Periermenias Aristotelis ... [etc. (DS115) (Q526)
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| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Periermenias Aristotelis ... [etc. (DS115) |
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from University of Pennsylvania (9951865503503681, LJS 101, https://find.library.upenn.edu/catalog/9951865503503681) |
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23 December 2022
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Phillipps, Thomas, Sir, 1792-1872
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Beck, Helmut, 1919-2001
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Saint-BenoƮt-sur-Loire (Abbey)
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Manuscripts, Latin--11th century
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Manuscripts, Latin--9th century
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Aristotle--Criticism and interpretation--Early works to 1800
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Illumination of books and manuscripts, Carolingian
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Illumination of books and manuscripts, Carolingian--Specimens
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850?
9. century
850Gregorian
850Gregorian
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Extent: 64 leaves : parchment ; 204-206 x 172-174 (136-148 x 100-128) mm bound to 219 x 190 mm
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Ms. codex.
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Title for manuscript from caption title for predominant work (f. 1v).
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Collation: Parchment, i (19th-century paper) + i (19th-century parchment) + 64 + i (19th-century parchment) + i (19th-century paper); 14 24(+4) 3-88 94; 1-64, 19th-century foliation in ink, upper right recto.
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Layout: Written in 20 (f. 5-36), 23 (f. 1-4, 45-64), and 27 (f. 37-44) long lines, with the first line above the top line; ruled in drypoint, with a narrow vertical column at each side of the text block into which initials extend in part or in whole; prickings visible on most leaves.
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Script: Written in a 9th-century Caroline minuscule, with replacement leaves in 11th-century Caroline minuscule at beginning (f. 1-4) and end (f. 45-64), with headings in rustic Latin capitals.
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Decoration: 5 9th-century diagrams, 3 in the ink of the text (f. 37v, 54v) and 2 with colored inks added in the 11th century (f. 36r, 36v); 11th-century full-page decorated initial with Celtic knotwork and lions' heads (f. 1v); 2 11th-century 3-line initials in red and blue (f. 2r, 60v); 11th-century red and blue ink added to 9th-century 3-line initial (f. 5r); 1- and 2-line initials, mostly...
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Binding: 19th-century English diced russia leather (lower flyleaf has J. Whatman 1832 watermark), bound for Sir Thomas Phillips.
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Origin: Written in north central France, possibly at the abbey in Saint-BenoƮt-sur-Loire, also known as the Abbaye de Fleury.
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Sold by bookseller James Taylor (London) to Sir Thomas Phillipps, ca. 1826.
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Formerly owned by Sir Thomas Phillipps, ms. 2179 (stamped crest inside upper cover; inscription with alternate number 717, f. 1r; label on spine).
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Sold as part of the residue of the Phillips collection first to William H. Robinson Ltd., 1945, and again to H. P. Kraus, Mar. 1978.
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Sold by H. P. Kraus to Helmut Beck (Stuttgart), ms. 3 (embossed label, inside upper cover).
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Sold at auction at Sotheby's as part of the Beck Collection, 16 June 1997, lot 3, to Lawrence J. Schoenberg.
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Gift of Barbara Brizdle Schoenberg in honor of Amy Gutmann, President, University of Pennsylvania, 2014.
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28 April 2025
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