Article ID: CBB142354000

Roger Bacon’s Various Texts on perspectiva in His Later Works: The Significance of Two New Versions of His Perspectiva (2021)

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This paper is a supplement to David C. Lindberg’s introduction to his edition of Roger Bacon’s Perspectiva. It establishes the existence of two new treatments of perspectiva by Bacon. It raises issues concerning the Italian MSS used by Lindberg. Italian scribes were aware of at least two different versions of the perspectiva. MS Paris, BnF, lat 7434, fols. 13r-48v contains the earliest version known which has been dated to ca. 1262. I argue that the treatment on perspectiva in London MS BL, 7.F.VIII, fol. 3r-12r is an authentic fragment of part five of Bacon’s Compendium studii theologiae. I provide a critical review of the text in Paris, BnF, lat 7434 and I raise issues about the editorial condition of the text of the Opus maius. I argue that the marginal notations on the latter Paris MS include the hands of both Roger Bacon and Pierre de Limoges. In conclusion, I connect Roger Bacon, John Pecham and Pierre de Limoges as part of a «Parisian Optical Tradition» inspired by the work of Robert Grosseteste and Adam Marsh. Both the 1262 version and 1266-67 version of the Perspectiva were known and used by early fifteenth century writers on perspectiva in Italy such as Lorenzo Ghiberti.

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Authors & Contributors
Macchio, Marina
Lorusso, Vito
Rubén Calatrava Gómez
Iannacci, Lorenza
Anatrini, Leonardo
Panzica, Aurora
Concepts
Ecdotics; source study (methodology)
Manuscripts
Critical editions
Medicine
Optics
Perspective
Time Periods
Medieval
Renaissance
Ancient
16th century
17th century
13th century
Places
Italy
Castille (Spain)
Europe
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