The works of Petrus Alfonsi: Questions of authenticity.

Assesses the authenticity of the works of Jewish scholar Petrus Alfonsi. Stylistic and doctrinal elements in the corpus of works attributed to Petrus; Petrus' version of the astronomical tables called Zij; Assignment of Latin forms of Petrus' works to an English context.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Medium Aevum Vol. 66; no. 1; pp. 42 - 80
Main Authors: Burnett, Charles, Kennedy, Elspeth
Format: Literary Criticism
Published: Society for the Study of Medieval Languages & Literature 1997
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Summary:Assesses the authenticity of the works of Jewish scholar Petrus Alfonsi. Stylistic and doctrinal elements in the corpus of works attributed to Petrus; Petrus' version of the astronomical tables called Zij; Assignment of Latin forms of Petrus' works to an English context.