Ps.-Bede; John Beleth. Germany, A) (fols 1–63) s. xiiex; B) (fols 64–75) s. xiiimed; C) (fols 76–87) s. xiiex.

Title

Ps.-Bede; John Beleth. Germany, A) (fols 1–63) s. xiiex; B) (fols 64–75) s. xiiimed; C) (fols 76–87) s. xiiex.

Shelfmark

MS. Laud Misc. 478

Date

Late 12th century

Mid 13th century

Language

Latin

Contents

Form

codex

Support

parchment

Physical extent

i (17th-cent.) + 87 + i (17th-cent.) 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

Mainz, Carthusian abbey of St Michael: MS. Laud Misc. 478 is composed of three different, German, parts, and already existed in this form at the Mainz Charterhouse: part B, of s. xiii med, was copied to supplement text missing in between the original parts A & C, of s. xiiex.

William Laud, 1573–1645: Ex-libris inscription of Archbishop Laud, dated 1638, at the lower margin of fol. 1r.

Title

Johannes Beleth, Summa de ecclesiasticis officiis

Shelfmark

MS. Laud Misc. 478

Date

13th century, beginning and 14th century

Language

Latin

Physical extent

87 Leaves

Custodial history

Manuscript 2589 acquired by the Bodleian Library