Anselm and Bartholomew of Exeter

Title

Anselm and Bartholomew of Exeter

Shelfmark

St John's College MS 165

Place of origin

England

Date

s. xii ex.

Language

Latin

Contents

Form

codex

Support

Vellum (HSOS/HFFH).

Physical extent

Fols. v + 142(numbered fols. 1–139, vi–viii) + iii (numbered fols. ix–xi).

Hands

Written in protogothic bookhand by a number of scribes, often alternating after very brief stints. Punctuation most fully by point, punctus elevatus, and punctus interrogativus, but often by point only.

Decoration

In text portions, headings in red, alternate red and blue two- and three-line arabesque initials, a few with designs in the other colour (in text 1, the last example at fol. 43v, and some green initials).

In the musical portion, red headings, alternate red and green one-line arabesque initials.

See AT no. 141 (16).

Binding

A modern replacement. Sewn on four thongs. At the front, a marbled paper leaf (dated 1842), two modern paper flyleaves, and two medieval vellum leaves (a bifolium); at the rear, two modern paper flyleaves, and another marbled leaf (ix–xi).

Acquisition

Given to the college by John White and entered in the Benefactors’ Book, col. i as ‘Anselmi orationes et vita etc MS’.

Provenance

Three notes from Augustine (fol. vv, textura, s. xiii).

A brief distinctioconcerning occasions when fornication is a sin ( fol. viiv, s. xiii).

‘Liber sancti marci Bristoll’ ex dono Sauarici de Lyapresbiteri hac condicione quod si Exsecutores Roberti de Thornbir’ presbiteri eum iusto titulo exigant reddatur eis’ ( fol. v, partly cut off at the top; s. xiii/xiv) (Ker, MLGB 13, 231).

A contents list (fol. vv, s. xvi/xvii).