Vincent of Beauvais
Vincent of Beauvais (
Biography
The exact dates of his birth and death are unknown, and not much detail has surfaced concerning his career. Conjectures place him first in the house of the
Great Mirror (Speculum Maius)
What is known of Vincent and his historical importance largely depends on his compendium
Other works
- Universal Work on the Royal Condition (Opus universale de statu principis) was described as a guideline to "provide instructions for the behaviors and duties of the prince, his family, and his court".[11] It was to be a four-part treatise, although only the first, The moral instruction of a prince, and the fourth, The education of noble children, were completed.
- The Moral Instruction of a Prince or On the Foundations of Royal Morals (De morali Principis institutione) (1260-1263), written for King Louis IX of France on the topic of kingship.[12]
- The Education of Noble Children (De eruditione filiorum nobilium) (1249).[13] This pedagogical treatise has also been viewed as a sermon expanding on the biblical passage Ecclesiasticus 7:25-26: "You have sons? Train them and care for them from boyhood. You have daughters? Guard their bodies and do not show a joyful face to them."[14] The majority of the text deals with the education of boys, with roughly one-fifth of the text devoted to the education of girls. The text is notable for being "the first medieval educational text to both systematically present a comprehensive method of instruction for lay children and to included a section devoted to girls."[11]
- The Moral Instruction of a Prince or On the Foundations of Royal Morals (De morali Principis institutione) (1260-1263), written for
- Expositio in orationem dominicam (Exposition on the Lord’s Prayer)[15]
- Liber consolatorius ad Ludovicum regem de morte filii (Book to Console King Louis after the Death of His Son), (1260)[15]
- Liber de laudibus beatae Virginis (The Book Praising the Blessed Virgin)[15]
- Liber de laudibus Johannis Evangelistae (The Book Praising John the Evangelist)[15]
- Liber de sancta Trinitate or Tractatus de sancta trinitate (The Book of the Holy Trinity), (1259-1260)[13]
- Liber gratiae (The Book of Grace), (1259-1260)[13]
- Memoriale temporum (Chronicle of the Times)[16]
- Sermones manuals de tempore. (Johann Koelhoff d. Ä., Cologne c. 1482 digitized)
- Tractatus de poenitentia (Treatise on Penance)[15]
- Tractatus in salutatione beatae Virginis Mariae ab angelo facta (Treastie on the Salutation to the Blessed Virgin Mary Made by the Angel)[15]
There are manuscript copies and modern editions of De eruditione filiorum nobilium, De morali principis institutione, Liber consolatorius ad Ludovicum regem de morte filii. There are only manuscript copies of Liber de sancta Trinitate, Memoriale temporum, Tractatus de poenitentia, and Tractatus in salutatione beatae Virginis Mariae ab angelo facta.[17]
Beyond the thirteen works that can be confidently accredited to Vincent,[18] there is the possibility of a lost work named Tractatus de vitio detractionis (Treastise on the Sin of Omission)[15] and the apocryphal fourth part to the Great Mirror, Speculum morale.[19]
Along with
See also
- List of Roman Catholic scientist-clerics
References
- ^ "Vincent de Beauvais" (in French). Arlima Archives de littérature du moyen âge. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
- ISBN 9780226260709.
- ISBN 9789004108301.
- ProQuest 1266044945.
- ^ a b c d Archer 1911, p. 90.
- ^ a b Jacobs-Pollez 2012, p. 235.
- ^ Franklin-Brown 2012, p. 11.
- ^ a b Franklin-Brown 2012, p. 95.
- ProQuest 304510158.
- ^ Franklin-Brown 2012, p. 271.
- ^ a b Jacobs-Pollez 2012, p. iv.
- .
- ^ a b c Jacobs-Pollez 2012, p. 234.
- JSTOR 2708795.
- ^ a b c d e f g Jacobs-Pollez 2012, p. 21.
- ^ Jacobs-Pollez 2012, p. 22.
- ^ Jacobs-Pollez 2012, p. 236-237.
- ^ Jacobs-Pollez 2012, p. 20.
- ^ Jacobs-Pollez 2012, p. 237.
- ISBN 978-0520051942.
- Attribution
- public domain: Archer, Thomas Andrew (1911). "Vincent of Beauvais". In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 28 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 90, 91. This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
Further reading
- Brother Potamian (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. . In Herbermann, Charles (ed.).
- A. Gabriel, The Educational Ideas of Vincent of Beauvais (2d ed., 1962)
- L. Thorndike. A History of Magic and Experimental Science. During the First Thirteen Centuries of our Era (1929) vol 2 ch 56 pp 457–76, a detailed study of the science coverage
- P. Throop, Vincent of Beauvais: The Education of Noble Children (Charlotte, VT: MedievalMS, 2011)
- P. Throop, Vincent of Beauvais: The Moral Instruction of a Prince (Charlotte, VT: MedievalMS, 2011)
External links
- A Vincent of Beauvais website.
- A concise bibliography of Vincent de Beauvais' works (Archives de littérature du Moyen Âge - Arlima).
- Works by or about Vincent of Beauvais at Internet Archive
- Speculum naturale (Google Books), Hermannus Liechtenstein, 1494.
- (in French) A chronology about life, works and context of Vincent of Beauvais Archived 2014-04-28 at the Wayback Machine and a study bibliography about the De morali principis institutione Archived 2014-04-28 at the Wayback Machine, on the personal page of Emmanuel Wald Archived 2014-06-06 at the Wayback Machine ((in English and French)).
- Works of Vicent of Beauvais at Somni:
- Works of Vicente de Beauvais at the National Library of Portugal