Wisdom books, glossed; France, s. xiii med
MS. Laud Lat. 98
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Description
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Title
Wisdom books, glossed; France, s. xiii med
Shelfmark
MS. Laud Lat. 98
Place of origin
French
Date
13th century, middle
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
i (paper) + i (parchment) + 194 + i (parchment) + i (paper), foliated i-ii, 1–196
Hands
Fols. 1r-114v, hand 1, textualis.
Fols. 115r-194v, hand 2, late protogothic verging on textualis.
Decoration
Fleuronnée initials.
Running titles in alternating red and blue capitals.
Paraphs in the gloss.
Binding
Brown tanned calf over laminated pulpboard for Abp. Laud, 1637–1639
Acquisition
Given to the Bodleian as part of his third donation, dispatched on 28 June 1639.
Provenance
Würzburg, Domstift St Kilian: evidence of 13th-century annotations (cf. MS. Laud lat. 6).
William Laud, 1573–1645: his ex libris, 1637, fol. 1r.
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Title
Wisdom books, glossed
Shelfmark
MS. Laud Lat. 98
Summary
Fols. 1r-51r. Proverbs, with gloss
Fols. 51r-67v. Ecclesiastes, with gloss
Fols. 68r-88v. Song of Songs, with gloss
Fols. 88v-114v. Wisdom, with gloss
Fols. 115r-194v. Ecclesiasticus, with gloss
Date
13th century, middle
Language
Latin
Physical extent
194 Leaves
Custodial history
From St Kylian, Würzburg. Manuscript 2776 acquired by the Bodleian Library
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Collection contents
Wisdom books, glossed
