Western Michigan University, WMU MS 148

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Metadata

DS ID:

DS6374

Shelfmark:

WMU MS 148

Title:

Pseudo-Gilbertus, Liber Sex Principiorum; manuscript leaf

Place:

France

France TGN

Date:

1175-1250

twelfth century (dates CE) AAT

Language:

lat

Latin WIKIDATA

Physical Description:

Extent: 1 leaf : parchment ; 246 x 178 mm

Note:

Incipit title.
Single leaf from Corpus Philosophorum Medii Aevi, Aristotles Latinus: Supplementa Categoriarum; Porphyry's Isagoge and Pseudo-Gilbertus' Liber sex principiorum as identified by modern edition: Bruges-Paris : Desclée de Brouwer, 1966, L. Minio-Paluello, ed.
A portion (chapters 39-54) of Liber sex principiorum, the commentary on the last six classes in the tenfold schema elaborated in Aristotle's Categories-- the first of his works on logic. The portion here deals with place and time. CPMA, 1:43.39-54. Popularly attributed to Gilberto Porretae, Bishop of Poitiers (d. 1154).
Written in 32 long lines in a compact, slightly rounded, highly abbreviated gothic textualis libraria; marginal annotation in a compact gothic cursiva antiquor. Pricking visible in inner margin. Decoration: paraphs, schemata, and a maniculum in red; 1-line, blue initial with red pen-flourishes on recto. Presumably used as a read pastedown; discoloration from paste visible in the upper, outer...
Extensive interlinear glossing, marginal annotations and schemata. Numerous manicula.
Produced towards the end of the 12th century or the first half of the 13th century, probably in France.

Keyword:

pastedowns

Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)

Manuscripts, Latin

Aristotle

Institutional Record:

https://primo-pmtna01.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/f/4dvb3u/01WMU_ALMA2198223780002436

IIIF Manifest:

https://luna.library.wmich.edu/luna/servlet/iiif/m/WMUwmu~77~77~876040~142043/manifest

Holding Institution:

Western Michigan University