Editions before 1700

Editions and translations after 1700

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Jacobs-Pollez, R.J., The education of noble girls in medieval France: Vincent of Beauvais and De eruditione filiorum nobilium.  more...

Vicente de Beauvais. Tratado sobre la formación de los hijos de los nobles (1246). De eruditione filiorum nobilium. Transl. I. Adeva and J. Vergara.  more...

Primavesi, O., Vorsokratiker im lateinischen Mittelalter I: Helinand, Vincenz, der Liber de vita et moribus und die Parvi flores.  more...

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Early editions (before 1700)

Speculum Maius: Preliminary remarks

1. The Speculum Maius consists of several parts or specula: Speculum Naturale, Speculum Doctrinale, Speculum Historiale and (apocryphal) Speculum Morale.
A general prologue, the Libellus Apologeticus, introduces each of the specula Naturale, Doctrinale and Historiale. This general prologue is part of book I of each of the three specula mentioned. A short prologue, with a specific text for each individual speculum, follows the Libellus Apologeticus.
The Speculum Morale omits any introductory text.

2. Several versions of the Speculum Naturale and the Speculum Historiale have been identified.
Eva Albrecht (De ontstaansgeschiedenis en de compilatie van het "Speculum Naturale" van Vincent van Beauvais († 1264). Ph.D., Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Louvain 2007) identified three versions of the Speculum Naturale; in chronological order: the versions

Earlier, Hans Voorbij (Het `Speculum Historiale' van Vincent van Beauvais. Een studie van zijn ontstaansgeschiedenis, (Ph.D. Groningen University) Groningen 1991) identified five versions of the Speculum Historiale; in chronological order: the versions

Consequently, there are different versions of the Libellus Apologeticus and the short prologues too. The Speculum Doctrinale also has a specific version of the Libellus Apologeticus.

3. For reasons of clarity and comparibility with the modern editions, this presentation of early editions concentrates on the individual parts of the Speculum Maius. However, the user should be aware that several early printers produced editions of more than one part of the Speculum Maius. These printers are:

More information is available in the sections devoted to each speculum.

Speculum Naturale: version Douai

[Straßburg, R-printer, i.e. Adolf Rusch] [not after June 15, 1476] , 2 vols.
A digital facsimile can be found at the following web adresses:
vol. 1: http://daten.digitale-sammlungen.de/~db/0003/bsb00035779/images/index.html
vol. 2: http://daten.digitale-sammlungen.de/~db/0003/bsb00035780/images/index.html

[Straßburg, printer of the Legenda Aurea], [ca. 1481].

Nuremberg, Anton Koberger, 1485.

Venice, Hermann Liechtenstein, May 15, 1494.

Venice, Domenico Nicolini, 1591.

Douai, Balthazar Bellère, 1624
[Benedictini collegii Vedastini [eds], Bibliotheca Mundi. Vincentii Burgundi, ex ordine Praedicatorum venerabilis episcopi Bellovacensis, Speculum Quadruplex, Naturale, Doctrinale, Morale, Historiale ..., vol. 1, Duaci 1624 (reprint: Graz 1964-1965)].

Speculum Doctrinale

[Straßburg, R-printer, i.e. Adolf Rusch] [ca. 1477]
A digital facsimile is available at the web address http://daten.digitale-sammlungen.de/~db/0003/bsb00035699/image_1

Nuremberg, Anton Koberger, March 16, 1486.

Venice, Hermann Liechtenstein, January 13, 1494.

Venice, Domenico Nicolini, 1591.

Douai, Balthazar Bellère, 1624
[Benedictini collegii Vedastini [eds], Bibliotheca Mundi. Vincentii Burgundi, ex ordine Praedicatorum venerabilis episcopi Bellovacensis, Speculum Quadruplex, Naturale, Doctrinale, Morale, Historiale ..., vol. 2, Duaci 1624 (reprint: Graz 1964-1965)].

Speculum Historiale: contamination of the versions Dijon and Douai

[Augsburg, the abbey of Ulrich and Afra], [ca. 1474].
A digital facsimile is available at the web address http://daten.digitale-sammlungen.de/~db/0004/bsb00044589/image_1.

Speculum Historiale: version Douai

[Cologne: Konrad Winters of Homborch], [before December 1st, 1472], 20 leaves.
A digital facsimile is available at the web address http://daten.digitale-sammlungen.de/~db/0004/bsb00040469/image_1.
This is an edition of Speculum Historiale book XXVIII, cc. 88-104, De raptu animae Tundali et eius visione (cf. pp. 1127-1133 in the Douai 1624 edition).

Straßburg, Johannes Mentelin, 1473.

[Straßburg, R-printer, i.e. Adolf Rusch] [ca. 1473], 4 vols.
A digital facsimile is available at the follwoing web addresses:
vol. 1: http://daten.digitale-sammlungen.de/~db/0003/bsb00035798/image_1;
vol. 2: http://daten.digitale-sammlungen.de/~db/0003/bsb00035799/image_1;
vol. 3: http://daten.digitale-sammlungen.de/~db/0003/bsb00035801/image_1;
vol. 4: http://daten.digitale-sammlungen.de/~db/0003/bsb00035802/image_1

[Nuremberg], Anton Koberger, July 24, 1483.
A digital facsimile is available at the web address http://daten.digitale-sammlungen.de/~db/0004/bsb00044464/image_1

Venice, Hermann Liechtenstein, September 5, 1494.

Ventura, L., De ratione conficiendi Lapidis Philosophici, liber unus ... Huic accesserunt ejusdem Argumenti J. Garlandii Angli liber unus. Et ex speculo magno Vincentii libri duo, Basel 1571 [reprinted in: Theatrum chemicum... 6 vol., Strasbourg 1613-1661; also reprinted: Strasbourg 1659-1661].

Reineccius, R. [ed.], `Historia orientalis' Haythoni Armenii et huic subiectum Marci Pauli Veneti Itinerarium, item fragmentum e "Speculo historiali" Vincentii Belvacensis eiusdem argumenti, Helmstadt 1585.

Venice, Domenico Nicolini, 1591.

Douai, Balthazar Bellère, 1624
[Benedictini collegii Vedastini [eds], Bibliotheca Mundi. Vincentii Burgundi, ex ordine Praedicatorum venerabilis episcopi Bellovacensis, Speculum Quadruplex, Naturale, Doctrinale, Morale, Historiale ..., vol. 4, Duaci 1624 (reprint: Graz 1964-1965)].
A digital facsimile is available online at: http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k81676r.r=vincent+beauvais.langFR.

[Speculum Histioriale] Tissier, B., Bibliotheca Patrum Cisterciensium..., VII, Bonnefont 1669, 306 ff.: Helinandi Frigidi montis monachi Flores a Vincentio Bellovacensi collecti
Reprinted with adaptations in Migne, J.-P., Patrologia Latina, vol. 212 (1855), cols. 771-1082.

Speculum Morale

Straßburg, Johannes Mentelin, 1476.

[Cologne: Konrad Winters of Homborch], [ca. 1477].
A digital facsimile is available at the web address http://inkunabeln.ub.uni-koeln.de/.

Nuremberg, Anton Koberger, February, 6, 1485.

Venice, Hermann Liechtenstein, September, 30, 1493.

Venice, Domenico Nicolini, 1591.

Douai, Balthazar Bellère, 1624
[Benedictini collegii Vedastini [eds], Bibliotheca Mundi. Vincentii Burgundi, ex ordine Praedicatorum venerabilis episcopi Bellovacensis, Speculum Quadruplex, Naturale, Doctrinale, Morale, Historiale ..., vol. 3, Duaci 1624 (reprint: Graz 1964-1965)].

 

Political and theological works

Rostock, Fratres Domus Horti Viridis [eds.], [1477]
[Vincentius Bellovacensis], De liberali ingenuorum institutione pariter ac educatione,
1a-34a: De morali principis institutione
34a-104b: De eruditione filiorum nobilium
104b-147b: Epistola consolatoria de morte amici

Basel, Amerbach, J. [ed.], 1481
Vincentius Bellovacensis Opuscula. Scilicet: libri de gratia: libri laudum Virginis gloriose: liber de sancto Johanne evangelista: liber de eruditione puerorum regalium: Liber consolatorius de morte amici.