The Wise Book of Philosophy and Astronomy, The Book of Destinary, Grammar — 15th century, third quarter; English(dialect probably of N. W. Suffolk, LALME I, 151)
MS. Rawl. D. 1220
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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Title
The Wise Book of Philosophy and Astronomy, The Book of Destinary, Grammar — 15th century, third quarter; English(dialect probably of N. W. Suffolk, LALME I, 151)
Shelfmark
MS. Rawl. D. 1220
Place of origin
English(dialect probably of N. W. Suffolk, LALME I, 151)
Date
15th century, third quarter
13th century
Language
Latin
Middle English (1100-1500)
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Decoration
Good miniatures (coloured drawings). Copied from a Netherlandish blockbook. (Pächt and Alexanderiii. 1110, pl. CIII)
Acquisition
Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1755
Provenance
“Iste liber constat Nycholas (sic) Sywhat, cum magno gaudio et honore. Amen.” Nicholas Sywhat was mayor of Norwich in 1535. “Margere Sywhat wyffe unto Nycolas Sywhat lyethe beryid at ye sowthe porche in ye chercheyerd of Sent Edmonde in Norwych, before ye bay wyndow of ye howse of ye forseyd Nycolas Sywhat in ye aley be her childeme, Jorge Coventre, Harry Coventre, Elyzabet Coventre, Secely Sywhat, ye xvj day of June, ye xiiijte yere of Kynge Harri ye viijth [1522], on whose soulys God have merci.”
“Matth. Stenham”, 17th century.
Richard Rawlinson, 1690–1755
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People associated with this object
- Nicholas Sywhat
- Matth. Stenham
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Rawlinson, Richard, 1690-1755
