Peter of Poitiers' Compendium historiae

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München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Clm 30015 (M8)

Manuscript:München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Clm 30015
Date:1400-1449
Date (source):14./15. Jh [BSB]; first half 15th c. [EG]
Origin:
Format and material:codex, parchment
Dimensions:290 x 220 mm
Selected contents:Diagrams:
  • 13v: Ten commandments
  • 14r: Twelve articles of the Faith
  • 14v: Seven-branched candelabrum Follows Compendium. With inscription on facing page.
  • 3v: Cosmological diagram Set into Linea Christi in the Compendium between Isaac and Jacob.

Compendium historiae

Folio range:2r-13r
Incipit:Considerans historie sacre prolixitatem
Text language:Latin
Text Version:interpolated
Graph Version:1
Manuscript Group:GB5
Graph:Vertically oriented
Linea Christi present, centered
Medaillons: Shape: Circle Double
Inscriptions:
color of inscription: red for male, black for female
Adam and Eve: one medallion
Diagrams:2v: Cross-section of the Ark
2v: Cross-section of the Ark
2v: Cross-section of the Ark
5r: 42 Encampments
5r: 12 Tribes
10v: Plan of Jerusalem
Secundo folio: Lamech [2r]
External links:Description: https://opacplus.bsb-muenchen.de/title/BV035957016
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Eleanor Goerss (manuscript description) (ed.): München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Clm 30015. 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.mbb-clm-30015.

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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