Nicholas de Lyra — 14th century, end; French
MS. Bodl. 251
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Nicholas de Lyra — 14th century, end; French
Shelfmark
MS. Bodl. 251
Place of origin
French
Date
14th century, end
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
iii + 399 leaves
Decoration
Fine coloured drawings.
Fine coloured diagrams.
Fine borders.
Fine initials.
Acquisition
Given by Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob Colfe, 1616.
Provenance
William Courtenay: "Prima pars Lyre Willelmi Cowrtenay Cantuariensis archiepiscopi" [s. xiv ex.]. The volume was left by the Archbishop to his nephew Richard Courtenay with reversion to Canterbury on his death (1415).
On fol. 398 are four notes of the MS. having been deposited in the Waugham chest of Oxford University: two are almost illegible (dated 1401, 1403), but the third runs 'Caucio magistri Johannis Blew, Ricardi Courtenay, Roberti Newby, Wileimi Oldeni [?], Philippi Morgan, magistri Thome ... , exposita in cista Waugham Hussy pro xviij marcis in festo Sancti Thome martiris anno Domini M° CCCC° ij°'. (See Bodleian Quarterly Record, Vol. II, no. 17.)
Canterbury, Kent, Benedictine cathedral priory of Holy Trinity or Christ Church Prima pars lyre quam Willelmus Courtenay dedit ecclesie Christi Cantuariensi", s. xv (flyleaf ii verso, facing fol. 1r of text). Christ Church signs in margins passim. (MLGB3: evidence from an ex-libris inscription or note of gift to an institution). Catalogue of 1508 (M. R. James, Ancient Libraries of Canterbury , etc. (1903), p. 152).
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