Peter of Poitiers' Compendium historiae

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Köln, Historisches Archiv der Stadt Köln, W 247 (Kö)

Manuscript: Köln, Historisches Archiv der Stadt Köln, W 247
Date:1180-1199
Date (source):12. Jh, 2. Hälfte [Vennebusch, p. 134]; late 12. Jh [EG]
Origin:Belgien, Affligem (?)
Format and material:codex, parchment
Dimensions:360 x 265 mm
Selected contents:Texts:
  • 8r-169v: Historia Scholastica

Compendium historiae

Folio range:2r-7r
Incipit:Considerans hystorie sacre prolixitatem
Text language:Latin
Text Version:short
Graph Version:1
Manuscript Group:BE1
Graph:Vertically oriented
Linea Christi present, centered
Medaillons: Shape: Circle Double
Inscriptions: red for female names, black for male names
color of inscription: green for mary, christus natus, christus puer, christus passus, chriatus resurgens.
Adam and Eve: two medallions
Diagrams:2r: Kingdoms
3r: 42 Encampments
3r: 12 Tribes
6r: Plan of Jerusalem
Secundo folio:Tha [2r]
External links:Description: https://resolver.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/HSP0006884B00000000
Images: https://historischesarchivkoeln.de/MetsViewer/?url=https%3A//historischesarchivkoeln.de/mets%3Fid=71ED20CD-6A1B-45A7-B6D0-DDF02DA7CB0E__247_Mikrofilm_20160728164700.xml
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Eleanor Goerss (manuscript description) (ed.): Köln, Historisches Archiv der Stadt Köln, W 247. 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.kha-w-247.

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  • 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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