THOMAS AQUINAS; S. XIII ex.
Merton College MS. 77
Merton College, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
THOMAS AQUINAS; S. XIII ex.
Shelfmark
Merton College MS. 77
Date
S. XIII ex.
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
Parchment
Physical extent
187 leaves (iv + 182, incl. 158A)The edges retrimmed and spattered with red.
Hands
Gothic rotunda bookhands of university type, some looking English, some French.
Decoration
On fol. 1 an 8-line red and blue flourished initial with full border. Blue initials flourished in red; red or blue paraphs, large ones defining the running heads, which are in ink of text.
Binding
Standard Merton s. xvii, sewn on four bands, formerly chained from the usual position; fols. 181–2 are blank paper binding leaves. The outermost parchment leaves were formerly pastedowns: fol. i has the mark of an iron chain-staple in the middle of the foot; at the foot of fol. 180, of which only the innermost third survives, are marks probably of the large brass chain-staple.
Provenance
On fol. iv, all in the same hand: ‘Liber M. Willelmi Reed episcopi Cicestr’ quem emit a uenerabili patre domino Thoma Tryllek episcopo Roffensi. Oretis igitur pro utroque’; ‘Questiones Thome de Alquino de veritate’; ‘Liber domus de Merton’ in Oxon’ in communi libraria eiusdem et ad usum communem magistrorum et sociorum ibidem studencium cathenandus. Ex dono uenerabilis patris domini Willelmi tercii episcopi Cicestrie. Oretis igitur pro eodem et benefactoribus eiusdem ac fidelium animabus a purgatorio liberandis. Walterus Roberti notarius. .ii. uolumen.’
At the head of fol. ii, cropped by the binder, ‘Caucio fratris [the name erased] in cista [ ... ] sabbati proximi ante festum sancti Cuthberti. Anno Domini MCCCV.’ At the head of fol. iiivis a faint 2-line note in pencil.
At the head of fol. ivv ‘Istum librum fecit de nouo ligari Magister Ricardus Scardeburgh anno Domini 1453. Oretis igitur pro eo et pro parentibus eius.’ Part of the bequest of William Reed, fellow from 1344 until at least 1357, d. 1385, for whom see MS 8. For Scarborough, see MS 17.
At the head of fol. i is the James no. ‘5’ (wrongly), s. xvii in.. Inside the front board is a sheet of paper with titles and ‘D. 4, 12’ (canc.), s. xvii, ‘N. 6. 11. Art:’, s. xvii, canc. and replaced with ‘I. 1. 6 (LXXVII)’, in red; the College bookplate. ‘11’ is inked on the foredge.
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