University of Pennsylvania, LJS 384
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Metadata
- DS ID:
- DS637
- Shelfmark:
- LJS 384
- Title:
- De philosophia mundi ... etc..
- William, of Conches, 1080-approximately 1150
- Place:
- Germany
- Date:
- [circa 1150]
- Language:
- Latin
- Physical Description:
- Extent: 21 leaves : parchment, illustrations ; 206 x 146 (165 x 120) mm bound to 208 x 152 mm
- Former Owner(s):
- Singer, Charles, 1876-1960
Foyle, William A. 1885-1963
- Note:
- Title supplied by cataloger based on predominant work.
Origin: Written in Germany, circa 1150 (Kwakkel).
Ms. codex.
Decoration: 16 maps and diagrams (f. 8v-9r, 10v-11r, 13r-13v, 15r); 6 2- or 3-line initials in red (f. 1r, 2v, 6r, 11v, 14v).
Script: Written in German transitional script (or protogothic script) with archaic forms by 3 hands (f. 1r-19v column B line 25, 19v column B line 26-20r, 20v-21r; Erik Kwakkel, Leiden University).
Foliation: Parchment, 21 ; [1-21] ; modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto.
Layout: Written in 2 columns of 34-38 lines; ruled in drypoint; prickings visible at outer edges.
Binding: Modern parchment.
Gift of Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle in honor of David McKnight, Director, Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Penn Libraries, 2013.
Sold at auction as part of Foyle's collection at Christie's, 11 July 2000, lot 7, to Lawrence J. Schoenberg.
Formerly owned by William A. Foyle (Beeleigh Abbey, Essex; leather bookplate inside upper cover).
Sold by Hirsch to E. P. Goldschmidt, 1928 (Goldschmidt stock books, Grolier Club); appears in Goldschmidt cat. 18 (no. 47), cat. 21 (no. 10), cat. 23 (no. 97), cat. 25 (no. 84), 1929-1930.
Sold by E. P. Goldschmidt to Charles Joseph Singer, 1932. - Keyword:
- Institutional Record:
- https://franklin.library.upenn.edu/catalog/FRANKLIN_9946262693503681
- IIIF Manifest:
- https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/phalt/iiif/2/81431-p3464t/manifest
- Holding Institution:
