Saints’ lives; A) (fols. 1–10) Southern France, s. xiii; B) (fols. 11–49) Italy (?), s. xiiex; C) (fols. 50–54) Germany, Mainz Charterhouse, s. xv; D) (fols. 55–117) Germany, s. xiv 2/4
MS. Laud Misc. 44
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Saints’ lives; A) (fols. 1–10) Southern France, s. xiii; B) (fols. 11–49) Italy (?), s. xiiex; C) (fols. 50–54) Germany, Mainz Charterhouse, s. xv; D) (fols. 55–117) Germany, s. xiv 2/4
Shelfmark
MS. Laud Misc. 44
Date
s. xiiiin
(fol. 55) s. xiiiin
s. xv
(fols. 56r ff.) s. xiv2/4
s. xiii
s. xiiex
Palimpsested text: s. xiv
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
117 leaves
Binding
Brown tanned calf over laminated pulpboard for Abp. Laud, 1637–1639.
Acquisition
Given to the Bodleian as part of his third donation, dispatched on 28 June 1639.
Provenance
Composed of four originally separate parts; at least parts B & C already bound together in the 15th century, at the Mainz Charterhouse.
William Laud, 1573–1645: his ex-libris inscription, dated 1638, at the lower margin of fol. 2v.
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Title
Vitae Sanctorum
Shelfmark
MS. Laud Misc. 44
Summary
Life of St. James of Tarentaise
Translation of St. Stephen, Life of St. Gregory, Life of St. Brendan
Jacobus de Voragine, Legenda aurea (abbreviated)
Date
12th century and 15th century
Language
Latin
Physical extent
117 Leaves
Custodial history
Manuscript 2424 acquired by the Bodleian Library
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