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Peter of Blois — 15th century, beginning; English

MS. Bodl. 570

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Title

Peter of Blois — 15th century, beginning; English

Treatise on letter-writing — 15th century, beginning; English

Theological quaestiones — 15th century, beginning; English

Shelfmark

MS. Bodl. 570

Place of origin

English

Date

15th century, beginning

Language

Latin

Anglo-Norman

Contents

Rubric: ea que sunt necessaria ad altaris sacramenta
MS. Bodl. 570 – Part 1
(fol. 1) Peter of Blois Epistolae
no. '94' is the Instructio fidei catholicae sent by pope Alexander iii to the Soldan of Iconium, beg. 'Alexander ... Ex literis tuis'.
Incipit: Tres fuerant iuuenes (fol. 118)
On fol. 118v is a French 'medicina pro febre': the collection ends among some quotations with 'Oderunt peccare mali formidine pene', and the catchword Oderunt, a leaf or leaves being lost.
MS. Bodl. 570 – Part 2
(fols. 121ra–123vb) Treatise on letter-writing
(fols. 123vb–131rb) Forms of letters, including an extract from Guido Faba, Exordia (Polak, Medieval and Renaissance Letter Treatises and Form Letters, p. 356).
MS. Bodl. 570 – Part 3
(fol. 132) Theological quaestiones

Physical extent

v + 236 leaves

Decoration

Historiated penwork border.

Initials. (Pächt and Alexander iii. 823, pl. LXXIX)

Provenance

Reading Abbey: 'Hunc librum Thomas Staunton prior monasterij Radyngensis dedit claustralibus Radyngensibus, quem qui alienauerit uel de eo fraudem fecerit, anathema sit Amen' (late 15th cent.).

Presented by William Burdet of Sonning in 1608.

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