Peter of Poitiers' Compendium historiae

a research platform and edition

Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 83 (C3)

Manuscript: Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 83
Date:1210-1229
Date (source):Cent, xiii [James, p.167]; c. 1220 [Morgan, p. 91]
Origin:England
Format and material:codex, parchment
Dimensions:380 x 245 mm
Selected contents:Texts:
  • 9r-25r: Alexander of Ashby: Comprehensio historiarum veteris ac novi testamenti
  • 25r-246v: Petrus Riga: Aurora

Compendium historiae

Folio range:2r-7v
Incipit:Considerans hystorie sacre prolixitatem
Text language:Latin
Text Version:short
Graph Version:3
Manuscript Group:GB2
Graph:Vertically oriented
Linea Christi present, centered
Medaillons: Shape: Circle Only
Inscriptions:
color of inscription: red and blue alternating.
Six Ages emphasized
Adam and Eve: one medallion
Diagrams:2v: Cross-section of the Ark
2v: Cross-section of the Ark
6r: Plan of Jerusalem
Illustrated medaillons:
Secundo folio:Lamech [2r]
External links:Description: https://parker.stanford.edu/parker/catalog/rb715wf5291/metadata
Images: https://purl.stanford.edu/rb715wf5291
IIIF-manifest: https://dms-data.stanford.edu/data/manifests/Parker/rb715wf5291/manifest.json
Further literature in our Zotero bibliography
[2r]
PrologueIIIF‍
On AdamIIIF‍
AbelIIIF‍
SethIIIF‍
On SethIIIF‍
CainIIIF‍
On CainIIIF‍
IradIIIF‍
On EnochIIIF‍
On LamechIIIF‍
AdahIIIF‍
On JabalIIIF‍
On JubalIIIF‍
On Tubal-CainIIIF‍
[2v]
Cross-section of the Ark (B), Five LevelsIIIF‍
Cross-section of the Ark (A), Three LevelsIIIF‍
NoahIIIF‍
On NoahIIIF‍
On the Four KingdomsIIIF‍
ShemIIIF‍
HamIIIF‍
On the Sons of NoahIIIF‍
CushIIIF‍
EberIIIF‍
On the HebrewsIIIF‍
On the Tower of BabelIIIF‍
[3r]
On TerahIIIF‍
On Nahor, Son of TerahIIIF‍
On AbrahamIIIF‍
UzIIIF‍
BuzIIIF‍
LotIIIF‍
On LotIIIF‍
On KeturahIIIF‍
MoabIIIF‍
On RebeccaIIIF‍
On IsaacIIIF‍
On the Sons of IshmaelIIIF‍
JobIIIF‍
On JobIIIF‍
On BalaamIIIF‍
EsauIIIF‍
On EsauIIIF‍
[3v]
On JacobIIIF‍
LeahIIIF‍
GadIIIF‍
LeviIIIF‍
On the Line of ChristIIIF‍
DanIIIF‍
On the Sons of JacobIIIF‍
On Dathan and AbiramIIIF‍
SuaIIIF‍
On the Sons of JosephIIIF‍
On TamarIIIF‍
ErIIIF‍
OnanIIIF‍
On the Sons of JudahIIIF‍
On the Sons of KohathIIIF‍
GeraIIIF‍
[4r]
On KorahIIIF‍
On the Sons of AaronIIIF‍
On the Priests (1)IIIF‍
On JoshuaIIIF‍
On Micah's IdolIIIF‍
RamIIIF‍
On OthnielIIIF‍
EhiIIIF‍
EhudIIIF‍
On EhudIIIF‍
On ShamgarIIIF‍
On NahshonIIIF‍
[4v]
UzziIIIF‍
On the Priests (2)IIIF‍
On DeborahIIIF‍
On SalmonIIIF‍
On EliIIIF‍
On GideonIIIF‍
On ElimelechIIIF‍
On AbimelechIIIF‍
TolaIIIF‍
JairIIIF‍
BoazIIIF‍
RuthIIIF‍
On JepthahIIIF‍
On AbielIIIF‍
KishIIIF‍
NerIIIF‍
ElonIIIF‍
ObedIIIF‍
SaulIIIF‍
On SaulIIIF‍
On SamsonIIIF‍
[5r]
On AmaziahIIIF‍
On Jehoash of IsraelIIIF‍
AmosIIIF‍
On the Time Without a KingIIIF‍
JoelIIIF‍
On UzziahIIIF‍
On JothamIIIF‍
On MenahemIIIF‍
PulIIIF‍
On the Kings of AssyriaIIIF‍
AhazIIIF‍
On AhazIIIF‍
On HezekiahIIIF‍
On PekaIIIF‍
On Manasseh of JudahIIIF‍
On the Kings of BabylonIIIF‍
On the Time Under HosheaIIIF‍
AmonIIIF‍
SaraIIIF‍
[5v]
On JosiahIIIF‍
On JehoahazIIIF‍
On the First JeconiahIIIF‍
On Nebuchadnezzar IIIIIF‍
On Daniel's First Three VisionsIIIF‍
On Daniel's Fourth VisionIIIF‍
On Daniel's Fifth VisionIIIF‍
On Daniel's Sixth VisionIIIF‍
On Daniel's Seventh VisionIIIF‍
On Daniel's Eighth VisionIIIF‍
On Daniel's Ninth VisionIIIF‍
On Daniel's Tenth VisionIIIF‍
On the Second JeconiahIIIF‍
On ZedekiahIIIF‍
On the End of the Kings of JudahIIIF‍
On Nebuchadnezzar's Hanging GardensIIIF‍
On Amel-MardukIIIF‍
On ShealtielIIIF‍
On BelshazzarIIIF‍
[6r]
Plan of Jerusalem (D), Circular GatesIIIF‍
On Cyrus IIIIIF‍
On Cambyses IIIIIF‍
On Darius I Son of HystaspesIIIF‍
On EzraIIIF‍
On NehemiahIIIF‍
EzraIIIF‍
On AhasuerusIIIF‍
[6v]
AzorIIIF‍
On OchusIIIF‍
On Darius IIIIIIF‍
On Alexander the GreatIIIF‍
On Joshua Son of SirachIIIF‍
On Ptolemy I Son of LagusIIIF‍
On Ptolemy II PhiladelphusIIIF‍
On the Kings of EgyptIIIF‍
[7r]
On AlcimusIIIF‍
On Antiochus III the GreatIIIF‍
On MatthathiasIIIF‍
On Seleucus IV PhilopatorIIIF‍
On Antiochus IV EpiphanesIIIF‍
On Antiochus V EupatorIIIF‍
On Judah MaccabeeIIIF‍
On Demetrius I SotherIIIF‍
On Alexander Son of EpiphanesIIIF‍
On JonathanIIIF‍
On SimonIIIF‍
On Eleazar AvaranIIIF‍
On the Death of JohnIIIF‍
On Demetrius IIIIIF‍
On Antiochus VI the AdolescentIIIF‍
On John HyrcanusIIIF‍
On Aristobulus IIIIF‍
On Antiochus VIIIIIF‍
On King AlexanderIIIF‍
EliIIIF‍
On AlexandraIIIF‍
On Hyrcanus IIIIIF‍
On CrassusIIIF‍
On CassiusIIIF‍
[7v]
On Antipater IIIIIIF‍
On Augustus CaesarIIIF‍
On HerodIIIF‍
On Herod, Who Killed the ChildrenIIIF‍
On the Birth of ChristIIIF‍
On ArchelausIIIF‍
On Herod AntipasIIIF‍
On Herod Agrippa IIIIF‍
On TiberiusIIIF‍

Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 83. Foto: Parker Library Stanford. CC BY-NC 4.0

2r

Citation recommendation

Eleanor Goerss (manuscript description) (ed.): Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 83. In: Peter of Poitiers' Compendium historiae: a research platform and edition, ed. by Andrea Worm, et al., Graz: 2025. https://gams.uni-graz.at/o:chigc.ccc-83.

Credits

  • Data modeling, data curation and web development: Roman Bleier, Sina Krottmaier and Jakob Sonnberger
  • Manuscript description: Eleanor Goerss (supervision) and Katharina Bauer
  • Bibliography: Maria Streicher
  • Project principal investigators: Andrea Worm, Roman Bleier and Patrick Sahle
  • Mercator Fellows: Laura Cleaver and Franz Fischer

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