Saints' lives: A Germany, 14th century, second half; B Italy, 13th century; C Germany, 14th century, second half

Title

Saints' lives: A Germany, 14th century, second half; B Italy, 13th century; C Germany, 14th century, second half

Shelfmark

MS. Laud Misc. 430

Date

13th century

14th century, second half or end

Language

Latin

Contents

Physical extent

86 fols.

Binding

Laudian binding in reversed calf.

Tags in part C.

Acquisition

Part of his third donation to the Bodleian, 1639.

Provenance

Fols. 1-23, Mainz, Carthusian abbey of St Michael: very probably identifiable as part (items 14-17) of G XV P in catalogue 1 and catalogue 2 (StB Mainz Hs I 576): '... Vita S. Hylarionis heremite Et Karileffi abbatis Et Yuonis confessoris Passio S. Katarine virginis ...'. The other sections of G XV P are not known to survive.

William Laud, 1573–1645, 1638.

Title

Vitae Sanctorum

Shelfmark

MS. Laud Misc. 430

Summary

Part A, 14th century, second half or end, fols. 1-10:

Fols. 1r-3v. Jerome, Vita S. Hilarionis

Fols. 3v-6v. Vita Carilephi abbatis

Fols. 7r-9v. Vita S. Ivonis Trecorensis

Fols. 9v-10r. Office of St Yves

Fol. 10v) Rubric: De sancto erasmo oracio

Part B, 13th century, fols. 11-23:

Fols. 11r-20r. Life of St. Katherine

Fol. 21r-23v. Life of St. Blaise

Part C, 14th century, second half or end, fols. 24-86: fols. 24r-86r. Theodericus Thuringus (Dietrich von Apolda), Life of St. Elizabeth of Hungary (recensio Rheinhardbrunnensis altera, with miracula and appendices)

Date

13th-14th century

Language

Latin

Physical facet

Bound in reversed calf

Physical extent

86 Leaves

Custodial history

Manuscript 2684 acquired by the Bodleian Library