Liber moralitatum elegantissimus magnarum re[rum] naturalium Lumen animae dictus
Subtitle: cum septem apparitoribus necnon sanctorum docto[rum] orthodoxe fidei professorum : Poetarum eciam ac oratorum auctoritatibus per modu[m] pharatre s[e]c[un]d[u]m ordinem alphabeti collectis feliciter incipit
Contributors: Bérenger, de Landorre, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, approximately 1262-1330, supposed author; Farinator, Matthias, active 1477, editor; Sorg, Anton, active 15th century, printer; Otto Vollbehr Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: ... per me Anthonium Sorg ciuem Augusten[sem] artis impressorie magistrum ...
Published: 1477
Place of publication: Augsburg, Germany]
Language: lat
Number of pages: 740
Subjects: Exempla; Early works to 1600; Natural history; Early works to 1800; Sermons; Handbooks, manuals
Other titles: [Q]uamuis athena[rum] grecoru[m]q[ue] m[u]ltiplicata volumi[n]a miris odorisferisq[ue] fragra[n]tia ...; Summi michi pontificis faue[n]te gracia eius p[ar]iter ad instinctum hu[n]c d[e]creui ad laudem dei ac in salutem p[ro]ximi co[m]pilare edere[que] tractatu[m] ...; Plinius libro de mirabilib[us] mundi : Hoc ecia[m] inquit vnu[m] op[eru]m nat[ur]e mirabile [com]p[ro]bat[ur]; Misit saul apparitores vt rap[er]ent dauid i. Re. xix. Dauid qui interpretat[ur] desirabilis ...; Athanasius in ep[isto]la ad altisiodo[rum], Tunc in dei veraciter accendi poteus caritate ...; Lumen anime
Work titles: Lumen animae
Notes: A collection of exempla drawn from natural history, designed for assistance in the writing of sermons.

Variously attributed to Berenger of Landorra, Godefridus de Vorau, John XXII, and Matthias Farinator; this text identified as being by Godefridus de Vorau by Mary A. Rouse and Richard H. Rouse, "The texts called 'Lumen anime'" in: Archivum Fratrum Praedicatorum, v. 41, 1971, p. [5]-113.

Title from incipit, leaf [1]1 verso.

Prepared for publication by Matthias Farinator, who added two subject indexes and wrote the preface.

Imprint from colophon.

In 2 parts. The first part has lxxiv chapters of natural exempla; its chapter lxxv is the tract on the virtues and vices. The second part is a collection of florilegia.

Signatures: [1-5]¹⁰ [6]⁸ [7-12]¹⁰ [13]⁸ [14-30]¹⁰ [31]⁸ [32-37]¹⁰ [38]⁶ (leaf [7]1 blank).

Some capital spaces with guide letters.

LC copy has some printed initials colored red; initials, underlining, and capital strokes in red. Some marginal ms. annotations in black and red. Most decoration and annotation ends with gathering [23]. Printed waste used on the pastedowns.

Goff L-393

Hain 10329*

GW M16911

BM 15th cent., II, p. 344 (IB. 5811)

ISTC (online) ib00341400

LC copy has inscription: In usum Fratrum Montis S: Georgii. Ink stamp: E.