William de la Mare
William de La Mare (
Biography
William de la Mare's origins are unknown.[1] He obtained a master's degree (Master Regent) in Paris in 1274/5.[2] In Paris, he came under the influence of Bonaventura and Roger Bacon.[3] He returned to England, and is known to have preached in Lincoln.[1]
In 1310, de la Mare was classed with Bonaventura, John Peckham, and others among the "solemn masters" of the order.[3]
Works
De la Mare wrote scholarly notes relating to biblical texts, including textual notes (his Correctio textus bibliae), a linguistic references for the
In the period 1277–9, de la Mare composed a work on
De la Mare also wrote in favour of a strict observance of the rule of St. Francis. Among his extant works are: Quæstiones de Natura Virtutis, Burney MS. Brit. Library, 358; and Commentaries on the first three books of the Sentences, manuscripts of which are in the Laurentian Library at Florence, formerly in the Franciscan library of Santa Croce.[3]
References
- ^ doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/18025. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ a b William de la Mare, University of San Diego, archived from the original on 9 May 2008
- ^ a b c Little 1893.
- ISBN 978-90-04-17217-3
External links
- Detlef Metz (1998). "Wilhelm de la Mare". In Bautz, Traugott (ed.). Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL) (in German). Vol. 13. Herzberg: Bautz. cols. 1247–1250. ISBN 3-88309-072-7.
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Little, Andrew George (1893). "Mara, William de". In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 36. London: Smith, Elder & Co.