Aelred of Rievaulx — c. 1200; English
MS. Bodl. 139
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Aelred of Rievaulx — c. 1200; English
Shelfmark
MS. Bodl. 139
Place of origin
English
Date
c. 1200
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment, stained with damp at the beginning
Physical extent
i + 150 leaves
Decoration
Good initials (most are unfinished). (Pächt and Alexander iii. 285)
Acquisition
Presented by sir Walter Cope in 1602.
Provenance
Warden, Bedfordshire, Cistercian abbey of St Mary the Virgin (?) : (fol. 1r) top right: '[...] de Ward ...' (s. xiii in.). (MLGB3: evidence from an ex-libris inscription or note of gift to an institution).
Sir Walter Cope. His no. '62' at head of fol. 1r. (MLGB3)
Inscription much damaged by damp. The usual ex libris inscription is 'Liber sancte Marie de Ward'. (MLGB3)
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