Manuscript fragments and documents accumulated by N. R. Ker (1908–82) , from sources not now identifiable (but most show traces of having been recovered from bindings, and many are probably from the c. 30 unspecified Phillipps fragments sold at Sotheby's, 22 June 1965, lot 22, [see MS. Lat. misc. b. 25 item 5 above), sorted after arrival in Bodley into rough subject categories. 114 leaves (really 121, for fol. 63 is double, fol. 13 triple, fol. 47 quintuple; fols. 62, 82 and 85 arrived each in two parts).

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Manuscript fragments and documents accumulated by N. R. Ker (1908–82) , from sources not now identifiable (but most show traces of having been recovered from bindings, and many are probably from the c. 30 unspecified Phillipps fragments sold at Sotheby's, 22 June 1965, lot 22, [see MS. Lat. misc. b. 25 item 5 above), sorted after arrival in Bodley into rough subject categories. 114 leaves (really 121, for fol. 63 is double, fol. 13 triple, fol. 47 quintuple; fols. 62, 82 and 85 arrived each in two parts).

Shelfmark

MS. Lat. misc. b. 26

Associated place

Wolfhamcote

Siena

Doncaster

Clawton

Sawbridge

Place of origin

German; English; Flemish; French

Dutch; French; Italian

Italian (in part) (?)

English

Date

14th century, late - 17th century

13th century

13th century - 14th century

12th century

13th century, late - 17th century

15th century (?) (in part)

14th century

mid 16th-century

12th century - 15th century

14th cent.

Language

Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350)

Latin

Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)

English

Old French (842-ca. 1400)

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Provenance

Handed on by Prof. A. G. Watson, Dr. Ker's literary executor, in accordance with Dr. Ker's wishes, 1984