Lanfranc — c. 1200; English
MS. Wood empt. 4
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Lanfranc — c. 1200; English
Innocent III, Innocent III (attrib.) — 13th century, middle; English
Shelfmark
MS. Wood empt. 4
Date
13th century, middle
c. 1200
Language
Latin
Contents
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Title
The 'constitutions of Lanfranc' and a sermon
Shelfmark
MS. Wood empt. 4
Summary
The 'constitutions of Lanfranc', with numerous variants from the text as printed in Wilkins, Concilia, i. 328-61, a quite different order of chapters, and additions, e.g. (fol. 22) 'Cluniac', de locutione et silentio'
(B) (fol. 25) a sermon ascribed to Pope Innocent iii, beg. 'Arcum suum tetendit et parauit ilium', and (fol. 25v) the same pope's treatise 'de officio misse', beg. 'Tria sunt in quibus lex diuina consistit'
Date
Made up of two MSS. written (1) about A.D. 1200 and (2) in the mid-13th century in England
Language
Latin
Physical facet
On parchment
Physical extent
73 Leaves
Custodial history
Formerly owned (Sept. 10, 1624) by Henry Fowler, rector of Minchinhampton, co. Glos. (fol. 24v), whose memoranda and scribblings appear on fols. 26, 70-1v.
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Collection contents
MSS. Wood empt.: Medieval manuscripts acquired by Wood
The 'constitutions of Lanfranc' and a sermon
