Summula Chronicae Tam Romanae Quam Bohemicae
Summula may refer to : * a Summa, text that 'sums up' knowledge in a field, e.g. the compendiums of theology, philosophy and canon law which served as medieval textbooks in schools and books of reference * Summula, Mauretania, Ancient city and bishopric in Roman Africa, now a Latin Catholic titular see {{dab ...
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Summa
Summa and its diminutive summula (plural ''summae'' and ''summulae'', respectively) was a medieval didactics literary genre written in Latin, born during the 12th century, and popularized in 13th century Europe. In its simplest sense, they might be considered texts that 'sum up' knowledge in a field, such as the compendiums of theology, philosophy and canon law. Their function during the Middle Ages was largely as manuals or handbooks of necessary knowledge used by individuals who would not advance their studies any further. Features It was a kind of encyclopedia that developed a matter about Law, Theology or Philosophy most of all. Matters were divided in a more detailed way as it was in the ''tractatus'' (treatise), since they were divided into ''quaestiones'' (questions) and these ones were also divided into ''articles''. The articles had the following structure: #Title of the article as a question and showing two different positions (''disputatio''). #Objections or arguments a ...
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