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Format:
Book
Manuscript
Author/Creator:
Raymond, of Sabunde, -1436.
Contributor:
Vischer, Johannes, scribe.
Gratian, 12th century.
Language:
Latin
Spanish
Subjects (All):
Natural theology--Early works to 1800.
Natural theology.
Religion--Philosophy--Early works to 1800.
Religion.
Religion--Philosophy.
Genre:
codices (bound manuscripts)
Manuscripts, Latin.
Manuscripts, Renaissance.
Penn Provenance:
Sold by Karl Goldman (Munich), 1953.
Physical Description:
200 leaves : paper ; 312 x 212 (239 x 145) mm bound to 316 x 220 mm
Production:
[Germany], 1487.
Language Note:
Latin.
Summary:
Latin translation of a Spanish theological and philosophical work attempting to reconcile the natural and supernatural orders of truth, in opposition to the distinction previously made by the Scholastics. The text that appears in printed versions begins after the end of a fairly lengthy prologue (p. 3).
Notes:
Ms. codex.
Title from front flyleaf (f. [i]r).
Incipit and explicit: (p. 1) Ad laudem et honorem altissime et gloriosissime trinitatis ... (p. 397) Ad que dignetur nos perducere Ihesus Christus Filius Dei rex eterne glorie qui est benedictus in secula seculorum Amen.
Colophon: (p. 397) Explicit liber creaturarum seu nature sive de homine propter quem alie mea tuem parte sunt. Anno Domini millesimo quadringentesimo octuagesimo septimo. Vicesima octava mensis aprilis per manum Iohannis Vischer [or possibly "vis[c]us"].
Collation: Paper, 200; [i], 1¹²(-1), 2-7¹², 8-18¹⁰, 19⁸(-2); [i], [1-397]; modern pagination in pencil, lower right recto. Signatures in lower right margin, mostly trimmed away. Link to collation model at end of record.
Layout: Written in 2 columns of 46 lines; ruled in lead.
Script: Written in a Gothic cursive script in the hand of Johannes Vischer (p. 397).
Decoration: Red initials and section headings throughout.
Watermarks: some are similar to Piccard II. xvi. 194/195 (earliest: 1492, Königsberg/Köslin); others are similar to Briquet 14873 (Leipzig, 1483).
Binding: German 15th-century paper incunable leaf over cardboard (Zacour-Hirsch). Text on the incunable leaf appears to be from a copy of Gratian's Decretals, possibly (Goff G-390) Venice, 20 April 1499 or (Goff G-392) Venice, 1 August 1500, both printed by Baptistam de Tortis.
Origin: Written in Germany (Zacour-Hirsch), completed on 28 April 1487 (p. 397).
Cited in:
Described in Zacour, Norman P. and Hirsch, Rudolf. Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Libraries of the University of Pennsylvania to 1800 (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1965), p. 147 (Ms. Lea 7).
Cited as:
UPenn Ms. Codex 58
OCLC:
155962807

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