Jean Gerson; Germany (Eberbach), 15th century, middle
MS. Laud Misc. 727
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Jean Gerson; Germany (Eberbach), 15th century, middle
Shelfmark
MS. Laud Misc. 727
Date
15th century, middle
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment, paper
Physical extent
228 leaves (fol. 187 numbered a-f, fol. 221 numbered a-c)
Decoration
Red initials, with foliate decoration at the beginning of the manuscript.
Binding
Brown tanned calf over laminated pulpboard for Abp. Laud, 1637–1639.
Former chained binding.
Acquisition
Part of his third donation to the Bodleian, 1639.
Provenance
Probably from the Eberbach scriptorium (Palmer, p. 297).
Possibly the same as Collectarium super magnificat, mentioned in the book list of Johannes Sachs in Eberbach's property in Kiedrich in 1494 (Palmer, p. 297; see J. Staab, 'Zwei Bibliotheken in Kiedrich aus der Zeit der Erfindung der Buchdrukkerkunst', in Nassauische Annalen 105 (1994) 79–101, at p. 84).
Eberbach ex libris, 15th century (fols. 187(a)r, 221(a)v)
Identifiable as S 2 in the Eberbach library catalogue of 1502.
William Laud, 1573–1645, 1638.
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Title
Jean Gerson
Shelfmark
MS. Laud Misc. 727
Summary
Fols. 2r-135v. Jean Gerson, Collectorium super Magnificat
Fols. 136r-184r. Jean Gerson, Monotessaron
Fols. 184v-187(a)r; 187(a)v-187(f)v blank. ⟨Paulus de Burgos⟩, ⟨Additiones ad postillam Nicolai de Lyra⟩ (extract, additio to Mt. 26, on Easter)
Fols. 188r-221(a)v. Jean Gerson, De mystica theologia
Date
15th century, middle
Language
Latin
Physical extent
221 Leaves
Custodial history
Manuscript 2549 acquired by the Bodleian Library
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