Priscian, with commentaries

Title

Priscian, with commentaries

Shelfmark

St John's College MS 152

Associated place

Canterbury

Place of origin

England

Date

s. xii ex.

, s. xiii med

xiii/xiv

s. xii ex., xiii med., and xiii/xiv

Language

English

Hebrew

Latin

French

Contents

Form

codex

Support

all on vellum (HSOS/HFFHin the first and third/fourth, FSOS/ FHHFin the second).

Physical extent

Fols. iii + 112+ iii (numbered fols. iii bis–v).

Binding

A modern replacement. Sewn on five thongs. At the front, a marbled paper leaf (‘1787’ on its verso) and two modern paper flyleaves; at the rear, two modern paper flyleaves and another marbled paper leaf (fols. iii bis–v).

Provenance

‘Priscianus minor et in eodem Barbarismus cum aliis de librario sancti Augustini extra cantuar’ Cum I e partem d xj G a 4to’ (fol. 1, lower margin, s. xv1; the leaf, originally blank, has been covered with grammatical notesof various s. xiii dates). Listed in James, AL, as no. 1390 (358): ‘Prescianus minor et in eodem Barbarismus cum al’ cum S 2 ofo. veri similiter D. G.’ (Ker, MLGB 47).

‘Omnibus fidelibus ad quos presens scriptum pervenerit S de Okam salutem in domino sempiternam Nouiter me dedesse et concessese ’ (the opening of a letter, fol. 57v, lower margin, s. xiv in.).

An erased inscription, no longer legible, but it has the shape of a book-curse or a similar library mark ( fol. 109, lower margin, s. xiii/xiv).

A note on presentation to a living in a church ( fol. 62, lower margin, s. xiv in.).

Two old College shelfmarks ‘50’ cancelled and ‘49.’ (fol. 1, lower margin below the St Augustine’s inscription); ‘Abac: ij N. ( fol. 1v, upper margin).