Scholastica hystoria
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Description
- Title
- Scholastica hystoria
- Alternative Title
- Historia scholastica
- Creator
- Petrus, Comestor, active 12th century
- Published / Created
- [ca. 1200]
- Publication Place
- Northern France or Belgium
- Abstract
-
Manuscript on parchment of Petrus Comestor (Manducator), Historia Scholastica
- Description
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In Latin.
Script: copied by two scribes (Scribe 1: ff. 1r-47r; Scribe 2: ff. 47r-179v) in proto-gothic script.
Large initial on f. 1v embodying 9 miniatures (depicting, top to bottom, God the Father enthroned, Noah and the Ark, Abraham and Melchisidech, Abraham and Isaac, Elijah pouring water around his altar, a king kneeling before an altar, a prophet, David playing the harp, and Petrus Comestor at work). 19 large decorative initial letters in light green, dark green, yellow, blue, and red with interlace and leafy decorations, often employing zoomorphic ornamentation. Hundreds of smaller painted initials.
Binding: 18th century. Brown calf, with gilt embossed ornamentation on spine and the legend: "Historia | Scholastica | Petri | Manducatori" and a label with the printed number 3742. - Provenance
- Collection of Sir Thomas Phillipps (ms. 3742). Purchased from H.P. Kraus, 1987.
- Extent
- ff. i +179 + i : 400 x 275 (360 x 210) mm.
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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Latin
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- Beinecke MS 674
- Related Resource Online
- View a detailed description.
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Manuscripts, Medieval Belgium 13th century
Manuscripts, Medieval France 13th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library - Material
- parchment ;
- Resource Type
- unspecified
- Subject (Geographic)
-
Connecticut
New Haven. - Subject (Name)
- Petrus, Comestor, active 12th century
- Subject (Topic)
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Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval
Latin literature, Medieval and modern
Manuscripts, Medieval - Subjects
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Petrus, Comestor, active 12th century
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval
Latin literature, Medieval and modern
Manuscripts, Medieval > Connecticut > New Haven
Belgium > 13th century
France > 13th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Citation
- Petrus Comestor, Historia Scholastica. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 9634051
- Object ID (OID)
- 9998946