Theological composite manuscript. Germany, A) (fols 1–10) Mainz Charterhouse, s. xiv2; B) (fols 11–72) s. xivin; C) (fols 73–124) Mainz Charterhouse, s. xiv2; D) (fols 125–144) Mainz Charterhouse (?), s. xiv2/4; E) (fols 145–173) Mainz Charterhouse (?), s. xiv2/4.

Title

Theological composite manuscript. Germany, A) (fols 1–10) Mainz Charterhouse, s. xiv2; B) (fols 11–72) s. xivin; C) (fols 73–124) Mainz Charterhouse, s. xiv2; D) (fols 125–144) Mainz Charterhouse (?), s. xiv2/4; E) (fols 145–173) Mainz Charterhouse (?), s. xiv2/4.

Shelfmark

MS. Laud Misc. 352

Date

14th century, second quarter

Early 14th century

14th century, second half

Language

Latin

Contents

Form

codex

Support

parchment

Physical extent

i (17th-cent.) + 173 + i (17th-cent.) leaves

Binding

Brown tanned calf over laminated pulpboard for Abp. Laud, 1637–1639.

Acquisition

Given to the Bodleian as part of his third donation, dispatched on 28 June 1639.

Provenance

Mainz, Carthusian abbey of St Michael: MS. Laud Misc. 352 consists of five Charterhouse books; at least parts A–C were already bound together in the late 14th-cent., see the continuous foliation on fols 5v–124r.

William Laud, 1573–1645: Ex-libris inscription of Archbishop Laud, dated 1638, at the lower margin of fol. 1v.

Title

Flores sanctorum, etc.

Shelfmark

MS. Laud Misc. 352

Summary

Jacobus de Voragine, Legenda aurea

Commentary on Gregorian sequences

Commentary on Canticles

Prayers and hymns

Date

14th century

Language

Latin

Physical extent

172 Leaves

Custodial history

Manuscript 2605 acquired by the Bodleian Library