Life of St. Hilary — 12th century, early
MS. Douce 226
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Life of St. Hilary — 12th century, early
Shelfmark
MS. Douce 226
Date
12th century, early
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
i + 27pages
Acquisition
Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1834
Provenance
Owned by 'Philippus Lepinus Deshayes' (early 18th century)
No. 195 in the Thomas Rawlinson sale, 4 March 1733/1734
Bought by Henry Hare (d. 1749), Lord Coleraine
Francis Douce, 1757–1834
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Title
Life of Saint Hilary
Shelfmark
MS. Douce 226
Summary
'... Vita vel translatio sancti Hilarii ... filioli uidelicet sancti Hilarii Pictauensis episcopi, que ... sollempniter & canonicae acta est ab Aldrico Cenomannice urbis episcopo ... xi kal. Octobris', A.D. 841: beg. 'Magnas sanctorum precelsasque virtutes.'.
Date
written in the early part of the 12th cent.
Language
Latin
Physical facet
On parchment
Physical extent
27 pages
Custodial history
Owned by 'Philippus Lepinus Deshayes' (early 18th cent.): the MS. was no. 195 in the Tho. Rawlinson sale in March, 1733/4, and was bought by lord Coleraine.
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Collection contents
Life of Saint Hilary
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Connections
People associated with this object
- Philippus Lepinus Deshayes
- Henry Hare (d. 1749), Lord Coleraine
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Douce, Francis, 1757-1834
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Rawlinson, Thomas, 1681-1725
