Walter Burley, commentaries on Aristotle; herbal

Title

Walter Burley, commentaries on Aristotle; herbal

Shelfmark

St John's College MS 113

Place of origin

England

Date

s. xv in

s. xv in.

Language

Middle English (1100-1500)

Latin

Contents

Form

codex

Support

both on vellum (both FSOS/FHHF).

Physical extent

Fols. ii (numbered fols. ii-iii) + 141 + i (numbered fol. iv).

Binding

A modern replacement. Sewn on five thongs. The front pastedown has a mark left by a chain-staple in Watson’s position 6. At the front, two medieval vellum flyleaves; at the rear, one modern paper leaf (iv).

Acquisition

‘Liber Colegij Sancti Joannis Baptistae Oxon Ex dono Magistri Joannis Stonorgenerosi de Northstoke in Comitatu Oxon’ ( fol. iiiv, upper margin).

Provenance

‘Hunc librum dedit Frater Thomas Besford’ Rad’ fratribus claustralibus ad studendum quem qui alienauit vel fraudem de eo fecit uel uiola ueritanathema sit In hoc uolumine continentur isti libri videlicet Problemata aristotilis Item liber metherorum Item de celo mundo Item quidem tractatus de phisica [added: videlicet de stillacione aquarum Item de zucra Rosacea]’ ( fol. i, a piece of vellum once pasted down, now inserted loose in the front of the book; s. xiv ex., the additions s. xv). Unknown to Ker, MLGBand Watson’s Supplement , but identified and discussed by Coates from information supplied by M.B. Parkes; see 99–100, 104, 165 . Besford also gave Readinga copy of Robert Holcot’s Wisdom commentary, now BL, MS Royal 4 C.vi .

‘Clement Bu rdet’ ’ (fol. iii, upper margin).

The old shelfmark ‘Abac: ij Nº. ‘17’.