Vices Speculum Virginum W72 25v

Early 13th century manuscript from the Cistercian abbey of Himmerode, Germany.

Tree of the cardinal vices each with their sub-vices; see also File:Speculum3.jpg, Speculum humanae salvationis, ca. 1330.

The cardinal vices are: luxuria, ventris ingluvies, avaritia, tristicia, invidia, ira, vana gloria; "lust", "gluttony" (gula as sub-vice), "avarice", "dejection" (acedia as sub-vice), "envy", "wrath", "vanity". luxuria gets twelve sub-vices, the other six get seven each.

the root of the tree is superbia, holding the aureus calix babilon.

The inscriptions ''fructus carnis : babilonia : sinistra : fructus iste descendit contrast with fructus spiritus : iherusalem : dextera : iste ascendit in the juxtaposed Tree of Virtues (f. 26r) The figure with crossed arms is labelled vetus adam, contrasting with novus adam.

literature: Pablo Garcia Acosta, Mirouer, diss. Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, 2009, p. 183; A. Watson, "The Speculum Virginum with Special Reference to the Tree of Jesse", Speculum 3.4, October 1928, 445-469.

• luxuria
  • libido
  • imundicia
  • turpiloquium
  • voluptas
  • blandicie
  • ignavia
  • fornicatio
  • titubatio
  • petulantia
  • lascivia
  • turpitudo
  • delicie
• ventris ingluvies
  • voracitas
  • ebrietas
  • languor
  • gula
  • crapula
  • mentis ebetudo
• avaritia
  • philargiria
  • violentia
  • periurium
  • rapina
  • fraus
  • usura
  • fallacia
• tristicia
  • desperatio
  • pusillanimitas
  • querela
  • accidia
  • torpor
  • metus
  • rancor
• invidia
  • malicia
  • odium
  • detractio
  • susuratio
  • amaritudo
  • afflictio in prosperis
  • exultatio in adversis
• ira
  • blasphemia
  • protervia
  • luctus
  • furor
  • clamor
  • rixa
  • contumelia
• vana gloria
  • ypocrisis
  • loquacitas
  • inobedientia
  • arrogantia
  • lactantia
  • pertinatia
  • novitatum persumptio