Digital Medieval Manuscripts at Houghton Library
Bibliography for Harvard University, Houghton Library,
MS Lat 125
This bibliography was compiled by Laura Light, Justin Stover, Joshua O’Driscoll, Nadia Marx and William Stoneman.
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HOLLIS Record (Link)
Seymour de Ricci, with the assistance of W. J. Wilson. Census of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in the United States and Canada. New York: H. W. Wilson, 1935-1940. (Reprint 1961). MS cited v. I, p. 985-986.
Brief description. HOLLIS
Lynn Thorndike, “More Manuscripts of Thomas of Cantimpré; De naturis rerum,” Isis 54 (1963) 269-77. HOLLIS
MS cited p. 273 as Harvard University 125 and contents noted as books 4, 8 and 10.
G.J.J. Walstra, “Thomas de Cantimpré, De naturis rerum. Etat de la question,” Vivarium 5 (1967) 146-71, and 6 (1968) 46-61. HOLLIS
MS cited pp. 50-51 as no. 20 and contents noted as books 4, 5, 8, and 10.
Stephanus G. Axters, O.P., Bibliotheca dominicana neerlandica manuscripta, 1224-1500. Bibliothèque de la revue d’histoire ecclésiastique 49. Louvain, 1970. HOLLIS
MS listed on p. 84 as Harvard College Library MS 125.
H. Boese, ed., Thomas Cantimpratensis Liber de natura rerum. Editio princeps secundum codices manuscriptos. Teil I: Text. Berlin and New York, Walter de Gruyter, 1973. HOLLIS
Analysis of the text suggests MS extracts were taken from books 4-9, 11 and 12.
Laura Light, Catalogue of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in the Houghton Library, Harvard University. Binghamton: Medieval & Renaissance Texts and Studies, 1995. MS cited p. 159-162.
Thorough description of contents and physical properties of MS, with brief mention of production and provenance. HOLLIS
