Anselm — 12th century, end; England

Title

Anselm — 12th century, end; England

Richard of Waltham — 13th century, first half; England

Antiphoner — 11th century, late (?). Dunning et al. suggest a date of s. xi 1 (s. xiex?) for the fragment of this text in Royal MS. 12 F. XIV ( 'Reconstructing Burnt Anglo–Saxon Fragments', Fragmentology, 1, [2018], p. 35).; England, Winchester (?)

Shelfmark

MS. Selden Supra 36

Place of origin

England, Winchester (?)

England

Date

13th century, first half

11th century, late (?). Dunning et al. suggest a date of s. xi 1 (s. xiex?) for the fragment of this text in Royal MS. 12 F. XIV ( 'Reconstructing Burnt Anglo–Saxon Fragments', Fragmentology, 1, [2018], p. 35).

12th century, end

Language

Latin

English

French

Contents

Form

codex

Support

parchment

Physical extent

74leaves

Musical notation

Notation (see van Dijk 1957)

Binding

Early resewing. Contemporary white leather on boards; title lettered on the spine; clasp lost; worn; 13th century English work

Acquisition

Acquired by the Bodleian in 1659

Provenance

John Selden, 1584–1654

Title

'Cur Deus homo, liber Anselmi archiepiscopi Cantuarię' and an elegiac poem

Shelfmark

MS. Selden Supra 36

Summary

Late 12th cent.: with illuminated capitals, etc., (fol. 1). 'Cur Deus homo, liber Anselmi archiepiscopi Cantuarię', in two books with preface.

1st half of the 13th cent.: with illuminated borders, capitals, etc.,:

Fol. 33. 'Liber R. abbatis de Waled de laude Sancte Crucis', an elegiac poem, in two books: beg. 'Pauca loqui de laude Crucis presumptio dulcis', by an abbot of the house of Waltham Holy Cross

Almost all of fol. 69 has been torn out, containing the beginning of the last section in which the author addresses a body of men as an exile, and hopes that they will recall him

A nearly contemporary hand corrects errors of metre, omissions, etc., e.g. on fols. 35, 41, 42v, 47

Some 16th cent. English verses are on fol. 72v, and a French note.

See MS. Seldon Supra 36*.

Date

Made up of two pieces written in the 12th-13th century in England

Language

Latin

Physical facet

On parchment, binding, white parchment on boards, title on back, clasp lost, worn, 13th century English work

Physical extent

74 Leaves

Custodial history

Manuscript 3438 acquired by the Bodleian Library