Geoffrey of Monmouth, Martinus Polonus — 15th century, third quarter; English
MS. Laud Misc. 579
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Geoffrey of Monmouth, Martinus Polonus — 15th century, third quarter; English
Shelfmark
MS. Laud Misc. 579
Place of origin
English
Date
15th century, third quarter
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
130 leaves, folio
Hands
Semi-humanistic script. "It seems likely that 'Brugge' was an early owner rather than the scribe" as the colophon is apparently in a different scrink and ink from the text (Duke Humfrey and English Humanism (Oxford, 1970), no. 38).
Decoration
Fine border.
Fine historiated initial.
Fine initials.
Binding
15th-century English binding, blind-tooled in calf, by the 'Scales' binder, 'L' on the back cover; N. Barker, 'A register of writs and the Scales binder', The Book Collector 21 (1972), 227-244, 356-79, no. 3 (p. 371).
Acquisition
Part of his first donation to the Bodleian, 1637.
Provenance
Robert Brugge, fol. 134 and last pastedown ('Garce Lolye [or Garde Iolye] .q. R. Brugge'), pastedown with arms on a cross, a leopard's face , the arms of Bridges or Bruges of Gloucestershire (argent on a cross sable a leopard's face or) (Barker, p. 372, and Duke Humfrey, no. 38).
William Laud, 1573–1645, by 1633.
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Title
Galfridus Monumetensis, etc.
Shelfmark
MS. Laud Misc. 579
Summary
Geoffrey of Monmouth, Historia regum Britanniae
Martinus Polonus, Chronicon summorum pontificum et imperatorum Romanorum
Date
15th century, third quarter
Language
Latin
Physical facet
London stamped brown leather binding c. 1465
Physical extent
130 Leaves
Custodial history
R. Brugge, not Rugge 'was probably an owner'. Big L on back cover: motto 'En Dieu ma fye'. On f. 1, in red, 156. Manuscript 1990 acquired by the Bodleian Library
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Collection contents
Galfridus Monumetensis, etc.
