Devotional compilation; The Chastising of God's Children. England, mid-15th century.
MS. Don. e. 247
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Devotional compilation; The Chastising of God's Children. England, mid-15th century.
Shelfmark
MS. Don. e. 247
Place of origin
English
Date
15th century, middle
Language
Middle English (1100-1500)
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
102 leaves
Hands
Written in textura rotunda, probably more than one similar professional hand, although item 3 a single one.
Binding
Brown calf, s. xix.
Acquisition
Acquired by the Bodleian with the assistance of the Friends of the Bodleian.
Provenance
Signatures s. xvi/xvii of Sampson Trallop(cut off at the page-foot, fol. 31) and Anthonye Trallopp/Trolloppe(fols 50v, 53v) as owner; possibly a Sampson Trollope of Eden Dene, County Durham
17th-century inscriptions, including a ditty ‘The time of youthe sore / I repent remembering how / I have it spente gree / my Lorde God omnipotent’ tentatively attributed to Sir John Fethy.
Alistair Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 9th Marquess of Londonderry
Sold by his executors, Christie's, 21 May 2014 lot. 11
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