Abstract EN:

For many years two adams were distinguished : adam of dryburgh, praemonstratensian abbot and adam the cartusian in witham. Migne's patrologia latina, volume 198, publishes several works by adam the praemonstratensian, among which his masterpiece : de triplici genere contemplationis; the volume 153 contains the de quadripartito exercitio celloe. Around 1930 a series of sermones, extracted from a manuscript belonging to the london charterhouse and now in the edinburgh library (manuscript 9. 999), were published. These sermones were shortened and published by adam who had then joined the witham charterhouse. Many clear connections have been established between an important number of praemonstratensian sermones which were published in extenso and the corresponding cartusian sermones which were summarised in witham. The patrologia latina (volume 153) is wrong in ascribing the de quadripartito exercitio celloe to guigues ii, the cartusian, as this work was written by adam, then cartusian, at the witham prior's request, in order to be used at the general chapter for a debate on cartusian spirituality. Many pages contained in adam's praemonstratensian sermons and in adam's de triplici genere contemplationis can also be found in this work. Our study also deals with the spirituality of that time influenced by the gregorian reform. Enclosed is the critical publishing of previously unpublished texts written by adam.