Ps.-Ambrose — 1504; English
MS. Douce 110
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Ps.-Ambrose — 1504; English
Shelfmark
MS. Douce 110
Date
1504
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
ii + 90 fols.
Hands
Written in humanistic script by Peter Meghen for Christopher Urswick dean of Windsor .
Decoration
Good borders.
Good initials.
Acquisition
Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1834
Provenance
Written for Christopher Urswick dean of Windsor .
Owned in the 16th cent. by 'Philipe Morice' (fol. 3).
Michael Lort: his sale, April 1791, lot 6659 (Douce Legacy, no. 86).
Owned in 1797 by Michael Wodhull, whose arms are on the binding. Lot 359 in his sale of duplicates, 3 March 1801, bought by Cumming for 5s. 6d. (Douce Legacy, no. 86).
Francis Douce, 1757–1834
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Title
Canonical Epistles and Ecclesiastes
Shelfmark
MS. Douce 110
Summary
Comprises:
1 (fol. 1). The Canonical Epistles, with the preface of st. Jerome.
2 (fol. 43). Ecclesiastes, with the preface of st. Jerome.
3 (fol. 64). 'Liber de dignitate humane conditionis, qui sancto Ambrosio authori a quibusdam ascribitur.'.
4 (fol. 71). 'Liber de dignitate sacerdotali diui Ambrosii Episcopi.' At fol. 87 an extract from Augustine's Soliloquia follows.
'... Presens conscriptus est libellus . sumptibus & expensis ... Christophori Vrswyke Wyndesore Decani: arte vero & ingenio Petri Meghen monoculi, Theutonis nacione Brabantini, oppidi Buschiducensis Leodiensis diocesis. Anno ... millesimo quingentesimo quinto [error for quarto] ... mensis Nouembris die vigesima octava ...' The arms of Urswyke are on fol. 3, cf. 42, 63.
Date
written in 1504 by P. Meghen
Language
Latin
Physical facet
On parchment, with an illuminated border, capitals, etc.
Physical extent
92 Leaves
Custodial history
Owned in the 16th cent. by 'Philipe Morice' (fol. 3): and in 1797 by Michael Wodhull, whose arms are on the binding.
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Collection contents
Canonical Epistles and Ecclesiastes
