Nicolaus, de Hanapis (- 1291)
This miscellany was assembled by Friedrich von Amberg (Guardian of the Franciscan Convent of Fribourg, † 1432) from various earlier compilations and text fragments. The volume, divided into eight parts, has an extensive collection of exempla (Part 1), excerpts from the Gesta Romanorum (Parts 3, 4, 5 und 6), from the De cognicione of Helinand of Froidmont (Part 2), from Robert Holcot's Moralitates (Part 6), from Hugh of Folieto's De avibus (Part 7) and Nicholas of Hanapis‘ Liber de exemplis Sacrae scripturae (Part 8). The back cover and flyleaf contain a large part of a Fribourg charter. The formerly chained volume with a white-leather cover was restored in 2021 by Carole Jeanneret.
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- Robertus, Holcot: Exempla; Gesta Romanorum; Robertus Holcot; Hugo de Folieto; Nicolaus de Hanapis Found in: Standard description
- Nicolaus, de Hanapis: Liber de exemplis Sacrae scripturae. (166r-200v)
Incipit: Creacio rerum fuit ita mirabilis quod eius noticia non nisi per revelacionem venire potuit ad hominem
Explicit: Narravit cantor magnus Parisiensis quod quidam scolaris qui visus est Parisius mori, valde penitens et compunctus, apparuit post mortem magistro suo habens cappam de cedulis conscriptam diversis sophismatibus et arta penitencia se afflixit. Sampson leonem manibus inermis laceravit nec tamen tantam probitatem parentibus suis indicare voluit, i Regum xvii leonem manibus inermis laceravit nec tamen tantam probitatem parentibus suis indicare voluit, i Regum xvii (Idc 14,6) //
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- Caesarius, Heisterbacensis (Author) | Fridericus, de Amberg (Annotator) | Fridericus, de Amberg (Former possessor) | Gregorius I, Papa (Author) | Hélinant, de Froidmont (Author) | Hugo, de Folieto (Author) | Hugo, de Sancto Caro (Author) | Nicolaus, de Hanapis (Author) | Robertus, Holcot (Author) Found in: Standard description