Aikman, John, fl 1692 (Donor to Edinburgh University Library)
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
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
Volume entitled "Gawin Douglas's Virgil and Sir David Lindsey's Monarchie"
Fonds — Volume Dk.7.49
Identifier: Coll-2229
Scope and Contents
Gawin Douglas's Translation of Virgil's Aeneid from Latin to Middle Scottish. Elphynstoun MS. s.xvi in. ["saeculo sextodecimo ineunte", early 16th century]. Volume entitled "Gawin Douglas's Virgil and Sir David Lindsey's Monarchie".
Dates:
early 16th century