- Thomas Gallus
Thomas Gallus of
Vercelli (ca. 1200-1246) has been described as the last great Victorine. He is known for his commentaries on Pseudo-Dionysius and his ideas on affective theology. His elaborate mystical schemata influencedBonaventure and "The Cloud of Unknowing ".Works on Pseudo-Dionysius
His glosses on Pseudo-Dionysius's "Mystical Theology", known as the "Exposicio Vercellensis", were made on the basis of the Latin version of Iohannes Sarracenus in 1233. He also wrote the "Extractio", a paraphrase of several of Pseudo-Dionysius's works, intended to make them comprehensible to a wider audience.
Biblical commentaries
Gallus's commentaries on Scripture include
*"Commentary on Isaiah"
*"Commentary on the Song of Songs" (in two versions)References and further reading
*Stephen Brown, "Historical Dictionary of Medieval Philosophy and Theology", Scarecrow Press, 2007
*Patrick J. Gallacher, [http://www.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/teams/clunintr.htm Introduction] to "The Cloud of Unknowing", TEAMS, 1997.
*James McEvoy (ed.), "Mystical Theology: The Glosses by Thomas Gallus and the Commentary of Robert Grosseteste on «De Mystica Theologia»" (Dallas Medieval Texts and Translations 3). Louvain and Paris: Peeters, 2003. ISBN: 978-90-429-1310-3.
*Bernard McGinn, "The Harvest of Mysticism in Medieval Germany", Herder & Herder, 2005External links
* [http://home.sandiego.edu/~macy/Thomas%20Gallus.html Entry in Prof. Gary Macy's "Guide to Thirteenth Century Theologians"]
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