Philip of Clairvaux, Stefano Maconi, Henricus Suso — 15th century; English
MS. Douce 114
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Philip of Clairvaux, Stefano Maconi, Henricus Suso — 15th century; English
Shelfmark
MS. Douce 114
Date
15th century
Language
Middle English (1100-1500)
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
ii + 152leaves
Decoration
Coloured capitals.
Acquisition
Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1834
Provenance
Beauvale, Nottinghamshire, Charterhouse of Holy Trinity: 'Beauvall'. 'Iste liber est domus Belle Vallis ordinis Cartusiensis in comitatu Notyngham'. (MLGB3: evidence from an ex-libris inscription or note of gift to an institution).
'John Wells 1776'
Francis Douce, 1757–1834
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Title
Biographies
Shelfmark
MS. Douce 114
Summary
Comprising:
(fol. 1) The Life of 'Seint Elizabeth of Spalbek' (d. 1266), translated from the Latin by Philippus Claraevallensis, with a prologue: prol. beg. 'As seint Jerom': text beg. 'In the prouince of Leody.'
(fol. 12) The Life of 'Seinte Cristin the meruelous of the town of seinte Trudons in Hasban', with a prologue (beg. 'We purposynge to write'), in which the author says he is an 'unworthy frere of the order of prechers', and that he wrote the life eight years after her death, i.e. about A.D. 1232: text beg. 'Cristyn the worschepful virgyne.'
(fol. 26v) The Life of 'Seint Mary of Oegines', translated from the Latin of Jacobus Acconensis or de Vitriaco (A.D. 1215), with a prologue: prol. beg. 'Worshypful James': text beg. 'In the bisshoperiche of Leody.'
(fol. 76v) 'The copy of a letter touchynge the Lyfe of Seint Kateryn of Senys, the whiche lettir endyted in Latyn dan Stephen of Senys ...', a Carthusian: beg. 'Brother Stephen': followed (fol. 87) by 'A shorte apologetik of this englissh compyloure': beg. 'Seynt James the apostil.'
(fol. 89v) '... Tretys of the Seuen poyntes of trewe loue & euerlastynge wisdame drawen oute of the boke that is writen in Latyn & callyd Orologium sapiencie', with a prologue addressed to a lady by her 'trewe chapeleyne': prol. beg. 'My moste worschipful lady': text beg. 'Sentite de Domino ... These word.'.
'Beauvall'. Iste liber est domus Belle Vallis ordinis Cartusiensis in comitatu Notyngham' (15th cent.): 'John Wells 1776.'.
Date
written in the 15th cent. in England
Language
English
Physical facet
On parchment, with coloured capitals, etc.
Physical extent
152 Leaves
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