Peter of Poitiers' Compendium historiae

a research platform and edition

Princeton, Princeton University Library, MS Scheide 6 (Pn)

Manuscript: Princeton, Princeton University Library, MS Scheide 6
Date:1400-1449
Date (source):between 1275 and 1299 [Princeton]; Compendium first half of 15th c. [EG]
Origin:France
Format and material:codex, parchment
Dimensions:260 x 170 mm
Selected contents:Texts:
  • 4r-343r: Bible
Diagrams:
  • 397v: Cosmological Diagram
  • 397v: Calendar Wheel
  • 398r: Petitions Tree
  • 398v: Twelve Articles of the Faith
  • 399r: Twelve Articles of the Faith Appears to be copy of diagram on fol. 398v.
  • 399v: Petitions Tree Appears to be copy of diagram on fol. 398r.
  • 400v: Tree of Vices
  • 401r: Tree of Virtues
  • 402r: Prayer Hand (Right)
  • 402v: Prayer Hand (Left)
  • 403v: Prayer Hand (Right)
  • 404r: Ten Commandments

Compendium historiae

Folio range:390r-397r
Incipit:Considerans sacre historiae 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: black for male, red for female.
Adam and Eve: one medallion
Diagrams:390r: Cross-section of the Ark
390r: Cross-section of the Ark
390r: Cross-section of the Ark
391v: 42 Encampments
392r: 12 Tribes
395v: Plan of Jerusalem
Secundo folio:Heber [390r]
External links:Description: https://catalog.princeton.edu/catalog/9934900593506421
Images: https://catalog.princeton.edu/catalog/9934900593506421
IIIF-manifest: https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/74ebadaa-e4ef-447e-909e-c5da901358d2/manifest?manifest=https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/74ebadaa-e4ef-447e-909e-c5da901358d2/manifest
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Citation recommendation

Eleanor Goerss (manuscript description) (ed.): Princeton, Princeton University Library, MS Scheide 6. 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.pul-scheide-6.

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

Versions

  • Last Update/Current Version: 2026-05-19