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Grammatical miscellany; England, 14th century

MS. Lat. misc. e. 108

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Title

Grammatical miscellany; England, 14th century

Shelfmark

MS. Lat. misc. e. 108

Place of origin

English

Date

14th century

Language

Latin

Contents

(fol.10) Exposition of difficult words in the Missal
(fol.58v) Exposition of difficult words in the Troper
(fol.63v) Treatise on figures of speech and construction
(fol.65v) Treatise on genders
(fol.68) Treatise on accents
(fol.74) Treatise on orthography
(fol.78v) Vocabulary in verse
(fol.80) Exposition of difficult words in the Psalter and Canticles
(fol.93v) Vocabulary in verse
(fol.97) Vocabulary in verse
(fol.103v) Expositiones super ymnos
(fol.109) Exposition of words in legends
(fol.115v) Exposition of words in legends read on Sundays
(fol.122) Grammatical treatise
(fol.128v) Grammatical treatise
(fol.131v) Grammatical treatise
Interpersed, in the same hand, are verses, distinctiones, and other pieces, including
(fol. 92) Verses de sancta Maria
At the beginning is a quire in another hand, containing computistical material, verse-tags, and grammatical notes. On fol.6 is ‘Explicit (sic) sententie de prima septemana quando respondui (sic) istuc. Amen.’

Form

codex

Support

parchment

Physical extent

i + 134 leaves

Binding

contemporary binding of white skin over boards, pin for central strap.

Acquisition

Sale at Sotheby's 14 June 1965, lot 15, bought by Quaritch on behalf of the Bodleian.

Provenance

In the margins are the names Thomas Chaumbur (fol.4v), Homfray Waltar (fol.5v), Willelmus Chaundre (fol.6)

Iste liber constat Nicholao (?) H.....Amen. (15th cent., fol. 134 (erased))

, Tollemache family, of Helmingham, Suffolk..

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  • Tollemache family, of Helmingham, Suffolk

  • Waltar, Homfray, 15th cent. (?)

  • H...., Nicholao (?), 15th cent.

  • Chaumbur, Thomas, 15th cent. (?)

  • Chaundre, William, 15th cent. (?)

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