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Book/Printed Material Five Books of the Sentences. Caii, vel Taionis, Caesaraugustanae urbis episcopi, cognomento Saorohelis, vel Samuhelis [...] Sententiarum libri V, quibus praemittitur Epistola noncupatoria

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Title

  • Five Books of the Sentences.

Other Title

  • Caii, vel Taionis, Caesaraugustanae urbis episcopi, cognomento Saorohelis, vel Samuhelis [...] Sententiarum libri V, quibus praemittitur Epistola noncupatoria

Summary

  • This codex from the Plutei Collection of the Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana in Florence is a compilation of texts related to the Christian Church in Visigothic Spain. As stated on the colophon, the volume was originally made for King Matthias Corvinus of Hungary (1443--90). It includes Sententiarum libri V (Five books of the sentences) by Taio Samuel (died 683), followed by a collection of writings by the Church Fathers chosen by Isidore of Seville, and a letter by Quiricus, bishop first of Barcelona and then of Toledo, to Taio Samuel. Not much is known about Taio Samuel. He served as bishop of Zaragoza from 651 to 683. In this, his only known work, he draws upon the teachings of Saint Augustine and Saint Gregory the Great. Saint Isidore of Seville (circa 560--636) was a scholar and theologian who is considered the last of the great Latin Church Fathers. He was influential throughout the Middle Ages, mainly known for his Etymologiae (Etymologies). The Plutei Collection consists of the approximately 3,000 manuscripts and books from the private holdings of the Medici family, which, bound in red leather with the Medici coat of arms, were arranged on the benches of the Laurenziana when the library first opened to the public in 1571. Cosimo de' Medici (1389-1464) is known to have owned 63 books in 1417-18, which grew to 150 by the time of his death. His sons Piero (1416-69) and Giovanni (1421-63) vied with each other in commissioning illuminated manuscripts. Lorenzo il Magnifico (1449-92), son of Piero, acquired a great number of Greek codices and, starting in the 1480s, ordered copies of all texts lacking in the library with the aim of transforming the Medici library into an important center of research. Following the expulsion of the Medici from Florence in 1494, the books were taken from the family. Giovanni de' Medici, elected Pope Leo X in 1513, restored the collection to the Medici, and another Medici pope, Clement VII (Giulio de' Medici), organized the establishment of the Laurenziana.

Names

  • Isidore, of Seville, Saint, died 636 Compiler.
  • Quiricus, Barcinonensis, died 656 Author.
  • Taio, Samuel, died 683 Associated Name.

Created / Published

  • [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [1500 to 1510]

Headings

  • -  Italy
  • -  Spain
  • -  650 to 683
  • -  Codex
  • -  Illuminations
  • -  Memory of the World

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource extent: Vellum : 230 x 345 millimeters ; 307 folios.
  • -  Original resource at: Medicea Laurenziana Library, Florence.
  • -  Content in Latin.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Source Collection

  • Bibliotheca Corviniana

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021667910

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Chicago citation style:

Isidore, Of Seville, Saint, Died 636 Compiler, Barcinonensis Quiricus, and Samuel Taio. Five Books of the Sentences. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, to 1510, 1500] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667910/.

APA citation style:

Isidore, O. S., Quiricus, B. & Taio, S. (1500) Five Books of the Sentences. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, to 1510] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667910/.

MLA citation style:

Isidore, Of Seville, Saint, Died 636 Compiler, Barcinonensis Quiricus, and Samuel Taio. Five Books of the Sentences. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, to 1510, 1500] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021667910/>.