[Doctrinale]

Name:

Alexander, de Villa Dei

Timespan:

Early works to 1500

Date:

1275

Description:

Fragment of the Doctrinale (incomplete at the beginning), with extensive marginal commentary and annotations.

Language:

Latin

Provenance:

Formerly owned by Sir Thomas Phillipps, ms. 190 (f. 1r).; Sold by J. Rosenthal, 1952.; Phillipps, Thomas, Sir, 1792-1872, former owner.

Subject:

Latin language -- Grammar -- Early works to 1500; Latin language -- Grammar

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

manuscripts (documents); codices (bound manuscripts); commentaries; Manuscripts, Latin; Manuscripts, Medieval

Physical Description:

27 leaves : parchment, color illustrations; 234 x 166 (180 x 63) mm bound to 240 x 170 mm

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Ms. codex.; Title and attribution from explicit (f. 27r): Explicit Doctrinale magistri Alexandri de Villa Dei...; Foliation: Parchment, ii (18th-century paper) + 27 + ii (18th-century paper); [1-27]; modern foliation in pencil, lower right recto.; Layout: Written in 38 long lines in dark brown ink; ruled in ink; prickings visible.; Script: Written in a Gothic book script by a single hand, with marginal commentary in several additional hands that completely fills most pages between the lines of text and to the margins.; Decoration: Decorated initials in red and green on most folios, some of the decoration has faded.; Binding: 18th-century leather.; Origin: Written in France, late 13th century (Zacour-Hirsch).; Some folios are stained from previous mold damage; much of the commentary has faded or is worn off, however the primary text is legible throughout.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Codex 694