Description

• Title:
  Codex collecticius of Jakub of Kowalewice. From the Collections of the University Library in Poznań
• Creator:
  Szulc, Alicja
• Description:
  The  code  compiled  by  canon  Jakub  of  Kowalewice  ca.  1478  is  a  typical  example    of a collective code (codex collecticius). It contains texts by various authors, diversified in terms of content and form, ranging from predominantly theological, moral-ascetic and devotional texts, through geographical texts, medical instructions and prescriptions, to miscellaneous minor secular poetry.Jakub wrote in the first place for his own needs. When occasionally addressing a potential reader, he most certainly had the clergy in mind. The selection of writings copied by Jakub allows us to see him as an advocate of the idea of Church reform, especially in the area of a renewal of the moral life of the clergy, an idea which was popular in the 15th century.
• Object availability:
  free access
• Date:
  2009.01.01
• Type:
  info:eu-repo/semantics/article;
  info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
• Language:
  Polish
• Source:
  Ecclesia. Studia z Dziejów Wielkopolski; No. 4 (2009); 409-418;
  Ecclesia. Studia z Dziejów Wielkopolski; Nr 4 (2009); 409-418;
  1731-0679
• Format:
  application/pdf
• Publisher:
  Adam Mickiewicz University Poznan
• Relation: http://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/e/article/view/3735/3772
• Subject:
  Medieval manuscript. Codex collecticius. Pastoral care. Church reform. Mappa mundi
• Identifier: http://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/e/article/view/3735
• Data provider:
  Platforma Otwartych Czasopism Naukowych UAM
• Can I use it?:
  seek permission
• Type:
  text