Robert Grosseteste (?) — 13th century, middle; English

Title

Robert Grosseteste (?) — 13th century, middle; English

Geoffrey of Vinsauf, Alanus de Insulis — 13th century, beginning

Alexander de Villa Dei — 14th century

Astrological and historical notes — 15th century, beginning

Alhazen — 13th century

Astrological treatises, Treatise on geomancy — 14th century

Adam Marsh — 13th century

Walter Burley, Robert Grosseteste, Aristotle, Averroes — 14th century

Bernard de Gordon — 14th century

Matthew of Vendome, Hugh of St.-Victor, Augustine — 13th century, beginning

John of Garland — 13th century, beginning

Treatise on weather, Library catalogue of Coventry cathedral priory, Magna Carta and the Charter of the Forest (confirmation, 1225) — 13th century; English, Coventry

William de Conches — 13th century

Shelfmark

MS. Digby 104

Date

14th century

15th century, beginning

13th century, beginning

13th century

13th century, middle

Language

Anglo-Norman

Latin

Contents

Acquisition

Donated to the Bodleian, 1634.

Provenance

Fols. 21-60: Witham, Somerset, Charterhouse of Saint Mary the Virgin: "Liber domus beate Marie de Witham ordinis Carthusiensis ex dono magistri Iohannis Blacman" (fol. 21r), s. xv. (MLGB3: evidence from an ex-libris inscription or note of gift to an institution).

Fols. 169-174: Coventry, Warwickshire, Benedictine cathedral priory of St Mary the Virgin: 'Hii sunt libri quos Iohannes de bruges monachus coventr' scripsit ad opus coventr' ecclesie, qui hos ab ecclesia sine consensu conventus alienaverit anathema sit' (fol. 171); fols. 169, 170 are in the hand of Bodley, MS. Auct. F.5.23, fols. 111-166 (q.v.), ie J. de Bruges / Bruches; there are entries for grants of land to Coventry. (MLGB3: evidence from locally specific contents, including obits, scribbles, etc.).

Thomas Allen 23 (A 87). (MLGB3)

Parts of this volume, made up of many books, came from Coventry, q.v. (MLGB3)

Kenelm Digby, 1603–1665

Title

'Tractatus beati Roberti Groteste'; 'Liber magistri Galfridi Anglici...'; Alani de Insulis Anti-Claudianus, and others

Shelfmark

MS. Digby 104

Date

13th-15th century

Language

Latin

Physical extent

198 Leaves

Custodial history

Manuscript 1475 acquired by the Bodleian Library (91). Belonged in whole or in part to Thomas Allen of Gloucester Hall.