Item Info

Script: Gothic
Language: Latin
Folio Number: f. 2r
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes:

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This item appeared in the exhibition "Sacred Stories: The World's Religious Traditions" in the Rare Book Department, August 2015-January 2016.

This is the label from that exhibition:

The Historia scholastica is a biblical paraphrase; a condensed history from the narratives of the whole Bible, compiled from the Bible, the Church Fathers and various classical sources. This manuscript copy features penwork decoration and a network of marginal annotations.

Notes:

Incipit

Country: Country:France

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): 1315
Image Dimensions Width: 292 mm
ShelfMark: Lewis E 168
Creator Name: Peter Comestor - Author