David of Augsburg

A page from a 14th-century manuscript copy of the ''Formula Novitiorum'', the first part of ''The External and Internal Composition of Man'' by David of Augsburg ([[Bavarian State Library David of Augsburg (early 13th century – 19 November 1272) was a medieval German mystic, and a Franciscan friar. It is believed that he probably joined the Franciscan Order at Regensburg. He was the master of novices in the Franciscan houses at Regensburg and Augsburg. He wrote the acclaimed "''Formula Novitiorum''".

His major work, written in the 1240s, is entitled ''The Composition of the Interior and Exterior Man according to the Triple states of Beginners, Proficient, and Perfect''. It is composed of three different treatises whose dates and relationships are difficult to determine. It was popular, since close to 400 manuscripts of the whole or parts survive, along with numerous translations.

He also composed various vernacular texts in Middle High German (24 are known, though at times doubt has been cast on the veracity of the attribution). The most notable of these are ''The Seven Stages of Prayer'', and ''Concerning the Manifestation and Salvation of the Human Race''. Provided by Wikipedia
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    (De exterioris et interioris hominis compositione etc., hispanice:) : Forma noviciorum (Forma de los nouicios). Ymagen de vida. Arbol de la vida. Isaac de Syria
    by David de Augusta
    Published 1497
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