Opuscula. (DS1001) (Q5453)
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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from University of Pennsylvania (9944265733503681, Oversize Ms. Codex 1271)
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Opuscula. (DS1001) |
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from University of Pennsylvania (9944265733503681, Oversize Ms. Codex 1271) |
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Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, 1225?-1274
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Theology--History--Middle Ages, 600-1500
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Christianity and antisemitism--History
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Christianity and other religions--Judaism
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Christianity and other religions
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[between 1269 and 1323]
13. century
14. century
1269Gregorian
1323Gregorian
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Extent: 120 leaves : parchment ; 335 x 244 (230 x 162) mm bound to 346 x 250 mm +
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Title supplied by cataloger.
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Origin: Written in France, possibly Paris, between 1269 (the beginning of John Peckham's tenure as Franciscan lector in Paris, as he describes himself in his letter) and 1323 (the year of the canonization of Thomas Aquinas, after which it is unlikely that he would be referred to as frater, as he is throughout the manuscript).
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Ms. codex.
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Script: Written in a Gothic bookhand.
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Layout: Written in 2 columns of 52 lines; frame-ruled in lead; double bounding lines.
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Collation: Parchment, iii (paper) + 120 + iii (paper); 1-10¹²; modern foliation in pencil, outer center recto. Catchword on lower right of last verso of each gathering except the fourth, with an error in the catchword on the sixth without loss of text, and a catchword on the last verso of the last gathering, suggesting an unknown number of leaves lacking at the end.
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Binding: 18th-century Italian half sheep and patterned paper over pasteboards (Christie's); spine lettered in gilt, IO. D. THO. OP. VAR MS.
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Decoration: 19 puzzle initials, ranging from 3 to 7 lines, in blue and red with flourishing and J-chains, usually at the beginning of works (for example, f. 88v); 2-line initials throughout, alternating between red and blue flourished in the opposite color; paragraph marks alternating between red and blue; rubrics and some headings in upper margin in red; text capitals touched in red...
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Formerly in the collection of the Hispanic Society of America (New York), manuscript no. B2716, from before World War I, sold 2008.
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Sold at auction at Christie's, 12 Nov. 2008 (lot 18).
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Possibly formerly owned by the Dominican convent of San Domenico, Gaeta, before the 19th century, based on binding and other characteristics identical with those of another former Hispanic Society of America manuscript (HSA B2566) with an ownership inscription from the convent. Those characteristics include an Italian inscription on the back pastedown giving the number of leaves and ending...
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28 August 2023
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28 August 2023
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