De Tribus Diebus by Hugh of Saint Victor
Contents
This section of the manuscript contains De Tribus Diebus by Hugh of Saint Victor, a canon regular and influential theologian of the Catholic Church. In De Tribus Diebus, Hugh provides us with an exegetical analysis of God’s creation in the Genesis. There is chart on a fly-leaf at the beginning of the manuscript that seems to portray a certain cosmological or conceptual hierarchy.
The text starts on f. 1r with the following words: Invisibilia dei a creatura mundi. And ends on f. 12v with the following words: octavus pertinet ad resurrectionem. Explicit de Operibus Trium Dierum.
Dates
- Creation: 11th-12th century
Creator
- Hugh, of Saint-Victor, ? 1096-1141 (scholar, philosopher and abbot of Saint Victor in Paris) (Author, Person)
Language of Materials
Latin
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open to all. The manuscripts can be consulted in the Centre for Research Collections, Edinburgh University Main Library.
Extent
12 folios
Creator
Repository Details
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