Les Oeuvres de Siger de Courtrai -- Etude Critique et Textes Inédits [including Ars Priorum ]

Louvain: Institut Supérieur de Philosophie de l'Université. Good. 1913. First Edition Thus. Printed Wrappers. Les Philosophes Belges - Textes et Etudes (Vol VIII); vii, (1), 74, 175 pages; Contents clean and complete, housed in modern patterned portfolio with original rear wrapper and most of backstrip, lacks front wrapper. OCLC 949046469 Gaston Wallebrand (1884-1941) is one of the pioneers in the study of medieval linguistic theory. His edition of Siger de Courtrai's grammatical and logical writings was the first modern edition with a substantial introduction to the medieval linguistic text belonging to the so-called Modistic tradition. Wallerand succeeded in giving a remarkably informed exposition of the development of medieval grammar. Siger de Courtrai (Latin Sigerus de Cortraco , Flemish Zeger van Kortrijk ) was a grammarian and philosopher of language from the Modistes school. He was born in Kortrijk around 1283 and died in Paris in 1341. He made his career at the University of Paris. From 1310, he taught at the Sorbonne, where he became procurator in 1315. He was also dean of the chapter of the Notre-Dame de Courtrai Church from 1308 to 1323. Some of his library was bequeathed to the Sorbonne, are now in the National Library of France. .