Leaf from a theological commentary with alphabetical entries, these here on teaching, tolls and preaching, in Latin, manuscript on parchment [France, fourteenth century]

Leaf from a theological commentary with alphabetical entries, these here on teaching, tolls and preaching, in Latin, manuscript on parchment [France, fourteenth century]

Single leaf, with double column of 54 lines in a squat university hand with numerous abbreviations, capitals touched in red, paragraph marks in red or blue, 2-line initials in same with a few strokes of penwork decoration each, entries numbered in margin in red in Arabic numerals, running titles in red and normal pen (the latter probably once instructions to rubricator but left in place), a few marginal notes by contemporary or near-contemporary hands, else with wide and clean margins, overall in excellent condition, 310 by 215mm.; card mount

From a text that drew on patristic sources such as St. Augustine, as well as medieval authors such as St. Francis and Henry of Ghent (d. 1293). The entries here are on the topics of praeceptum, pedagium and praedicator.