Compendium theologicae veritatis
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Description
- Title
- Compendium theologicae veritatis
- Alternative Title
- Compendium theologicae veritatis, with index
- Creator
- Albertus, Magnus, Saint, 1193?-1280
- Contributor
- Hugo, Argentinensis, approximately 1210-approximately 1270.
- Published / Created
- between 1400 and 1450.
- Publication Place
- England
- Abstract
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Manuscript, in unidentified hand, on parchment, containing Albertus Magnus' Compendium theologicae veritatis. Manuscript starts with a table of contents (ff. 1r-3r) and finishes with an index of names (ff. 163r-144r).
- Description
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In Latin.
Title from rubric opening table: Incipit tabula compendium theologicae veritatis.
Script: Gothic textualis.
Decoration: seven-line decorated initial in red, blue, green, and gold (f. 3v) with floral decorations surrounding the text; two- to three-line initials in red and blue. Rubrication in red and blue ink throughout.
Layout: 2 columns of about 39 lines.
Binding: 19th-century vellum binding over pasteboards, spine gold-tooled with labels: “Compendium Veritatis Theologice” and “Manuscript”.
Text is also at times ascribed to Hugh of Strasburg instead of Albertus Magnus.
Ownership inscription by Johannes Winnington (f. 144v): Iste liber pertinet ad me Johannem Winnington de medio templo generosum... - Provenance
- Includes contemporary manuscript annotations comparing the text to other copies and corrections. Ownership inscription by Johannes Winnington of the Middle Temple (approximately 1500). Formerly owned by Sir Roger Mostyn (d. 1690), 1st baronet Mostyn (his catalog of books, 1692). Bookplate of Llewelyn Nevill Vaughan Lloyd Mostyn: the Gloddaeth Library, and marked MS 265 (front pastedown). Sold by Maggs Bros in 1953 (their catalogue 816, no. 137). Sold by Swann Galleries in 1955, lot 194. Presented to the Medical historical libary in 1955 by John F. Fulton.
- Extent
- 1 item (144 leaves) ; 280 mm x 195 mm
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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Latin
Collection Information
- Repository
- Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library
- Call Number
- Manuscript 30 vault
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Early works to 1800
Annotations 15th century - Resource Type
- text
- Subject (Topic)
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Physics
Philosophy, Medieval - Subjects
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Physics > Early works to 1800
Philosophy, Medieval > Early works to 1800
15th century
Fulton, John Farquhar, 1899-1960 > Ownership
Mostyn, Llewelyn Nevill Vaughan Lloyd-Mostyn, 3rd baron, 1856-1929 > Bookplate
Mostyn, Roger, 1st baronet, 1624-1690 > Ownership
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
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Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 4709813
- Object ID (OID)
- 16960309
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