Proclus, Averroes; England, mid-14th century
MS. Digby 236
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Proclus, Averroes; England, mid-14th century
Shelfmark
MS. Digby 236
Place of origin
England
Date
14th century, middle
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
196 leaves
Hands
Anglicana
Decoration
Penwork (typically 2-line blue initials flourished in red).
Binding
A standard 17th-century binding of the Digby collection; rebacked.
Acquisition
Acquired by the Bodleian in 1825. On fol. i: 'Hic est liber publicae Bibliothecae Academiae Oxoniensis, KD' and '191 feuillets' (cf. MS. Digby 235). On the first of these inscriptions and on the arrival of the manuscript in the Bodleian see note to MS. 235.
Provenance
Thomas Allen.
Kenelm Digby, 1603–1665. On fol. 1 are 'Tho: Allen', a title in Allen's hand, his number '51'(i.e. in the fol. section of his catalogue), the Digby/Allen inventory number 'A.11' and Digby's motto and name.
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From Bodleian Archives & Manuscripts
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Title
Commentarius Procli in Platonis Parmenidem; [Liber Procli de providentia et fato, ad Theodorum]; Ejusdem liber de subsistentia malorum, and others
Shelfmark
MS. Digby 236
Date
14th century
Language
English
Physical extent
195 Leaves
Acquisition
Acquired by The Bodleian Library in 1825.
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Collection contents
Commentarius Procli in Platonis Parmenidem; [Liber Procli de providentia et fato, ad Theodorum]; Ejusdem liber de subsistentia malorum, and others
