Peter of Poitiers' Compendium historiae

a research platform and edition

Wolfenbüttel, Herzog August Bibliothek, Cod. Guelf. 39.1 Aug. 2° (Wf)

Manuscript: Wolfenbüttel, Herzog August Bibliothek, Cod. Guelf. 39.1 Aug. 2°
Date:1200-1399
Date (source):13.–14. Jahrh. [von Heinemann, p. 209]
Origin:
Format and material:codex, parchment
Dimensions:300 x 215 mm
Selected contents:Texts:
  • 6r-216v: Historia scholastica
  • 217r–242v: Liber exceptionem

Compendium historiae

Folio range:1r-5v
Incipit:Considerans hystorie sacre prolixitatem
Text language:Latin
Text Version:interpolated
Graph Version:1
Manuscript Group:
Graph:Vertically oriented
Linea Christi present, centered
Medaillons: Shape: Circle Double
Inscriptions: red for female names, black for male names
color of inscription: red for christus natur, christus puer, christus passus, christus resurgens.
Adam and Eve: two medallions
Diagrams:2r: 42 Encampments
2r: 12 Tribes
4v: Plan of Jerusalem
Other illustrations:
Secundo folio:Tha [1r]
External links:Description: https://diglib.hab.de/?db=mss&list=ms&id=39-1-aug-2f&catalog=Heinemann
Further literature in our Zotero bibliography
No images available

Citation recommendation

Eleanor Goerss (manuscript description) (ed.): Wolfenbüttel, Herzog August Bibliothek, Cod. Guelf. 39.1 Aug. 2°. 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.whb-guelf-39-1-aug-2.

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