Robert Whittington — c. 1519; English
MS. Bodl. 523
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Robert Whittington — c. 1519; English
Shelfmark
MS. Bodl. 523
Place of origin
English
Date
c. 1519
14th century
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
i + 24 leaves
Hands
Perhaps written by Whittington. (Pächt and Alexander iii. 1174)
Decoration
Fine borders.
Fine initials. Imitation of French ornament. (Pächt and Alexander iii. 1174, pl. CVIII)
Binding
Brown leather with three large cross panels on each side, stamped in gold, three representing st. George and the Dragon and three bearing Tudor badges, a portcullis, rose and pomegranate (pl. vii in W. S. Brassington's Historic Bindings in the Bodleian Library, 1891)
Acquisition
This MS. seems to have reached the Library in 1603, 1604 or the first half of 1605.
Provenance
Presentation copy for Cardinal Wolsey, with his arms.
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Title
'De difficultate Iusticiæ seruandæ in Reipublicæ administratione' and 'Panegyricus de quattuor uirtutibus cardineis [sic]'
Shelfmark
MS. Bodl. 523
Summary
'De difficultate Iusticiæ seruandæ in Reipublicæ administratione' and 'Panegyricus de quattuor uirtutibus cardineis [sic]'
Date
Written about A.D. 1519 in England, by Robert Whittington [?]
Language
Latin
Physical facet
On parchment with fine illuminations, see below; binding, brown leather with three large cross panels on each side, stamped in gold, three representing st. George and the Dragon and three bearing Tudor badges, a portcullis, rose and pomegranate (pl. vii in W. S. Brassington's Historic Bindings in the Bodleian Library, 1891)
Physical extent
24 Leaves
Custodial history
Manuscript 448 acquired by the Bodleian Library
Acquisition
This MS. seems to have reached the Library in 1603, 1604 or the first half of 1605.
Subject
16th century
Manuscripts, Latin
Latin poetry
