Philosophical and medical texts — 15th century (?)
MS. Fairfax 29
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Philosophical and medical texts — 15th century (?)
Shelfmark
MS. Fairfax 29
Date
15th century (?)
Language
Irish
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
bifolium
Binding
Parchment from an earlier work.
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Title
A copy, finished, according to the colophon, March 10, 1643, of the Foras Feasa, or history of Ireland to the English Conquest
Shelfmark
MS. Fairfax 29
Summary
A copy, finished, according to the colophon, March 10, 1643, of the Foras Feasa, or history of Ireland to the English Conquest, in Irish by Geoffrey Keating (here 'Ketting'), who died about 1650. MS. Ir. d. l is an 18th-cent. English translation, and other copies are mentioned in the D.N.B.
Date
Written in 1643 in Ireland
Language
Irish
Physical facet
On paper, binding, parchment from an earlier work
Physical extent
176 Leaves
Custodial history
Owned by Ellis FitzGerald, whose scribblings occur on fly-leaves at both ends, and perhaps by Edmond Walsh (fol. 157v rev.). There is a note, explanatory of the title, by Tully Conry (fol. ii). A fragment, probably 14th cent., taken from the binding is from a commentary on a philosophical work.
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Collection contents
A copy, finished, according to the colophon, March 10, 1643, of the Foras Feasa, or history of Ireland to the English Conquest
