Albertus Aquensis; Germany (Eberbach?), 12th century, end
MS. Laud Misc. 563
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Albertus Aquensis; Germany (Eberbach?), 12th century, end
Shelfmark
MS. Laud Misc. 563
Date
12th century, end
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
119 leaves
Decoration
Red (fol. 1v red and blue) silhouette initials.
Binding
Brown tanned calf over laminated pulpboard for Abp. Laud, 1637–1639.
Acquisition
Part of his third donation to the Bodleian, 1639.
Provenance
Possibly made at the Cistercian monastery of Eberbach (Palmer, p. 296).
Petrus von Lautern: name inscribed in Greek letters, πετρυσ δει λυτρου, fol. 119r.
Identifiable as f 16 in the Eberbach library catalogue of 1502.
William Laud, 1573–1645, 1637.
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Title
Albertus Aquensis
Shelfmark
MS. Laud Misc. 563
Date
12th century, end
Language
Latin
Physical extent
119 Leaves
Custodial history
This is a continuation of MS. Laud Misc. 561, and from the same scriptorium: the first leaf of text, which would have given the ownership, is missing. Notable initials on f. 1v (red-and-blue) and f. 118v (black-and-white). Stated to have belonged to Eberbach. Manuscript 2628 acquired by the Bodleian Library
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Collection contents
Albertus Aquensis
