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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture The only Ars moriendi I could find was a facsimile of The ars moriendi (editio princeps, circa 1450): a reproduction of the copy in the British Museum, ed. W.H. Rylands (London: Holbein Society, 1881). It has a warning against avarice & an injunction to remember the poor but instructions on making wills. Only a few brief references to the temptation to avarice are found in M.C. O'Connor, The Art of dying well: Development of the Ars Moriendi (New York: Columbia UPr, 1942). Tom Izbicki At 04:59 PM 9/15/2002 -0400, you wrote: >medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture >Learned List Members, > >I have been reading Ars moriendi treatises in hopes of finding one that >gives advice about how to bequeath goods in such a way as to increase the >chances of the testator's salvation. Sylvia Thrupp long ago mentioned >that such advice was sometimes offered by these manuals on how to make a >good Christian death. So far, however, I have come up empty. I am >especially interested in English texts from the 15th century. Does anyone >know of any primary, or even secondary, sources that discuss the proper >(Christian) disposal of goods in last wills and testaments? > >Thanks, >Diane DeLauro >********************************************************************** To >join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: >[log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: >[log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: >leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report >problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: >[log in to unmask] For further information, visit >our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html Thomas M. Izbicki Collection Development Coordinator Eisenhower Library Johns Hopkins University 3400 N. Charles Street Baltimore, MD 21218 Telephone: 410-516-7173 Fax: 410-516-8399 ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html