The "Glossa Ordinaria" on the Bible was the ubiquitous text of the Middle Ages. Compiled in twelfth-century France, this multi-volume work, containing the entire text of Scripture surrounded by a commentary drawn from patristic and medieval authors, is still extant in thousands of manuscripts, testifying to the centrality of the work for generations of medieval scholars. Although the "Glossa" has been the subject of modern study, it is surrounded by myth. This book, based on manuscript evidence, is the first to draw together the history of this monumental work, its authorship, content, layout, production and use. Raising new questions, and pointing the way to further research, it opens up the "Glossa" to all students of medieval religion and intellectual history.
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Acknowledgements ... ix Abbreviations ... xi List of Figures and Diagrams ... xiii Introduction ... 1 Chapter One Authorship ... 17 Chapter Two Contents ... 39
I. The Biblical Text ... 39
II. The Sources ... 41
III. Attributions and Referencing ... 56
IV. Developments ... 73 i. How Standardised Was the Gloss Text? ... 73 ii. Gilbert de la Porree and Peter Lombard ... 76
V. The Agenda of the Marginal and Interlinear Glosses ... 79 Chapter Three Layout ... 91 Chapter Four Production and Ownership ... 141
I. The First Stage: to c. 1140 ... 141
II. The Second Stage, c. 1140-c. 1200: Paris ... 145
III. The Second Stage, c. 1140-c. 1200: Beyond Paris ... 153
IV. The Thirteenth Century and Beyond ... 181
V. Printing ... 187
VI. Summary ... 191 Chapter Five Use ... 193
I. Gilbert de la Porree (d. 1154) ... 195
II. Zachary of Besancon (d. post-1157) ... 199
III. Peter Lombard (d. 1160) ... 200 i. The Psalms ... 200 ii. Pauline Epistles ... 202
IV. Robert of Bridlington (d. soon after 1160) ... 204
V. Robert of Melun (d. 1167) ... 205
VI. Andrew of St Victor (d. 1175) ... 208
VII. Peter Comestor (d. 1178/9) ... 209
VIII. Peter the Chanter (d. 1197) ... 212
IX. Anonymous late-twelfth-century glosses ... 214
X. Stephen Langton (d. 1228) ... 215
XI. William of Auxerre (d. 1231) ... 218
XII. Hugh of St Cher (d. 1263) ... 220
XIII. Bonaventure (d. 1274); Thomas Aquinas (d. 1274) ... 223
XIV. Nicholas of Lyra (d. 1349) ... 225 Epilogue ... 229 Bibliography ... 241 Index of Manuscripts ... 257 Index of Biblical Books ... 261 General Index ... 263
