I. Caesarius of Heisterbach: Cistercian monk, writer and homilist 7 (A) Biography 7 (B) Caesarius of Heisterbach and preaching 15 (C) The place of homilies and sermons in Caesarius's writings 19 II. De infantia Salvatoris: presentation of the cycle 26 (A) Title 26 (B) Circumstances of the composition 27 (C) Date of composition 27 (D) Name of the author 28 (E) Structure of the cycle 29 (F) Principal subject 30 III. Originality of Caesarius's exegethical methods 32 (A) Predilection for the moral exegesis 32 (B) Elements of the exegesis 34 (C) Exegetical tools 37 (D) Exempla 42 (E) Sources 44 (F) The language of the homilies 46 IV. The audience of the De infantia 47 V. Textual tradition 52 VI. Principles of the edition 57 (A) Orthography 57 (B) Biblical quotations 58 (C) Fontes exemplorum 58 (D) Marginal annotations 58 Bibliography 61 EDITION 68 Fontes exemplorum 327 Index nominum 350 Index locorum 353 Index interpretationum 355 Index locorum Scripturae 357.