Reading the Historia Scholastica at the Close of the Twelfth Century: Nigel of Canterbury and Trinity College, Cambridge, MS B.15.5

Trinity College, Cambridge, ms B.15.5, contains a copy of Peter Comestor's Historia scholastica , donated by Nigel of Canterbury to the library at Christ Church. This article focuses on the exegetical content of its dense annotations. Heavily dependent on the writings of theologians associated...

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Published inThe Journal of ecclesiastical history Vol. 71; no. 2; pp. 270 - 292
Main Author O'DALY, IRENE
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge Cambridge University Press 01.04.2020
Subjects
12th century
Annotations
Autographs
Bible
Credibility
Right to die
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Summary:Trinity College, Cambridge, ms B.15.5, contains a copy of Peter Comestor's Historia scholastica , donated by Nigel of Canterbury to the library at Christ Church. This article focuses on the exegetical content of its dense annotations. Heavily dependent on the writings of theologians associated with the school of St Victor, they offer an insight into the kinds of sources which were read alongside the Historia scholastica in this period. The article also queries a note made on the flyleaf which identifies Nigel as the compiler, examining its credibility and its implications for the presumed chronology of his life.
ISSN:0022-0469
1469-7637
DOI:10.1017/S002204691900232X