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Roger Bacon — 14th century, second half; English

MS. Digby 77

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Title

Roger Bacon — 14th century, second half; English

Innocent III, Thomas Capellanus OP — 13th century, late or 14th century, early; English

Peter of Limoges — 13th century, second half; English

John Sharpe, John Chilmark, Franciscus Maronis, Richard Lavenham, Walter Burley — 15th century; English

Shelfmark

MS. Digby 77

Date

13th century, second half

15th century

14th century, second half

13th century, late or 14th century, early

Language

Latin

English

Contents

MS. Digby 77 – Part 1 (fols. 1-82(c))
1. (fols. 1r–12v, 25r–56v) Roger Bacon Perspectiva
2. (fol. 57r–60v, 13r–24v, 61r–82(a)r) Commentary on Ps.-Aristotle, Problemata
MS. Digby 77 – Part 2 (fols. 83-108)
(fol. 83r) Innocent III De miseria humanae conditionis
3. (fols. 83v–107r) Thomas Capellanus OP De essentiis essentiarum
Collationes
(fol. 107v–108r) Rubric: Collacio commendans theologiam
(fol. 108r–v) Rubric: Collacio alia sequitur pro principiis Sentenciarum
MS. Digby 77 – Part 3 (fols. 109-149)
5. (fols. 109r–148r) Peter of Limoges Oculus moralis
(fol. 148r–v) Sentence of excommunication
(fol. 149r) Notes, mostly from Apocalypse and Judges.
(fol. 149v) Numerale
MS. Digby 77 – Part 4 (fols. 150-165 and 166-197)
6. (fols. 150r–153r) John Sharpe Quaestio de anima
7. (fol. 153v–165v) John Chilmark Compendium de actione elementorum
8. (fol. 166r–191v) Franciscus Maronis Formalitates
9. (fol. 191v–193v) Richard Lavenham De decem generibus
Walter Burley Notabilia de logicis
10. (fol. 194r–v) Incipit: Notandum quod sunt duo principia prima substancie secundum rem, sc. materia et forma
11. (fol. 195r–196r) Incipit: Intelligendum est quod in universo tria sunt agencia per se, scil., Deus, natura et ars
12. (fol. 196v–197r) Incipit: Sciendum quod duplex est potencia
13. (fol. 197r–v) Incipit: Set dubium est quid hujusmodi abstracta humanitas

Physical extent

ii + 199 + ii leaves

Binding

Standard binding of the Digby collection; rebacked.

Acquisition

Donated by him to the Bodleian, 1634.

Provenance

Kenelm Digby, 1603–1665.

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Title

[Rogeri Bacon] 'Tractatus persepctive, habens tres partes'; Summa Problematum Aristotelis; Tractatus de essentiis per quendam fratrem, and others

Shelfmark

MS. Digby 77

Summary

[Under 1. for Plenus-Amoris read 'plenus amoris'. E. W. B. N.]

Date

13th-15th century

Language

Latin

Physical extent

197 Leaves

Custodial history

Manuscript 1420 acquired by the Bodleian Library (36). Belonged in whole or in part to Thomas Allen of Gloucester Hall.

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[Rogeri Bacon] 'Tractatus persepctive, habens tres partes'; Summa Problematum Aristotelis; Tractatus de essentiis per quendam fratrem, and others

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  • Allen, Thomas, 1542-1632

  • Franciscus, de Mayronis, approximately 1285-approximately 1328

  • Lavynham, Richard

  • Canterbury, Clement, fl. 1463-95

  • Petrus, de Abano, approximately 1250-approximately 1315

  • Sharpe, John, approximately 1360-

  • Wyke, scribe

  • Pierre de Limoges

  • Digby, Kenelm, 1603-1665

  • John of London, monk of St. Augustine's Canterbury, fl. c. 1290- c.1330

  • Bacon, Roger, 1214?-1294

  • Innocent, III, Pope, 1160 or 1161-1216

  • Thomas Capellanus, ca. 1297/1309

  • Burley, Walter, 1275-1345

  • Johannes, Chilmark, -1396

  • Dee, John, 1527-1608

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