Peter De Rivo on Chronology and the Calendar - 57.1

Criticaledition of previously unpublished works by a key philosopher of thefifteenth-century Low Countries
Peter de Rivo(c.1420-1499), a renowned philosopher active at the University of Leuven, istoday mostly remembered for his controversial role in the quarrel over futurecontingents (1465-1475). Much less known are his contributions to historicalchronology, in particular his attempts to determine the dates of Christ's birthand death. In 1471, Peter made an original contribution to this long-standingdiscussion with his Dyalogus detemporibus Christi, which reconciles conflicting views by rewriting thehistory of the Jewish and Christian calendars. Later in his career, Petertackled the issue of calendar reform in his Reformaciokalendarii Romani (1488) and engaged in a heated debate with Paul ofMiddelburg on the chronology of Christ. This book edits the Dyalogus and Reformacio and sets out their context and transmission in anextensive historical introduction.

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