John Lydgate — 15th century, second half; English
MS. Bodl. 120
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
John Lydgate — 15th century, second half; English
Shelfmark
MS. Bodl. 120
Place of origin
English
Date
15th century, second half
Language
Middle English (1100-1500)
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Decoration
On fols. 1–102 penwork lombards including human heads. (Pächt and Alexander iii. 1142)
Musical notation
Notation on staves (see van Dijk 1957).
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Title
The Life of Our Lady, by John Lydgate
Shelfmark
MS. Bodl. 120
Summary
The Life of Our Lady, by John Lydgate: beg. 'O Thoughtfull herte': ends, one leaf being lost, 'bright torches shene': the author's name does not occur. The poem is in this MS. divided into six books, at fols. 14v 36, 68v, 75v; 86v.
The fly-leaves consist of:
parts of four leaves from a late 11th century sacramentary, fol. i;
a paper leaf written on late in the 15th century bearing two English poems, one of three seven-line stanzas, beg. 'Besechyth you of moderly pete', the other of nine lines, beg. 'It is to me of joy the esperance', fol. 95;
four leaves or parts of leaves from a 12th century breviary (with musical notes), fol. 96. [These last are on red 4-line staves, with c and F for line-signature, or b for space-signature. E.W.B.N.]
Date
written in the second half of the 15th century chiefly in two different hands
Language
English
Physical facet
On parchment
Physical extent
106 Leaves
Custodial history
Owned in 1687 (?) by 'Theo: Myllr', an erased and uncertain name on fol. 1.
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Collection contents
The Life of Our Lady, by John Lydgate
