Peter of Poitiers' Compendium historiae

a research platform and edition

Cleveland, Museum of Art, 1973.5 (Cl)

Manuscript: Cleveland, Museum of Art, 1973.5
Date:1210-1229
Date (source):c.1220 (?) [Morgan, p. 92]
Origin:England, Canterbury
Format and material:roll, parchment
Dimensions:1350 (Teil 1) x 225 mm
Selected contents:Diagrams:
  • Seven-branched candelabrum Below the medallion of Christus passus, aligned with the Linea Christi.

Compendium historiae

Folio range: -
Incipit:Considerans hystorie sacre prolixitatem
Text language:Latin
Text Version:interpolated
Graph Version:2
Manuscript Group:
Graph:Vertically oriented
Linea Christi present, centered
Medaillons: Shape: Circle Only
Inscriptions: red for female names, black for male names
color of inscription: blue for christus natus, christus puer, christus passus and christus resurgens.
Six Ages emphasized
Adam and Eve: two medallions
Diagrams:Cross-section of the Ark
Cross-section of the Ark
42 Encampments
12 Tribes
Plan of Jerusalem
Illustrated medaillons:
Other illustrations:
External links:Description: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1973.5
Images: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/collection/search?search=1973.5&filter-include-parts=1
Further literature in our Zotero bibliography
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SethIIIF‍
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AdahIIIF‍
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NoahIIIF‍
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SuaIIIF‍
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Citation recommendation

Eleanor Goerss (manuscript description) (ed.): Cleveland, Museum of Art, 1973.5. 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.cma-1973.5.

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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