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The Medieval Church · c. 1232–1235
The Hexaemeron
Robert Grosseteste · c. 1168–1253
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What it is
A commentary on the six days combining patristic exegesis with optics, astronomy, and the author's own observations of the natural world.
Why it lasted
The fullest expression of a mind that read Greek, translated Aristotle, studied rainbows, and lectured the pope on the duties of bishops.
Scripture it works from
Where to read it
Public domain and free to read in full, though not held here. The archives below have it.
These open a search on each archive rather than a direct link, which is the honest way to point at an edition nobody here has checked line by line.
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