monk of the abbey of Gembloux, 1177-9 secretary of Hildegardis of Bingen and spiritual father of the monastic community of Rupertsberg in Bingen, 1180 back to Gembloux, September 1180-May 1881 and 1185-1186/87 in the abbey of Marmoutier (Tours), 1188 abbot in the abbey of Florennes (?1124/5/+1214). (NaSo 265): See Pertz and Potthast for the attribution to Guibertus Gemblacensis. (Naso 607): zie Delehaye (1888) voor de toeschrijving aan Guibertus Gemblacensis (in overeenstemming met Hervardus). (NaSo 1524): The final redaction of this letter seems to be the work of Guibertus Gemblacensis-Status author (order, function): Benedictine Monks (OSB)
EDITING
Location:Gembloux - Date:written during Guibertus' youth (1140-1150?) - Commission: /
SIZE
14 letters
CONTEXT
Guibert of Gembloux was a prolific letter writer. In addition to these letter treatises, his epistolary output also comprises a epistularium (see NaSo 524) and several letters preserved as individual letters (see NaSo 522, 2310 and 2311). According to the 'De destructione' (see NaSo 282) the letter treatises were collected into one manuscript at the request of some monks from Gembloux for their edifying character.
ABSTRACT
Collection of 14 letters written by Guibert of Gembloux during his youth en compiled into one manuscript at the end of his life (prefaced by NaSo 282). The letters are addressed to de scholaster Arnulf (1 to 6), Arnulf's brother John, a monk (7 and 8), the priest Rainer (9, 10 and 14) and Guibert's nephew, the scholaster Lambert (11 to 13). They contain but few personal information and primarily discuss religious subjects, such as spiritual combat, meditation on death and priesthood.
SOURCES
INFLUENCE
MANUSCRIPTS
Brussel/Bruxelles, Koninklijke Bibliotheek/Bibliothèque Royale
Douai, Bibliothèque Municipale
Douai, Bibliothèque Municipale
TRANSLATIONS
EDITIONS
LITERATURE
DELEHAYE (H.), 'Guibert abbé de Florennes et de Gembloux XIIe et XIIIe siècles', in: Revue des questions historiques, 46 (1889) 14-16
DEROLEZ (A.), Guiberti Gemblacensis Epistolae Pars 1: Epistolae I-XXIV, Corpus Christianorum. Continuatio Mediaeualis, LXVI (Turnhout, 1988) xi
DEROLEZ (A.), Guiberti Gemblacensis Epistolae Pars 1: Epistolae I-XXIV, Corpus Christianorum. Continuatio Mediaeualis, LXVI (Turnhout, 1988) xi
LINKS
Desiderata:
Contributor:
Sara Moens
Update:
2014-07-03 11:06:38
© The Narrative Sources from the Medieval Low Countries (Brussels: Royal Historical Commission, since 2009). URL: www.narrative-sources.be (accessed May 14th 2025).
Contributor:
Sara Moens
Update:
2014-07-03 11:06:38
© The Narrative Sources from the Medieval Low Countries (Brussels: Royal Historical Commission, since 2009). URL: www.narrative-sources.be (accessed May 14th 2025).
