Vossius, Gerardus Joannes, 1577-1649 (Dutch classical scholar and theologian)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1577 - 1649
Biography
Gerardus was educated at the University of Leiden, where he studied classics, Hebrew, church history and theology and where he first met Hugo Grotius. In 1614 he became director of the theological college at Leiden and began to establish an international reputation as a scholar. He published his 'Historia Pelagiana' in 1617. He accepted a prebend at Canterbury Catheral in 1629, but returned to the Netherlands in 1632 and was a professor of history in Amsterdam where he stayed until his death in 1649.
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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