Breuiarium de consolacione reorum — 14th century, second half; Netherlands

Title

Breuiarium de consolacione reorum — 14th century, second half; Netherlands

Shelfmark

MS. Bodl. 988

Date

14th century, second half

Language

Latin

Contents

Form

codex

Support

parchment

Binding

Stamped brown leather, re-backed, with clasps (now lost), contemporary.

Title

'Incipit Breuiarium de consolacione reorum', a legal manual for the use of accused persons

Shelfmark

MS. Bodl. 988

Summary

'Incipit Breuiarium de consolacione reorum', a legal manual for the use of accused persons. It begins with a prayer, the author describing himself as 'legalis doctrine cultor'. Then follows a list of the 21 chapters ('Contra rescriptum', 'contra publicam scripturam', etc.), the text of chapter 1 beg. 'Rescriptum non valet si tacita ueritate et suggesta falsitate fuerit impetratum'; at end 'Explicit ... [long erasure] Morinaud', the scribe's name (?).

At fol. 99 follow some additions to the original treatise, the first of which is 'Addicio contra actorem': at the end is 'J. Mourinaud': two more additions follow, the latter being 'contra substitucionem uulgarem & de eius materia', with a diagram.

The rude drawing of a Crucifixion on fol. 98v, and other indications, show that the manual is for the use of a cleric.

(fols. ii-iii, 119-120) are leaves from a small 15th century psalter, and there are 15th century additions on (fols. 41v, 111v, etc.)

Date

written in the 2nd half of the 14th century in the Netherlands

Language

Latin

Physical facet

On parchment, some leaves damaged and repaired; binding, stamped brown leather, re-backed, with clasps (now lost), contemporary

Physical extent

121 Leaves