Robert Grosseteste — 15th century; English
MS. Lat. misc. d. 83
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Robert Grosseteste — 15th century; English
Shelfmark
MS. Lat. misc. d. 83
Place of origin
English
Date
15th century
Language
Latin
Middle English (1100-1500)
Contents
Form
codex
Support
Parchment (outer and middle leaves of quires) and paper, watermark bird (not in Briquet).
Decoration
Plain red initials.
Binding
modern binding.
Acquisition
Sold at Sotheby's, 15 June 1959, lot 210.
Provenance
Written by Alex. Capel . Written inside the initial on fol. 2 in the same ink is ‘alex. Capel’, inside that on fol. 29v ‘alex’, and at the end of book I (fol. 39) ‘quod Alex.’
At fol. 61v in a different hand from that of the text is ‘Hic finit colni sentencia nobilis ensis quod Thomas Pett ’ (perhaps the Thomas Pett who was Keeper of the Chest with Four Keys at Oxford in 1452, cf. Emden Biographical Register III, p.1471).
On fol.1 in a 15th cent. hand is a list of sums paid for items including candles, paper, ink and battels headed by the name ‘Hungerford’.
John Hychcoke . ‘Iste liber constat domino Johanni Hychecoke emtus a domino Iohanne Aschby bachulario artium in aula vitrea (Glasen Hall) commorante et predictus dominus H. in aula beate Marie pro 11 s. vi d.’ (fol. 61v). For Hychecok, admitted B.A. at Oxford 1450 cf. Emden op. cit. II. p.929.
, Davies-Cooke family of Gwsaney, Llanerch and Owston.
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