Civil law — 14th century, early

Title

Civil law — 14th century, early

Medical recipes, Exempla — 15th century, first half (before 1438?); English, Canterbury

'Prester John', John Lydgate, John of Bridlington, Albertanus of Brescia — 1461 × 1468; English, Canterbury

Shelfmark

MS. Bodl. 648

Associated place

England

Place of origin

English, Canterbury

Date

15th century, first half (before 1438?)

1461 × 1468

14th century, early

Language

Latin

Middle English (1100-1500)

Contents

Form

codex

Physical extent

i + 125 + ivfols.

Binding

Blind-tooled leather over boards, by John Kemsyn of Canterbury (the Canterbury binder), late 15th century.

Acquisition

Presented by him in 1612.

Provenance

Canterbury, Kent, Benedictine cathedral priory of Holy Trinity or Christ Church: "Iste liber constat W. Boolde monacho. Ecclesie Christi. Cantuarie. anno Domini M o CCCC o Lxviij o " (fol. 5r). "W. Molasche prior" (fol. 1r, head). (MLGB3: evidence from an inscription of ownership by an individual member of a religious house (which may not, however, be evidence for institutional ownership)).

Thomas Twyne (1543–1613), translator and physician.