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Historia scholastica : manuscript fragment
Petrus, Comestor, 12th cent.

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Author:	Petrus, Comestor, 12th cent.
Title:	Historia scholastica : manuscript fragment.
Imprint:	[Northern France, end of 12th century]
Physical Description:	2 conjugate leaves (a total of 8 columns of 56-60 lines each): vellum; 24 cm.
Note:	Highly abbreviated early Gothic minuscule.
Note:	Open for research; material must be requested at least 24 hours in advance of intended use.
510:	Reported to: Bibliothèque Nationale pre-1600 manuscript census.
Summary:	These two leaves form part of the New Testament portion of the HISTORIA.
Note:	Petrus Comestor (known as "Peter the eater" because of his large appetite for knowledge) was a native of Troyes, born circa 1100-1110. A synthesizer, his work diffused rapidly throughout Europe and remained a dominant standard text in the curricula of the rapidly growing universities of Europe.
Note:	Latin.
Subject (LC):	Bible--History of Biblical events.
Subject (Other):	CHR 12th century--France.
Subject (Other):	Medieval and Renaissance studies--France--12th century.
Repository address:	Department of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, CA 94305

Catkey: 4082842

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