Collection ID: 0002 | Metadata type: TEI | TEI XML | Data

Title

Authors

• Praepositanus, de Cremona, -approximately 1210

Other related names

• Dunn, George, 1864-1912, former owner

Call number

Alternate identifiers

• bibid: 9924874963503681
• http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/63615177
• http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/2487496

Publisher

Language

Origin

Date

12--

Place

France

Summary

Comprises two items: Astronomical tract concerning calendars, i.e., solar and lunar years and cycles, equinoxes and solstices, and determining movable feasts including Easter (f. 1-4); plus a fragment identified as the beginning of the Summa Theologica of Praepositanus Cremonensis (Prevostin of Cremona), Chancellor of the University of Paris from 1206-1209 (f. 5-8).

Notes

• Ms. codex.
   
• Title from Zacour-Hirsch Catalogue. Identification of second text from Zacour-Hirsch Catalogue.
   
• Incipit and explicit (1st work, f. 1r): Primum regulares feriales unde oriantur videamus ... esse aliis dictum est (f. 4v).
   
• Incipit and explicit (2nd work, f. 5r): Qui producit ventos de tesauris suis, qui percussit primogenita egipt: ab homine usque ad pecus [Ps. 134: 7-8] ... quod faceret rem (f. 8v).
   

Extent

Foliation

Support

Binding

Layout

Decoration

Illustrated with a circular diagram and a table outlined in red (f. 1v), with rubricated headings and red initials throughout.

Script

Provenance

• Sold in the collection of George Dunn (label inside upper cover) at auction at Sotheby's, 11 Feb. 1913, lot 379.
   
• Sold at auction at Parke-Bernet Galleries, 29 Jan. 1951, lot 44.
   
• Sold by Emil Offenbacher (New York), 1954.
   

Subjects topical

• Catholic Church--Liturgy--Calendar--Early works to 1800
• Astronomy--Early works to 1800
• Theology, Doctrinal--Early works to 1800

Genres

• Codices
• Manuscripts, Medieval
• Manuscripts, Latin--13th century

Keywords

• 13th century
• Astronomy
• French
• France
• Liturgy
• Theology

Licenses

• Text

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  URL

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• Text

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  URL

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Table of contents

• fol. 1r — Astronomical tract, f. 1r
• fol. 5r — Summa Theologica, f. 5r

Decorations

• fol. 1v — Table, f. 1v
• fol. 1v — Diagram, f. 1v