Peter of Poitiers' Compendium historiae

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Paris, École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Ms. Mas 71 (P12)

Manuscript: Paris, École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Ms. Mas 71
Date:1290-1299
Date (source):v. 1290-1300 [Avril, p. 270]
Origin:Paris
Format and material:roll, parchment
Dimensions:4650 x 317 mm
Selected contents:Diagrams:
  • Seven-branched candelabrum Top of Compendium, combined with Christ in majesty.
  • Septenarium Pictum Follows Compendium

Compendium historiae

Folio range: -
Incipit:Considerans hystoriae sacre prolixitatem
Text language:Latin
Text Version:interpolated
Graph Version:2
Manuscript Group:GB4
Graph:Vertically oriented
Linea Christi present, centered
Medaillons: Shape: Circle Only
Inscriptions:
color of inscription: red and black.
Six Ages emphasized
Adam and Eve: one medallion
Diagrams:Cross-section of the Ark
Cross- section of the Ark
Encampments
12 Tribes
Plan of Jerusalem
Illustrated medaillons:
Other illustrations:
External links:Description: http://initiale.irht.cnrs.fr/codex/13593
Images: https://arca.irht.cnrs.fr/ark:/63955/md60cv43rm12
IIIF-manifest: https://api.irht.cnrs.fr/ark:/63955/f8zxnfv0nqu2/manifest.json
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Paris, École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Ms. Mas 71. Foto: ARCA. CC BY-NC 3.0

Citation recommendation

Eleanor Goerss (manuscript description) (ed.): Paris, École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Ms. Mas 71. 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.pen-masson-71.

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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