De lucis scrutinio

Titre:
Date:	XIV^e siècle
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Langue:	Latin
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Forme:	103 vers
Contenu:
Incipit:	Incipit tractatus "De lucis scrutinio," quam a diu viciorum tenebre, prothdolor, suffocarunt; secundum illud in evangelio, "Qui ambulat in tenebris nescit quo vadat." Heu, quia per crebras humus est viciata tenebras, vix iter humanum locus ullus habet sibi planum. Si Romam pergas ut ibi tua lumina tergas, lumina mira cape, quia Rome sunt duo pape…
Explicit:	… Confer candelam, potero qua ferre medelam. Hec Gower scribit lucem dum querere quibit; Sub spe transibit ubi gaudia lucis adhibit. Lucis solamen det sibi Cristus. Amen.

Manuscrits

Glasgow, University Library, Hunter, T. 2. 17, f. 123r-124r (G)
Lincoln, Cathedral Library, A. 72 (L2)
London, British Library, Cotton, Tiberius A. IV, f. 172v-174r (C)
London, British Library, Harley, 6291 (H)
Oxford, All Souls College Library, 98, f. 131r-v (S)
Oxford, Bodleian Library, Laud, 719 (L)
San Marino (USA), Huntington Library, HM 150, f. 118v-190v (E)
Ms. dit Ecton, qui appartenait à la famille Sotheby.

Éditions anciennes

Éditions modernes

The Complete Works of John Gower, edited from the manuscripts with introductions, notes and glossaries by G. C. Macaulay, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1899-1902, 4 t. (ici t. 4, p. 355-357) [GB: t. 1, t. 2, t. 3, t. 4] [IA: t. 1, t. 2, t. 3, t. 4]
John Gower, The Minor Latin Works, edited and translated by R. F. Yeager; with In Praise of Peace, edited by Michael Livingston, Kalamazoo, Medieval Institute Publications (Middle English Texts Series), 2005, vii + 139 p. [lib.rochester.edu]

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