William of the White Hands, 1135-1202 (Archbishop of Sens)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1135 - 1202
Biography
William of the White Hands (Guillaume, de Champagne) was born in Brosse in 1135, the son Theobold the Great. He served as Bishop of Chartres in 1165, Archbishop of Sens (1169–1176) and Archbishop of Reims (1175–1202). He died in 1202 in Laon.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
MS 17: Historia Scholastica by Petrus Comestor , 13th century
Item
Identifier: MS 17
Scope and Contents
The manuscript contains the Historia Scholastica, an abridged version of the Bible written around 1170 by Petrus Comestor for the students of the cathedral school of Paris. The text consists in the retelling of stories (hence the name historia) taken from the Bible and in their explanation. It became an essential part of the curriculum of the theological school and greatly influenced popular Bibles produced in the 13th and...
Dates:
13th century
MS 19: Bible Historiale by Guyart des Moulins, 1314-1315
Item
Identifier: MS 19
Contents
This manuscript is the earliest dated copy of the Bible Historiale of Guyart Desmoulins. It is a French translation of the Historia Scholastica of Petrus Comestor (which was originally in Latin), combined with the first full translation of the vulgate Bible into French. Guyart Desmoulins originally translated this in circa 1295. Because the Bible Historiale is in the vernacular, it made both...
Dates:
1314-1315