Roger Bacon (?) — 15th century, first half; English
MS. Selden Supra 94
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Roger Bacon (?) — 15th century, first half; English
Shelfmark
MS. Selden Supra 94
Date
15th century, first half
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Acquisition
Acquired by the Bodleian in 1659
Provenance
John Selden, 1584–1654
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Title
Works by Roger Bacon
Shelfmark
MS. Selden Supra 94
Summary
Works by Roger Bacon:
P. 1. 'Liber quem composuit frater Rogerus Bakon de ordine Minorum de Retardacione accidencium senectutis & senij ...', beg. 'Domine mundi qui ex nobilissima stirpe'.
P. 114. 'De vniuersali regimine senum & seniorum ...', beg. 'Et summa regiminis vniuersalis', followed by the De balneis senum (p. 121) and the De composicione quarundam medicinarum (p. 123).
P. 133. 'Antitodarius quem fecit Rogerus Bakon': beg. 'Post completum vniuersalis sciencie'.
P. 156. Liber de sermone rei admirabilis, sive de retardatione senectutis, here without author's name or title: beg. 'Intendo componere sermonem'.
P. 187. 'Quidam tractatus perutilis ex edicione siue comparacione fratris Rogeri Bakon ... de graduacione medicinarum compositarum ...': beg. 'Omnis forma inherens'.
P. 194. 'De erroribus medicorum secundum fratrem Rogerum Bakon beg. 'Uulgus medicorum non congnoscit (sic)
P. 240. 'De etatibus diuersis & earum causis generaliter': beg. 'Frater Rogerus Bacone in libro s[ex] Scienciarum in 3°gradu sapiencie vbi loquitur de bono corporis ... sic ait "In debito regimine corporis"'.
P. 256. 'Tractatus Rogeri de sciencia experimentalir', really an extract from the sixth part of the Opus Majus: beg. 'Corpora uero Ade': at end 'Explicit tractatus fratris Rogeri Bakon'.
Date
Written in the 1st half of the 15th century in England
Language
Latin
Physical facet
On parchment, with illuminated capitals, etc.
Physical extent
284 pages
Custodial history
The name of Thomas Randes M.A. is on p. 120 (16th cent.), cf. p. 180. 'Lib. Bibl: Bodlianæ ex dono venerabilis viri Ed: Bish Armigeri, in Coll. Heraldorum Armorum Regis . April, vii Ann. M.DC.LVIII'. in Barlow's hand. A note by dr. Gerald Langbaine is on p. 257.
Manuscript 3100* acquired by the Bodleian Library
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Collection contents
Works by Roger Bacon
