Anselm, Boethius, and mathematical extracts; England, 12th and 13th centuries

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Title

Anselm, Boethius, and mathematical extracts; England, 12th and 13th centuries

Shelfmark

Jesus College MS. 4

Place of origin

England

Date

1190s × 1200s

1110s × 1140s

1170s × 1190s

Language

Latin

Jesus College MS. 4, fols. 1–57

(fols. 1r–10r) Anselm De ueritate

Rubric: (fol. 1r) Tres tractatus. Incipit prefatio Anselmi archiepiscopi cantuariensis in subditum opus.

Rubric: Capitula.

Incipit: Quoniam deum ueritatem esse

(fols. 10v–18r) Anselm De libertate arbitrii

Rubric: (fol. 10v) Incipiunt capitula tractatus de libertate arbitrii.

Rubric: Liber beati Anselmi de libertate arbitrii.

(fols. 18r–34r) Anselm De casu diaboli

Rubric: (fol. 18r) Incipiunt capitula Anselmi archiepiscopi cantuariensis de casu diaboli.

Rubric: Incipit liber Anselmi archiepiscopi de casu diaboli.

(fols. 34r–46v) Anselm De conceptu uirginali et de peccato originali

Rubric: (fol. 34r) Incipit liber eiusdem Anselmi archiepiscopi de conceptu uirginali. Capitula.

Rubric: Incipit liber Anselmi archiepiscopi de conceptu uirginali.

(fols. 46v–54v) Anselm Epistola de incarnatione Verbi

(fols. 54v–57v) Anselm Monologion

Rubric: (fol. 54v) Incipit prefatio Anselmi archiepiscopi cantuariensis in libro qui dicitur monologion.

Rubric: (fol. 55r) Capitula.

Incipit: Quod ipsa dominetur omnibus et regat omnia et sit solus deus.

Jesus College MS. 4, fols. 58–79

(fol. 58r–v) blank

(fols. 59r–77r) Boethius De institutione musica

(fols. 77v–79v) blank

Jesus College MS. 4, fols. 80–95

(fols. 80r–91r) ? Gerbert of Aurillac De geometria

(fols. 91r–95v) Mathematical extracts

Incipit: (fol. 91r) ⟨R⟩atione circuli probatur

Incipit: (fol. 91r) ⟨S⟩cimus triangulum iii interiores

Incipit: (fol. 91v) ⟨E⟩st quedam altitudinis metiende regula

Incipit: (fol. 91v) ⟨C⟩ubitum geometricum dicit origines tantum

Incipit: (fol. 91v) ⟨S⟩ecundum Egesippum uel eugepium humani corporis longitudo

Incipit: (fol. 91v) ⟨C⟩onstrue quadratum de ligno aut

Incipit: (fol. 92r) ⟨P⟩rimum obseruandum est in spera

Incipit: (fol. 92v) ⟨S⟩i in die horas scire desideras

Incipit: (fol. 92v) ⟨S⟩ic autem a philosophis tocius habitabilis terrae spacium

Incipit: (fol. 92v) ⟨S⟩peram caeli facturus. ducat circulum

Incipit: (fol. 92v) ⟨D⟩omino Abaldaldo. Gerbertus. Vitae felicitatem et felicitatis … Macrobius super sompnum Scipionis

Incipit: (fol. 93v) aldbaldo nunc usque dilecto

Incipit: (fol. 94r) ⟨C⟩um uis scire profunditatem alicuius pelagi

Incipit: (fol. 94v) ⟨D⟩igitus habet v. ↄ. ff.(?) ^x.^ viii ¶ Vntia digitum unum.

Incipit: (fol. 94v) ⟨C⟩ensura est quicquid pondere

Incipit: (fol. 94v) ⟨D⟩igitus est pars minima agrestium

Incipit: (fol. 95v) ⟨C⟩alcus est pars minima omnium ponderum

Jesus College MS. 4, fols. 96–106

(fol. 96r) A Latin Judas story

(fols. 96v–106v) Euangelium Nicodemi latine

Incipit: Hec autem omnia scripta sunt qualiter primum damnatus

Jesus College MS. 4, fol. 107

Kyriale

(fol. 107v) Kyrie Cunctipotens genitor

(fol. 107v–r) Kyrie Rex uirginum

(fol. 107r) Kyrie Lux et origo

Form

codex

Support

Parchment, arranged hair to hair, flesh to flesh. The endleaves and pastedowns are 20th-cent. paper., also used to repair the edges of outer margins.

Physical extent

i (modern paper) + 57 + 22 + 16 + 11 + 1 + i (modern paper) leaves

Binding

Whittawed leather, late 13th or 14th century. This indicates that the booklets were put together sometime during the late medieval period.

Boards recovered with leather, 1940s × 1970s, with the original covering pasted over it.

Acquisition

Pressmarks and labels: spine, J Arch 1–4 (ink on paper); MS. Jesus Coll. D. 4 (printed on paper). Upper board, Anselmi opus 17 (John Prise, 16th cent.). Upper pastedown, 17; (70); 2036–17. Lower board, Quedam opuscula Anselmi arc (16th cent.). Fol. 1r, 17.; (70); J Arch. 1–4.

Provenance

Sir John Prise: known to have obtained books from the monasteries of Wales and the border shires of England immediately after the Dissolution. The manuscript was recorded in the list of the books donated by him to the College as Liber Anselmi Archiepiscopi Cant. Since he owned at least two other manuscripts with a Pershore provenance (Oxford, Bodleian Library Laud. misc. 114, olim Jesus, and Jesus College 47), he probably obtained this one too from the monastery.

Gregory Price (1535–1600): willed to Jesus College.

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