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Liber questionum et solutionum philonis in genesi, 1500 - 1525

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Identifier: Gordan MS 69

Abstract

ff. 1r-33v [Title:] Liber Questionum et Solutionum Philonis in Genesi.

Questio Prima. Inc.: Quare quadraginta annorum erat Ysaac cum nupsisset ei Rebecca? Nuptie mature sapienti quadragenarie sunt: bonum est. enim prius exerceri [added in margin: et concrescere] eruditionem diuinis spectaculis, nullo alterius desiderio occupatam. Expl.: Illi namque per corona adipiscenda species gestant optimas pro uictoria et laude exercicii hy uero usque ad terrestreas peregrinando deueniunt Eplicit liber questionum/ laus deo omnipotenti maximo. f. 34 ruled but blank.

Dates

  • Creation: 1500 - 1525

Extent

1 volumes

Language of Materials

Latin

Additional Description

Custodial History

Written in Germany in the early sixteenth century. Provenance unknown. Perhaps formerly Phillipps 21819 (number written in lead on inside back cover). Inside front cover in lead: "K4". In the library of Howard L. Goodhart (bookplate).

Authors

  1. Philo, of Alexandria

Other related names

  1. Phillipps, Sir Thomas, former owner
  2. Goodhart, Howard Lehman, former owner
  3. Goodhart, Howard Lehman, donor
  4. Gordan, Phyllis Goodhart, owner
  5. Gordan, John Dozier Jr., owner

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Given by Howard Lehman Goodhart to Phyllis Goodhart Gordan and John Dozier Gordan, Jr.

Physical Description

Folio 1 written in a humanistic cursive bookhand possibly in Italy

Paper support (watermarks in gutter: ff. 1-8 similar to Briquet Lettre P 8622; ff. 9-34 similar to Briquet Couronne 4952), ff. i (modern paper) + 34 + i (modern paper)

Germany, early 19th century. Parchment over boards; parchment is a leaf recycled from a liturgical book, possibly an antiphonal, psalms and antiphons with 4-stave musical notation.

186 x 136 (quires I and II c. 145 x 95; quire III c. 140-165 x 105)

Written in 26-30 lines with faint vertical bounding lines in lead.

Humanistic and gothic cursive script

Modern foliation.

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