Richard Rolle
Richard Rolle was a translator, hermit, theologian and writer (1300–1349). He was born at North Yorkshire and died at Hampole.
Also recorded as Ricardus Pampolitanus; Richardus Pampolitanus; Richardus Eremita; Richard; Richardus Pamploitanus; Richard of Hampole.
Richard Rolle in brief
- Born
- 1300
- Died
- 1349
- Known for
- translator, hermit, theologian and writer
- Place of birth
- North Yorkshire
Contents
Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the headings Ricardus Pampolitanus, Richardus Pampolitanus, Richardus Eremita, Richard and Richardus Pamploitanus. His recorded languages were Middle English, medieval Latin, English and Latin. His recorded confession was Catholic Church.
Career and activity
Richard Rolle worked in hermitage, Christian mysticism and religious literature.
He worked at West Riding of Yorkshire and Hampole.
Work and production
Works recorded as notable number 8: Super Canticum, Forma vivendi, Meditatio de Passione Domini, Incendium amoris, De emendatione vitae, Melos amoris, Psalter and Tractatus super Apocalypsim.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.
Wellcome Collection: 204 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
13 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Introduction: Richard Rolle: c1300–1349, Richard Rolle, 1988. 1 Richard Rolle, English Writer, The English Prose Treatises of Richard Rolle, 2004. I. Richard Rolle, The influence of Richard Rolle and of Julian of Norwich on the middle English lyrics, 1973. Rolle, Richard, Religion Past and Present. Rolle, Richard, de Hampole (1290?–1349), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018. ‘Idleness Breeds Disgust for the Cell’, NJES: Nordic Journal of English studies, 2022. Is Punctuation Comparable? The case of London, Westminster School MS 3 and Paris, Bibliothèque Sainte Geneviève MS 3390, ES Review, 2017. Punctuation Practice in Manuscript Sainte Geneviève 3390, NJES: Nordic Journal of English studies, 2014. The Unknowability and Imagination in Mystical Doctrines of the Late Medieval English Mysticism, Religions, 2023. «Ya, ya se abren las flores»: la lírica de Santa Teresa en la historia literaria de la mística cristiana, Hispania Sacra, 2020. The Counter-Conduct of Medieval Hermits, Foucault Studies, 2016. On Esterne day in þe dawing (Cambridge University Library, MS Dd. 1.1, ff. 30r—32v): Critical edition, Filologia Germanica, 2024. The Comparative study of the the rise of mystical poetry in Iran and England, مجله مطالعات ایرانی, 2021.
Digitised editions and texts
12 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.
Ueber die Richard Rolle de Hampole zugeschriebene Paraphrase der sieben Busspsalmen... (1885) — Internet Archive. HM 00148, Gratia Dei... (1440) — Internet Archive. The pricke of conscience Stimulus conscientiae With an introduction, notes and glossarial index by Richard Morris (1863) — Internet Archive. The Fire of Love, and The Mending of Life; Or, The Rule of Living (1896) — Internet Archive. The complete Canadian home inspection guide (1992) — Internet Archive. MS Eng 0515, Prick of conscience (1300) — Internet Archive. The Pricke of Conscience (Stimulus Conscientiae); a Northumbrian Poem, copied and edited from Manuscripts in the Library of the British Museum (1863) — Internet Archive. Plimpton MS 270, De emendatione vite... (1450) — Internet Archive. The Amending of Life (1927) — Internet Archive. The Form Of Perfect Living And Other Prose Treatises (1910) — Internet Archive. The Pricke of Conscience (Stimulus Conscientiae): A Northumbrian Poem (1863) — Internet Archive. HM 00127, Contemplations of the Dread and Love of God... (1400) — Internet Archive.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 13 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 12 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
In detail
Richard Rolle studied at University of Oxford and University of Paris. the recorded working language is Middle English, medieval Latin and English.
The field of work recorded is hermitage, Christian mysticism and religious literature.
Places of work recorded in the authority are West Riding of Yorkshire. Residence is recorded at Hampole.
Works named in the authority record are Super Canticum, Forma vivendi, Meditatio de Passione Domini, Incendium amoris, De emendatione vitae and Melos amoris.
Chronology
- 1300Richard Rolle born at North Yorkshire.
- 1300MS Eng 0515, Prick of conscience digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1349Richard Rolle died at Hampole.
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
- 1.
1 Richard Rolle, English Writer, The English Prose Treatises of Richard Rolle, 2004
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 2.
I. Richard Rolle, The influence of Richard Rolle and of Julian of Norwich on the middle English lyrics, 1973
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 3.
Introduction: Richard Rolle: c1300–1349, Richard Rolle, 1988
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 4.
Open Library author record for Richard Rolle (Internet Archive), 19 catalogued works.
Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive
Consult the source - 5.
Rolle, Richard, de Hampole (1290?–1349), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 6.
- 7.
Directory of Open Access Journals lists 11 articles naming Richard Rolle.
open access index · Unverified
Consult the source - 8.
Internet Archive, 17 digitised items catalogued under Richard Rolle as creator.
digital repository · Unverified
Consult the source - 9.
Project Gutenberg holds 1 full text attributed to Richard Rolle.
digital repository · Unverified
Consult the source - 10.
Wellcome Collection catalogue records 204 works naming Richard Rolle.
museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection
Consult the source - 11.
Wikidata, structured authority record Q2345308: Richard Rolle
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation
Consult the source - 12.
“Richard Rolle”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
Consult the source
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