Libellus de speculativa mistice theologie / (DS1510) (Q8940)
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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from University of Pennsylvania (9914691473503681, Ms. Codex 33)
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Libellus de speculativa mistice theologie / (DS1510) |
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from University of Pennsylvania (9914691473503681, Ms. Codex 33) |
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Gerson, Jean, 1363-1429
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[between 1400 and 1450]
15. century
1400Gregorian
1450Gregorian
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Extent: 82 leaves : parchment ; 151 x 109 (105 x 72) mm bound to 153 x 112 mm
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Pagination: Parchment, ii + 164 + ii; 1-115 (even numbers supplied), [116-164]; 16th-century arabic pagination in ink, modern pagination in pencil, upper outer corners. Contemporary roman numerals appear on f. 35 and f. 62.
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A detailed historical and textual discussion of this manuscript, written in May 1991 by Prof. Marvin Colker, Dept. of Classics at the University of Virginia, is on file in the Library.
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This manuscript is of particular interest because it appears to date from Gerson's lifetime and because the text of the Gerson works differs somewhat from that of the printed versions edited in the 1960's.
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Title from f. 1r.
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Ms. codex.
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Binding: Limp vellum, 20th century.
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Decoration: Headings and initials in red. Some initial spaces blank.
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Script: Written in a gothic bookhand. The D'Ailly text is written by a different scribe than the Gerson texts.
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Layout: Written in 28 long lines.
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Collation: i, I⁴, II-III⁵, IV³, V⁵, VI⁵(+2), VII⁵, VIII-IX⁴, i.
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Origin: Written in France in the first half of the 15th century, perhaps ca. 1420.
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Gift of Lawrence J. Schoenberg, 1993.
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Sold by Bernard M. Rosenthal, 1993.
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Formerly owned by the Carthusian monastery at Castres, France (see inscription, f. 1); Henry Holmes; Ralph Emerson; Joseph Emerson; and Beloit College.
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19 September 2023
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19 September 2023
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