Martin of Troppau — 14th century; England

Title

Martin of Troppau — 14th century; England

Annals of the first crusade and of English events, 1095–1118, A copy of the will of T. Wadelowe of Warwick (?), May 1436, A copy of part of the will of Alice Bromeley of Coventry, May 14-, Qualiter Robertus Curtheuse obierit, anno 1134, Some Latin prophecies and warnings about 1433 — 15th century; England

Latin monastic breviary — 14th century; England

Shelfmark

MS. Bodl. 452

Associated place

Bretford near Coventry [Warw.]

English

Warwick (?)

Coventry

Place of origin

England

Date

15th century

14th century

Language

Latin

Contents

Form

codex

Support

parchment

Physical extent

ii + 90 leaves

Decoration

Coloured capitals

Binding

White leather on bevelled boards, one reversed, clasps lost, injured (15th century English work). Title on back-board. At top of back-board a mark "Y[?] [...]".

Acquisition

A manuscript described in the Benefactors' Register as 'Magister Historiarum, hoc est Historia ab Orbe condito ad Christi Passionem', was presented by the dean and canons of Windsorin 1612, and can hardly be any volume except the present one, in spite of the extraordinary discrepancy between title and contents. The Magister Historiarum is usually Petrus Comestor, see MS. Bodl. 777. which however has no Windsor marks. But this volume bears several distinctive Windsor marks, and if it is not the one referred to in the Benefactors' Register, then it is not in the list of the Windsor donation at all. (See also Summary Catalogue I, p. 98.)

Provenance

The Summary Catalogue notes that the will of T. Wadelowe (fol. 87) contains 'Item lego ecclesie beate Marie Warr' [Warwick] librum magistri Historiarum ad reseruandum in quodam loco competenti imperpetuum cum i cathena ferrea', and suggests that the present manuscript is referred to; but MLGB (2nd ed. p. 194) rejects a provenance from St Mary's Warwick.

Bretford near Coventry [Warw.] and 'Maister Lambton' occurs among other 15th century scribbling

Windsor, Berkshire, Royal collegiate chapel of St George: "K.C" at top of binding leaf (fol. ii verso) (MLGB3: inferred evidence).