John of Ibelin and others — 14th century, first half; added leaves, 14th century, late; France or Cyprus (?)
MS. Selden Supra 69
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
John of Ibelin and others — 14th century, first half; added leaves, 14th century, late; France or Cyprus (?)
Shelfmark
MS. Selden Supra 69
Associated place
Jerusalem
Place of origin
France or Cyprus (?)
Date
14th century, first half; added leaves, 14th century, late
Language
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
xiv + 313leaves
Hands
The hand changes at fols 60 and 143v
Decoration
Penwork initials
Acquisition
Acquired by the Bodleian in 1659
Provenance
'Francisci Attaris Cyprii& amicorum', 16th century (foll, iii, 1). He writes Italian and French notes in several places
The name 'Carlo di Mazi' is on fol. 10 (17th century?)
In a letter dated 8 August 1653, John Seldenrefers to possessing a copy of Livre des Assises (cited by Angel Nicolaou-Konnari ['A New Manuscript of Leontios Makhairas’s Chronicle of the ‘Sweet Land of Cyprus’: British Library, MS Harley 1825 and the Circulation of Manuscripts of Cypriot Interest in Stuart England' [Ashgate, 2014], pp. 119-120]. Nicolaou-Konnari (pp. 118, 120) argues that the London bookseller Robert Martin is a strong candidate for having sold this manuscript to Selden
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