Ambrose, Ps.-Ambrose — 12th century, second half; English
MS. Bodl. 843
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Ambrose, Ps.-Ambrose — 12th century, second half; English
Richard of St.-Victor — 13th century, early
Johannes Rothomagensis — 12th century, third quarter; English, Chester
Shelfmark
MS. Bodl. 843
Place of origin
English, Chester
English
Date
13th century, early
12th century, third quarter
12th century, second half
Language
Latin
Contents
Provenance
Chester, Cheshire, Benedictine abbey of St Werburg: 'Fuit olim ex monasterii Cestriae' according to Langbaine (Bodl. MS Langbaine 6, p. 60), who catalogued the manuscript when it was Super A Art.81. Now rebound, s. xix, the inscription no doubt lost in rebinding: it was perhaps 'Ex monasterio Cestrie' as in BL Royal 4 E.viii, etc. No old flyleaves. (MLGB3: evidence from an ex-libris inscription or note of gift to an institution).
Possibly King Henry VIII, to judge from the description of the binding and the probable form of the lost inscription. Queen's College, Oxford (cf. Thomas James in Queen's College 62 E 6 (Opera Anselmi), against beginning of De officiis, note written in 1612). (MLGB3)
Bodley 843 was rebound in s. xix and contains now no evidence of its provenance. Langbaine records that it was 'olim monasterii Cestriae' (Bodl. MS Langbaine 6, p. 60). (MLGB3)
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