The Summa Fratris Alexandri, or Summa Theologica of Alexander of Hales, Circa 1250-1275. Two Large, Latin Manuscript Bifolios on Parchment from France. Recovered from a Binding
The Summa Fratris Alexandri, or Summa Theologica of Alexander of Hales, Circa 1250-1275. Two Large, Latin Manuscript Bifolios on Parchment from France. Recovered from a Binding
The Summa Fratris Alexandri, or Summa Theologica of Alexander of Hales, Circa 1250-1275. Two Large, Latin Manuscript Bifolios on Parchment from France. Recovered from a Binding
The Summa Fratris Alexandri, or Summa Theologica of Alexander of Hales, Circa 1250-1275. Two Large, Latin Manuscript Bifolios on Parchment from France. Recovered from a Binding
The Summa Fratris Alexandri, or Summa Theologica of Alexander of Hales, Circa 1250-1275. Two Large, Latin Manuscript Bifolios on Parchment from France. Recovered from a Binding
The Summa Fratris Alexandri, or Summa Theologica of Alexander of Hales, Circa 1250-1275. Two Large, Latin Manuscript Bifolios on Parchment from France. Recovered from a Binding
The Summa Fratris Alexandri, or Summa Theologica of Alexander of Hales, Circa 1250-1275. Two Large, Latin Manuscript Bifolios on Parchment from France. Recovered from a Binding
The Summa Fratris Alexandri, or Summa Theologica of Alexander of Hales, Circa 1250-1275. Two Large, Latin Manuscript Bifolios on Parchment from France. Recovered from a Binding
The Summa Fratris Alexandri, or Summa Theologica of Alexander of Hales, Circa 1250-1275. Two Large, Latin Manuscript Bifolios on Parchment from France. Recovered from a Binding
The Summa Fratris Alexandri, or Summa Theologica of Alexander of Hales, Circa 1250-1275. Two Large, Latin Manuscript Bifolios on Parchment from France. Recovered from a Binding
The Summa Fratris Alexandri, or Summa Theologica of Alexander of Hales, Circa 1250-1275. Two Large, Latin Manuscript Bifolios on Parchment from France. Recovered from a Binding
The Summa Fratris Alexandri, or Summa Theologica of Alexander of Hales, Circa 1250-1275. Two Large, Latin Manuscript Bifolios on Parchment from France. Recovered from a Binding
The Summa Fratris Alexandri, or Summa Theologica of Alexander of Hales, Circa 1250-1275. Two Large, Latin Manuscript Bifolios on Parchment from France. Recovered from a Binding
The Summa Fratris Alexandri, or Summa Theologica of Alexander of Hales, Circa 1250-1275. Two Large, Latin Manuscript Bifolios on Parchment from France. Recovered from a Binding
The Summa Fratris Alexandri, or Summa Theologica of Alexander of Hales, Circa 1250-1275. Two Large, Latin Manuscript Bifolios on Parchment from France. Recovered from a Binding
The Summa Fratris Alexandri, or Summa Theologica of Alexander of Hales, Circa 1250-1275. Two Large, Latin Manuscript Bifolios on Parchment from France. Recovered from a Binding
The Summa Fratris Alexandri, or Summa Theologica of Alexander of Hales, Circa 1250-1275. Two Large, Latin Manuscript Bifolios on Parchment from France. Recovered from a Binding
The Summa Fratris Alexandri, or Summa Theologica of Alexander of Hales, Circa 1250-1275. Two Large, Latin Manuscript Bifolios on Parchment from France. Recovered from a Binding
The Summa Fratris Alexandri, or Summa Theologica of Alexander of Hales, Circa 1250-1275. Two Large, Latin Manuscript Bifolios on Parchment from France. Recovered from a Binding

The Summa Fratris Alexandri, or Summa Theologica of Alexander of Hales, Circa 1250-1275. Two Large, Latin Manuscript Bifolios on Parchment from France. Recovered from a Binding

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Title: The Summa Fratris Alexandri, or Summa Theologica of Alexander of Hales, Circa 1250-1275. Two Large, Latin Manuscript Bifolios on Parchment from France. Recovered from a Binding
Author: Alexander of Hales; John of La Rochelle; William of Middleton; John of Rupella; Early Franciscans
Condition: Good

Two mid 13th century manuscript bifolios from the Summa Fratris Alexandri, also known as the Summa Halensis, or the Summa Theologica, a collaborative effort by the founding members of the Franciscan school at Paris, with the key authors being Alexander of Hales and John of La Rochelle.

These leaves were likely produced in France during the second to third quarter of the 13th century. The manuscript is written in Latin, in an early Gothic textura miniscule script, in a black ink, with red and blue Lombard style initials and spring work. There is a comparable leaf dating circa 1260, that was once offered for sale at the Dreweatts sale of July 06, 2016.

While Alexander drew mainly from his own disputations, he also selected ideas, arguments, and sources from contemporary, broken down into four parts. Though large in size, the work was heavily critiqued for erroneous passages and sections.

These manuscripts were once used as binder’s waste, saved from a bookbinding, and used as a pastedown, as can still clearly be seen by remnants of paper stubbornly sticking on in places, obscuring a bit of text.

These bifolios have been written in a 52-line format, two column format.

Two bifolio fragments on parchment, 28.2 x 41 cm

These manuscripts are in good shape, with wear and staining to the parchment. There is a small hole with a few words lost, and some paper obscuring a few more words as well. One of the columns of text to a bifolium has been trimmed, with a bit of text loss.