Boethius — Multiple dates; Multiple places of origin
MS. Rawl. G. 41
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Boethius — Multiple dates; Multiple places of origin
Shelfmark
MS. Rawl. G. 41
Place of origin
France (?)
England (?)
Date
15th century
12th century, first half
Language
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
v + 109leaves
Decoration
One fine initial
Good initials
Binding
Blue leather with gold tooling (Thomas Rawlinson's). Binding comparable to other Rawlinson manuscripts
Acquisition
Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1755
Provenance
No. 71 in a monastic library in the 14th century, about which there are two erased inscriptions: 'Liber monasterii... Sancti Martini in Louania' and Est liber hic Sancti Martini Louaniensis', Also, 'Precium huius libri. ij equites'. See MS. Rawl. G. 52 and MS. Rawl. G. 54
No. 456 in the Thomas Rawlinsonsale, 4 March 1733/1734
Richard Rawlinson, 1690–1755
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