Peter of Poitiers' Compendium historiae

a research platform and edition

Manchester, John Rylands Library, MS 72 (Ma)

Manuscript: Manchester, John Rylands Library, MS 72
Date:1200-1399
Date (source):Cent. xiii-xiv
Origin:Italy
Format and material:roll, parchment
Dimensions:300 x 235 mm
Selected contents:Diagrams:
  • Seven-branched candelabrum End of roll.

Compendium historiae

Folio range: -
Incipit:Considerans hystorie sacre prolixitatem
Text language:Latin
Text Version:interpolated
Graph Version:1
Manuscript Group:IT1
Graph:Vertically oriented
Linea Christi present, centered
Medaillons: Shape: Circle Double
Inscriptions: red for female names, black for male names
Adam and Eve: two medallions
Diagrams:Cross-section of the Ark
Cross-section of the Ark
42 Encampments
12 Tribes
Plan of Jerusalem
External links:Description: https://www.librarysearch.manchester.ac.uk/permalink/44MAN_INST/1lr7mpn/alma992986478734801631
Images: https://luna.manchester.ac.uk/luna/servlet/s/1i4uty
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Citation recommendation

Eleanor Goerss (manuscript description) (ed.): Manchester, John Rylands Library, MS 72. 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.mjr-72.

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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