Vincent of beauvais is indisputably renowned for his great encyclopedic work, the speculum maius. Vincent of beauvais article about vincent of beauvais by. This chapter discusses speculum doctrinale, written by vincent of beauvais around 1260. View vincent of beauvais research papers on academia. University of groningen het speculum historiale van vincent. The part entitled morals is of unknown authorship, but is not by him. The exact dates of his birth and death are unknown.
This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Ullman, a project for a new edition of vincent of beauvais. Vincent of beauvais, french scholar and encyclopaedist whose speculum majus great mirror was probably the greatest european encyclopaedia up to the 18th century. It also presents various definitions of philosophy ranging from traditional authorities of late antiquity. Spine of book, vincent of beauvais, doctrinal speculum, 11400. Oconnell argues that vincent and his writings were one of many sources from which the king drew inspiration when writing the letters to his children. Often retroactively described as an encyclopedia or as a florilegium, his text exists as. Mar 04, 2020 miniature depicting vincent of beauvais at work in his atelier, from manuscript london, british library, royal 14 e i, fol.
It is certain that the cistercian abbey of royaumont, fouaded by king louis ix of france, occupied a major place in vincent s life. Use the link below to share a fulltext version of this article with your friends and colleagues. A man of industry, vincent undertook a systematic and comprehensive treatment of all branches of human knowledge. His activities as a writer had the support of the capetian royal house, or at least this much is implied by the prefaces to his shorter tracts. He is known mostly for his great mirror speculum maius, a major work of compilation that was widely read in the middle ages. C this article has been rated as cclass on the quality scale. The years of his birth and death are uncertain, the dates frequently assigned being 1190 and 1264 respectively. Chapter 2 deals with the life and vnitings of vincent of beauvais. Catholic encyclopedia 19vincent of beauvais wikisource.
The church was built during 182444, on the site of the. It is the third part of the speculum maius, the great mirror, a monumental encyclopedia which was an attempt to encompass all forms of knowledge. Vincent of beauvais article pdf available december 2012 with 4 reads how we measure reads. Vincent of beauvais and chaucers monks tale speculum. It gives its name to the quartier saintvincentdepaul around it. He was born during the reign of the great french king philip augustus and began his studies around 1220 in paris under the dominicans. This greater mirror was intended to consist of, in its final state, four parts or specula. Publication date 149501 usage public domain mark 1. Download this page pdf download left page pdf download right page pdf download pages pdf download whole book pdf. Speculum doctrinale, which is part of speculum maius greater mirror, deals with the sciences through histories of the spiritual and moral purposes for which they were instituted. It is certain that the cistercian abbey of royaumont, fouaded by king louis ix of france, occupied a major place in vincents life.
The production of this vast work was overseen by vincent of beauvais c. Abbreviations used in the footnotes are sh, for speculum historiale. A tolerably old tradition, preserved by louis a valleoleti c. If the item offered is only one chapter of a book, the offering should tell you that.
Speculum quadruplex, naturale, doctrinale, morale, historiale, in quo totius naturae historia, omnium scientiarum. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks. Homepage of vincent of beauvais website which discloses information on vincentius belvacensis, his works and his fortleben. Tempera colors, gold leaf, and gold paint on parchment bound between wood boards covered with brown morocco. University of groningen het speculum historiale van. After he had entered the dominican order in paris c. This article is within the scope of wikiproject latin, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of latin on wikipedia. Vincent of beauvais, speculum historiale speculum historiale, the mirror of history, is a history of the world down to the 1240s in thirtyone books comprising 3,793 chapters. It is thought that vincent joined the dominicans in paris shortly after 1218. He was the author of three of the four parts of the speculum majus, of great value as a summary of the knowledge of his time. Speculum naturale biblioteca digital dioscorides incunables biblioteca historica ucm author. Low this article has been rated as lowimportance on the importance scale. Miniature depicting vincent of beauvais at work in his atelier, from manuscript london, british library, royal 14 e i, fol.
Speculum historiale, the mirror of history, is a history of the world down to the 1240s in thirtyone books comprising. He was the author of three of the four parts of the speculum majus, of great value as a summary of the know. It also presents various definitions of philosophy ranging from traditional authorities of late antiquity to more recent. Sep 25, 2019 other works of vincent of beauvais are. Vincent of beauvais, speculum historiale lancaster university. A study in the construction of a didactic view of history. Vincentdebeauvaisintentionsetreceptionsduneoeuvreencyclopediqueaumoyenhm77603 2020 adobe acrobat reader dcdownload adobe acrobat reader dc ebook pdf. Original from, the complutense university of madrid. Download pdf vincentdebeauvais free online new books. Vincent of beauvais is chiefly remembered, however, for his tremendous threevolume encyclopedia, the speculum majus. Vincentius bellovacensis, magyarosan beauvaisi vince. This work was begun probably in the 1230s and went through several stages.
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