Richard of Wallingford, astronomy, etc.; England, 14th century, middle or second half

Title

Richard of Wallingford, astronomy, etc.; England, 14th century, middle or second half

Shelfmark

MS. Ashmole 1796

Place of origin

English

Date

14th century, middle or second half

additions, 15th century–16th century

Language

Latin

Contents

Form

codex

Support

parchment

Physical extent

i (modern paper) + 201 leaves

Hands

Textualis libraria

Decoration

Diagrams.

Penwork initials and borders (generally blue initials flourished red).

Sketches of initials added 15th century - 16th century, fols. 183r-184v etc.

Drawings added 15th century - 16th century, fols. 188v (bird) etc.

Binding

Medieval binding with remains of clasp; rebacked.

Acquisition

Bequeathed by him to the Ashmolean Museum; transferred to the Bodleian Library in 1860.

Provenance

St Albans, Hertfordshire, Benedictine abbey of St Alban : 'Hic est liber sancti Albani' (fol. 108v), 'Liber subsacrista sancti Albani quondam fratris Iohannis Loukyn' (fol. 160r) ( MLGB3: evidence from an ex-libris inscription or note of gift to an institution). For John Loukyn see North, II, 311-312. Possibly also written at St Albans as the manuscript (according to North, esp. II, 310-320) draft texts by Richard of Wallingford.

“Ex dono Thomæ Barton de Middleton alias Milton juxta Sittingbourne in com: Cant: gen. ” (front pastedown)

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