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Lawrence J. Schoenberg Collection:
LJS 384 - William, of Conches, 1080-approximately 1150 - [De philosophia mundi] ... [etc.]
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Lawrence J. Schoenberg Collection: LJS 384 - William, of Conches, 1080-approximately 1150 - [De philosophia mundi] ... [etc.]
Permanent Link: http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/9946262693503681
Author:
William, of Conches, 1080-approximately 1150.
Title:
[De philosophia mundi] ... [etc.] [manuscript].
Philosophia mundi
Origin:
[Germany, circa 1150]
Physical description:
21 leaves : parchment, ill. ; 206 x 146 (165 x 120) mm. bound to 208 x 152 mm.
Summary:
Treatise in 4 books on astronomy, geography, meteorology, and medicine, followed by a work on Gospels attributed to Hugh of Saint-Victor.
Notes:
Ms. codex.
Title supplied by cataloger based on predominant work.
Foliation: Parchment, 21 ; [1-21] ; modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto.
Layout: Written in 2 columns of 34-38 lines; ruled in drypoint; prickings visible at outer edges.
Script: Written in German protogothic book script with archaic forms by 3 hands (f. 1r-19v column B line 25, 19v column B line 26-20r, 20v-21r; Erik Kwakkel, Leiden University).
Decoration: 16 maps and diagrams (f. 8v-9r, 10v-11r, 13r-13v, 15r); 6 2- or 3-line initials in red (f. 1r, 2v, 6r, 11v, 14v).
Binding: Modern parchment.
Origin: Written in Germany, circa 1150 (Kwakkel).
Cite as:
UPenn LJS 384
Manuscript location:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts University of Pennsylvania LJS 384
 
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