H. of Sawtry, Ps.-Bernard of Clairvaux — 15th century, first half; English
MS. Bodl. 555
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
H. of Sawtry, Ps.-Bernard of Clairvaux — 15th century, first half; English
Shelfmark
MS. Bodl. 555
Place of origin
English
Date
15th century, first half
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Decoration
Penwork.
Acquisition
Presented to the Bodleian by dr. William Cotton, bp. of Exeter, in 1605.
Provenance
Merton, Surrey, Augustinian priory of St Mary the Virgin. The fly-leaves are covered with scribbles, partly against women. From a distich it appears that the volume belonged to the Augustinian house at Merton ('Meritona') in Surrey: 'A merito non inmerito meritona vocatur | Nam locus a merito meritorius esse probatur' (fol. 114v, 116v, 117, 118; s. xv). On fol. v v is a copy of a deed of that house of Dec. 1, 1451: also on fol. 114v is a Latin form of admission to an Augustinian house. (See also MLGB3.)
Owned by Johannes Heyford, who gave the book to Hugo Samon (15th cent.): other names occur.
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