Peter of Limoges
Peter of Limoges (Latin: Petrus Lemovicensis or de Lemoviciis; French: Pierre de Limoges; c. 1240 – 1306) was the author of A Moral Treatise on the Eye (Latin: Tractatus Moralis de Oculo) or On the Moral Eye (De Oculo Morali), a popular guide for Catholic priests, composed at the University of Paris sometime in the 1270s or '80s. The work depended heavily on Roger Bacon's earlier treatment of optics.
Life[]
Peter of Limoges was the friend of Robert de Sorbonne and also taught at the University of Sorbonne.[1] He was a disciple of Ramon Llull.[2]
He may be identical to the Peter of Limoges who was the first known dean of the faculty of medicine at the University of Paris, attested in 1267 and 1270.[1]
Bibliography[]
- Peter of Limoges (2012), The Moral Treatise on the Eye (PDF), Mediaeval Sources in Translation, No. 51, Toronto: translated from the Latin by Richard Newhauser for the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, ISBN 978-0-88844-301-4.
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Citations[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Jacquart (2011), p. 216.
- ^ Anthony Bonner (ed.), Doctor illuminatus: A Ramon Llull Reader, Princeton University Press, 1993, p. 82.
Further reading[]
- Jacquart, Danielle (2011), "Medicine and Theology", Crossing Boundaries at Medieval Universities, Education and Society in the Middle Ages and Renaissance, No. 36, Leiden: Koninklijke Brill NV, ISBN 978-90-04-19215-7.
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