Bede — 13th century, beginning; English
MS. Digby 211
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Bede — 13th century, beginning; English
Shelfmark
MS. Digby 211
Date
13th century, beginning
Language
Latin
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Decoration
Good initials. (Pächt and Alexander iii. 308)
Acquisition
Donated to the Bodleian, 1634.
Provenance
Waltham, Essex, Augustinian abbey of Holy Cross: 'Lij. al. supp[rioris]' (s. xiv). 'Liber Sancte Crucis de Waltham' on fol. 1v, formerly pastedown, (s. xii–xiii). (MLGB3: evidence from an ex-libris inscription or note of gift to an institution).
T. Allen. Cf. Plummmer, Bedae Op. Hist., 1. cxxiv. (MLGB3)
Kenelm Digby, 1603–1665
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Title
Venerabilis Bedae Historiae Ecclesiasticae Anglorum libri
Shelfmark
MS. Digby 211
Date
13th century, beginning
Language
English
Latin
Physical extent
108 Leaves
Custodial history
Manuscript 1613 acquired by the Bodleian Library (229)
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Collection contents
Venerabilis Bedae Historiae Ecclesiasticae Anglorum libri
