Lot 14

Catechetical School of Alexandria.- Titus Flavius Clemens, also known as Clement of Alexandria & Origen Adamantius, also known as Origen of Alexandria.- [Fragment of a history of Catechetical School of Alexandria mentioning both Clement and Origen], manuscript in Latin, on vellum, [?France], [c. 1250]; and 8 other fragments from medieval leaves (9).

 

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Catechetical School of Alexandria.- Titus Flavius Clemens, also known as Clement of Alexandria, Christian theologian and philosopher who taught at the Catechetical School of Alexandria, c. 150-215 AD) & Origen Adamantius, also known as Origen of Alexandria, Christian scholar, ascetic and theologian, c. 185-253).- [Fragment of a history of Catechetical School of Alexandria mentioning both Clement and Origen], manuscript in Latin, on vellum, in a Gothic bookhand, in brown ink, double column, 3 two-line initials in red and blue, red pen and ink scrollwork in margin, creased at tail, stained in margins, browned, 135 x 197mm., [?France], [c. 1250]; and 8 other fragments from medieval leaves, v.s., v.d. (9).

⁂ Includes a TLS from Gerard Bonner explaining his examination of the fragment. Titus Flavius Clemens, also known as Clement of Alexandria, is considered one of the first great Greek theologians of the Catholic Church, he was one of the founders of the catechetical school of Alexandria, one of the first great theological schools of the Christian faith. As his three major works demonstrate, Clement was influenced by Hellenistic philosophy to a greater extent than any other Christian thinker of his time, and in particular by Plato and the Stoics.

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Catechetical School of Alexandria.- Titus Flavius Clemens, also known as Clement of Alexandria, Christian theologian and philosopher who taught at the Catechetical School of Alexandria, c. 150-215 AD) & Origen Adamantius, also known as Origen of Alexandria, Christian scholar, ascetic and theologian, c. 185-253).- [Fragment of a history of Catechetical School of Alexandria mentioning both Clement and Origen], manuscript in Latin, on vellum, in a Gothic bookhand, in brown ink, double column, 3 two-line initials in red and blue, red pen and ink scrollwork in margin, creased at tail, stained in margins, browned, 135 x 197mm., [?France], [c. 1250]; and 8 other fragments from medieval leaves, v.s., v.d. (9).

⁂ Includes a TLS from Gerard Bonner explaining his examination of the fragment. Titus Flavius Clemens, also known as Clement of Alexandria, is considered one of the first great Greek theologians of the Catholic Church, he was one of the founders of the catechetical school of Alexandria, one of the first great theological schools of the Christian faith. As his three major works demonstrate, Clement was influenced by Hellenistic philosophy to a greater extent than any other Christian thinker of his time, and in particular by Plato and the Stoics.

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