2316
Visio ad Guibertum missaCentury: 12-13
Visionary literature
Latin
Dioc. Liège
Rijnland
Duchy of Brabant
Rijnland
Duchy of Brabant
INCIPIT
In uisionem anime mee uidi ingentem rutilantis ignis nubem, similem lucide aurore que in mane solem precurrit, in quo michi tres uirtutes, scilicet humilitas, obedientia et abstinentia ...
EXPLICIT
... quatenus in quacumque die quarte uigilie que, tribus iam fere euolutis, sola tibi superest, te uocatum aduenerit, etiam sequi paratum inueniat, et, pro paruis bene dispensatis, in regno claritatis super multa constituat.
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)
Sex: M- Bio: Benedictine prophetes from the Rhineland, who started her religious life as a recluse joint to the male community of Disibodenberg en who became magistra of the women's community that later moved to the Rupertsberg near Bingen. Famous for her visionary works, her impressive letter collection, her 'scientific' works and her songs.-Status author (order, function): Benedictine Monks (OSB)
EDITING
Location:Rupertberg and/or Gembloux - Date:between 1175 and c. 1214 - Commission: /
SIZE
c. 7625 words
CONTEXT
In the manuscripts preserving this text, the vision is attributed to Hildegard of Bingen. However, several medievalists pointed out its atypical style and suggested that the text was revised by Guibert of Gembloux, Hildegard's last secretary (e.g. Newman, Herwegen), a hypothesis that was further substantiated by the stylometrical research by Kestemont, Moens & Deploige. In addition, Guibert revised the Visio de sancto Martino as well (NaSo 2317). Guibert of Gembloux assisted Hildegard as her secretary from the autumn of 1177 onwards and stayed at Rupertsberg until the summer/autumn of 1180.
ABSTRACT
Vision containing spiritual advice for Guibert of Gembloux, for example on the dignity of priesthood, on continuous vigilance, on moderation, etc. At the end Hildegard of Bingen grants Guibert the permission to stylistically 'polish' the texts she directed to him, a privilege she extended to none of her other collaborators.
SOURCES
INFLUENCE
MANUSCRIPTS
Brussel/Bruxelles, Koninklijke Bibliotheek/Bibliothèque Royale
TRANSLATIONS
EDITIONS
DEPLOIGE (J.), MOENS (S.), Hildegardis Bingensis. Opera minora II, Corpus Christianorum, Continuatio Mediaeualis, CCXXVI A (Turnhout, 2016)
LITERATURE
BURNETT MCINERNEY (M.), 'Hildegard of Bingen. Prophet and polymath', in: M. Burnett McInerney (ed.), Hildegard of Bingen: A book of essays (New York & Londen, 1998) xx
COAKLEY (J.), 'A shared endeavour? Guibert of Gembloux on Hildegard of Bingen', in: J. Coakley, Women, men and spiritual power: female saints and their male collaorators (New York, 2006) 45-67 60-66
EMBACH (M.), Die Schriften Hildegards van Bingen. Studien zu ihrer Überlieferung und Rezeption im Mittelalter und in der Frühen Neuzeit (Erudiri Sapientia, IV) (Berlijn, 2003) 496
FERRANTE (J.), 'Scribe quae vides et audis. Hildegard, her language, and her secretaries', in: D. Townsend, A. Taylor (eds.), The Tongue of the Fathers. Gender and Ideology in Twelfth-Century Latin (Philadelphia, 1998) 102-135 123 128-130
FERRANTE (J.), To the glory of her sex. Women's roles in the composition of medieval texts (Bloomington & Indianapolis, 1997) 25 (vn)
HERWEGEN (H.), Les collaborateurs de sainte Hildegarde. IV. Guibert de Gembloux, in: Revue Bénédictine, 21 (1904) 392-396
KESTEMONT (M.), MOENS (S.), DEPLOIGE (J.), 'Collaborative authorship in the twelfth century: A stylometric study of Hildegard of Bingen and Guibert of Gembloux', in: Digital Scholarship in the Humanities 30 (2015)
NEWMAN (B.), Sister of wisdom. St Hildegard's Theology of the Feminine (Berkeley, 1987) 23-24
SCHRADER (M.), FÜHRKÖTTER (A.), Die Echtheit des Schrifttums der heiligen Hildegard von Bingen. Quellenkritische Untersuchungen, Beihefte zum Archiv für Kulturgeschichte, 6 (Keulen-Graz, 1956) 182
VAN ACKER (L.), 'Der Briefwechsel der heiligen Hildegard von Bingen. Vorbemerkungen zu einer kritischen Edition', in: Revue Bénédictine, 99 (1989) 118-154 130-132
COAKLEY (J.), 'A shared endeavour? Guibert of Gembloux on Hildegard of Bingen', in: J. Coakley, Women, men and spiritual power: female saints and their male collaorators (New York, 2006) 45-67 60-66
EMBACH (M.), Die Schriften Hildegards van Bingen. Studien zu ihrer Überlieferung und Rezeption im Mittelalter und in der Frühen Neuzeit (Erudiri Sapientia, IV) (Berlijn, 2003) 496
FERRANTE (J.), 'Scribe quae vides et audis. Hildegard, her language, and her secretaries', in: D. Townsend, A. Taylor (eds.), The Tongue of the Fathers. Gender and Ideology in Twelfth-Century Latin (Philadelphia, 1998) 102-135 123 128-130
FERRANTE (J.), To the glory of her sex. Women's roles in the composition of medieval texts (Bloomington & Indianapolis, 1997) 25 (vn)
HERWEGEN (H.), Les collaborateurs de sainte Hildegarde. IV. Guibert de Gembloux, in: Revue Bénédictine, 21 (1904) 392-396
KESTEMONT (M.), MOENS (S.), DEPLOIGE (J.), 'Collaborative authorship in the twelfth century: A stylometric study of Hildegard of Bingen and Guibert of Gembloux', in: Digital Scholarship in the Humanities 30 (2015)
NEWMAN (B.), Sister of wisdom. St Hildegard's Theology of the Feminine (Berkeley, 1987) 23-24
SCHRADER (M.), FÜHRKÖTTER (A.), Die Echtheit des Schrifttums der heiligen Hildegard von Bingen. Quellenkritische Untersuchungen, Beihefte zum Archiv für Kulturgeschichte, 6 (Keulen-Graz, 1956) 182
VAN ACKER (L.), 'Der Briefwechsel der heiligen Hildegard von Bingen. Vorbemerkungen zu einer kritischen Edition', in: Revue Bénédictine, 99 (1989) 118-154 130-132
LINKS
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Contributor:
Sara Moens
Update:
2014-07-07 14:56:06
© The Narrative Sources from the Medieval Low Countries (Brussels: Royal Historical Commission, since 2009). URL: www.narrative-sources.be (accessed July 4th 2025).
Contributor:
Sara Moens
Update:
2014-07-07 14:56:06
© The Narrative Sources from the Medieval Low Countries (Brussels: Royal Historical Commission, since 2009). URL: www.narrative-sources.be (accessed July 4th 2025).
