Bernardus Provincialis, Johannes de Rupescissa, John Lydgate — 15th century, middle or second half - 16th century, early (partly after 1511); English
MS. e Mus. 52
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Bernardus Provincialis, Johannes de Rupescissa, John Lydgate — 15th century, middle or second half - 16th century, early (partly after 1511); English
Shelfmark
MS. e Mus. 52
Date
15th century, middle or second half - 16th century, early (partly after 1511)
Language
Middle English (1100-1500)
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
Paper. Fols. 1-'48–49': folded in quarto, the distance between chainlines varying from 33 to 40 mm. (eight chain lines per folio), usually no watermark visible; fols. 4–5, watermark indistinct. Fols. 50–82: folded in folio. Watermark: glove with six-pointed star, three-part cuff, 92 25 , on a chainline, c. 38 mm. between chainlines, somewhat resembles Piccard 17–4-1300 (Greenwich, 1506).
Physical extent
i + 80 + i
Hands
Two main hands (?), both combining secretary and anglicana forms: (1) fols. 1–42v, 15th century, middle or second half (?); (2) fols. '44–7'r-v, '48–9'r-v, 50r, 55ar-v, 55br-v, 56r, 56v-75v, 76v-82v (probably all one hand), late fifteenth or early sixteenth century (partly after 1511, fol. 50r). Additions in several other contemporary or later hands, fols. 43r-v, 50v-54r, 55ar, 56r, 76r.
Decoration
Fols. 1–42v: initials in red, running heads in red, underlining in red.
Volvelles, unfinished, fols. 75v, 76r.
Elaborate manicules, fols. 65v, 80v, etc.
Rubrics sometimes in red.
Binding
Post-1600.
Acquisition
In the Bodleian by 1655, when referenced by Barlow.
Provenance
in alleyr man’ berry at the good man’ bate ys good aquafortis (fol. 55ar, 16th century)
by me henry Roffe is my nam and wethe my pen I wreete the same , 16th century, fol. 79r.
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Title
Medical pieces
Shelfmark
MS. e Mus. 52
Summary
Medical pieces
Date
Written early in the 16th century
Language
English
Physical facet
On paper, some leaves are injured
Physical extent
80 Leaves
Custodial history
Manuscript acquired by the Bodleian Library (20)
Acquisition
'Henry Roffe' wrote on fol. 79 in the 16th cent. The volume first appears in Bodleian lists about 1655.
Subject
Medicine
16th century
Recipes
