Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O. (James Orchard), 1820-1889 (antiquarian and scholar)
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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
MS 13: Saint John Gospel (glossed) [Bible. John. Latin. Vulgate], first half of the 12th century
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Identifier: MS 13
Contents
The manuscript contains the gospel of Saint John according to the Vulgate and a set of glosses [i.e. annotations and comments] to the whole text. The first chapters of the gospel are missing and the text begins at John 9: verse 30. The text contained in the glosses is that of the Glossa Ordinaria, an extensive commentary on the Scriptures which was extremely popular in the Middle Ages. It has generally attributed to Walafrid Strabo, abbot of Reichenau,...
Dates:
first half of the 12th century
MS 127: Tractatus Novus de Astronomia by Ramon Llull, 15th century
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Identifier: MS 127
Contents
This manuscript contains the text Tractatus Novus de Astronomia by Ramon Llull. Ramon Llull (c. 1232−1316) was an influential and prolific medieval writer, who was interested in many areas of knowledge and wisdom, including literature, philosophy, logic, astronomy, theology, and natural sciences. He wrote in Latin, Catalan, and Arabic, and is considered one of the first and most important writers in Catalan. He is honoured as a martyr by the Franciscan Order...
Dates:
15th century