Author
Alan of Lille
1120–1202
Cistercian monk, philosopher, poet, and theologian known as the Universal Doctor, widely influential in the Middle Ages and Renaissance.
Works
Texts currently available in the library.
De angelica hierarchia
A short treatise by Alan on the order of angels.
De arte praedicatoria
Alan's manual for preaching, in which the best concepts are offered for composing sermons on almost every moral topic, with specific guidance on how to preach to various groups.
De fide catholica
Contra haereticos sui temporis, praesertim Albigenses, liber quatuor.
In progress
De planctu naturae
Expositio super orationem Dominicam
A commentary on the Lord's Prayer by Alan. Latin transcribed from Analecta cisterciensia vol. 31.
Expositio super symbolum Apostolorum
A commentary on the Apostles' Creed by Alan.
Expositio super symbolum Nicenum
A commentary on the Nicene Creed by Alan.
Rhythmus de amore Veneris
A poem against the love of Venus, that is, lust, that warns of the ruin that comes from adultery.
Rhythmus de incarnatione Christi
A poem about how the seven liberal arts are related to the incarnation of Christ.
Rhythmus de miseria mundi
A poem in which the fleeting and perishable nature of man is graphically depicted.
Theologicae regulae
Alan's theological rules, wherein he sets forth over a hundred concise maxims.