Reference files of Albinia de la Mare: 'English humanism, Duke Humfrey exhibition, Vergil, et al.'

Title

Reference files of Albinia de la Mare: 'English humanism, Duke Humfrey exhibition, Vergil, et al.'

Shelfmark

MS. 18746/215

Summary

Comprises:

Folder 1: correspondence regarding a projected book by de la Mare on English humanistic script and related papers, 1970-1977

Folder 2: 'Thomas Candour', n.d. [c. 1970], note on Candour's script styles and images of

Oxford, Merton College, E. 3. 35; 76. a 60[?]

Oxford, Magdalen College, MS. 23 (fols. 8r, 10r, 155v); 39 (1r, 101r, 150r); 196 (36v)

Glasgow, University Library, Hunterian MS. U. 5. 14 (274?) (Lactantius, beginning of the preface, rubbings of front and back binding)

unidentified manuscript, exhibition. no. 58 (Pliny; fol. 3)

Oxford, Bodleian Library, Bodl. 915 (fol. 156r)

Oxford, New College, MS. 250 (fols. 10r, 48r, 87r); 256 (fols. 1v, 11r, 100r); 280 (fols. 38v, 185v); 271 (fols. 2v, 3r, 167r)

Folder 3: papers relating to research by de la Mare for the 1988 exhibition, 'Duke Humfrey's Library and the Divinity School 1488-1988' and the exhibition catalogue, including descriptions of manuscripts, 1987-1988 and n.d. [c.1988]

Folder 4: papers relating to research by de la Mare for the 1988 exhibition, 'Duke Humfrey's Library and the Divinity School 1488-1988' and the exhibition catalogue, 1987-1988 and n.d. [c.1988], including an exhibition plan and notes relating to subjects including

London, British Library, Arundel 63; 157; Add. 22572; 25439; 25456; 26764; 49999; Burn. 11; Harl. 103; 941; 1924; 2679; 2765; 2905; 3256; 3487; 3820; 3248; 5054; 6348; Egerton 2892; Cotton Nero E. V; Royal 2 C. XI.; 4 C. I.; 7 F. VIII; 7 F. XII; 8 A. XIII; 10 A. XV; 10 B. VII; 10 B. IX; 13 D. VIII; ii. C. III; Cotton Nero C. VI; Cotton Cleop. C. V; Cotton Vesp. B. XXI; Lansdowne 458; Sloane 248

Oxford, Bodleian Library, Digby 40

Oxford, All Souls College, MS. 91

Oxford, Balliol College, MS. 315

Oxford, Corpus Christi College, MS. 253 (Eusebius, De prep. evang., from Tiptoft); 130; 51; 82

Oxford, Exeter College, MS. 62; 63; 64; 65; 66; 67; 58; 59; 60; 51; 52; 53; 54; 55; 56; 57; 68

Oxford, Jesus College, MS. 94

Oxford, Lincoln College, Lat. 117; 118

Oxford, Magdalen College, MS. 46

Oxford, Merton College, MS. 31; 130; 260; 133; 247; 151; 150; 152; 153; 154; 290; 290; 199; 228; 179; 302; 59; 60; 61; 62; 63; 64; 170

Oxford, St John's College, MS. 87; 172

Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Lat. 10209

Thomas Gascoigne

Oxford bindings, 15th century

importation of printed books to England

Italian humanists in England

manuscripts in England to check

notes on Harleian manuscript series, provenance

Folder 5: 'Awaiting attention', correspondence, notes and images, 1977-1984 and n.d. [c.1980], relating to manuscripts including

Vatican City, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Barb. lat. 5695

Oxford, Bodleian Library, Auct. F. I. 17

Folder 6: correspondence and papers, 1984-1987 and n.d. [c.1985], including

correspondence with Professor Virginia Brown, Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, Toronto, May 1984-Aug 1985, regarding Vergil manuscripts including Basel, Universitätsbibliothek, F. II. 23, from Salutati and Tortelli, with images enclosed by Brown

correspondence with Professor Lilian Armstrong, Wellesley College, Massachusetts, Jul-Aug 1985, regarding a St. Benedict Regula, and Rimini, [Biblioteca Gambalunghiana], MS. 4 A. IV. 18 (Ovid, Badoer scribe)

correspondence with Dr. P. Holberton, London, Aug 1985 regarding Venice, Biblioteca Marciana, It. IX. 347-352

correspondence with J. Ringrose, Cambridge University Library, Jun-Jul 1985, regarding Keynes manuscripts and Cambridge, University Library, MS. Add. 6685 (Vecchio Testament)

letter from Anthony [Hobson], 13 Aug 1984, regarding manuscripts owned by Johannes Adam Reisach (1765-1820) and other matters

notes on printed books in the Bodleian Library, books printed in Oxford, and bindings; Oxford, All Souls College, MS. 82; London, British Library, Egerton 2892

rubbings of bindings of Oxford, Magdalen College, MS. 46, and an unidentified volume

Folder 7: papers and images, 1982 and n.d. [c.1982], relating to de la Mare's research for 'Further Italian Illuminated Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library', in E. Sesti ed., La miniatura italiana tra Gotico e Rinascimento. Atti del II congresso di storia della miniatura italiana, Cortona 1982 (Florence, 1985), including images of Holkham MS. 531 and 514

Folder 8: 'Hum[anistic] manuscripts and texts - England, misc[ellaneous] notes', 1966-1992 and n.d. [c.1966-1990], including

notebook, mainly concerning English humanism and English manuscripts, 1966 and n.d. [c.1966]

notebook containing detailed notes on manuscripts in Lambeth Palace, Cambridge Colleges, and the British Library, 1970-1973, with later loose inserts, mainly 1973-1979

letter from Leonard [Boyle], 28 Apr 1988, regarding Vatican City, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vat. lat. 1048, with an image of fol. 1 of the manuscript

images of Oxford, Corpus Christi College, MS. 82; Oxford, Balliol College, MS. 315; Dublin, Trinity College, MS. 438; Durham, University Library, V. II. 4 (by the scribe of Oxford, Corpus Christi College, MS. 249)

notes on Cambridge, University Library, Ee. 5. 5 (Vergil, Bologna early 14th century); Mm. 3. 18; London, British Library, Harl. 5915 (Thomas Candour); Arundel 443; Royal 9 F. V.; Reims, Bibliothèque Municipale, MS. 570 (English?, c.1400 or early 15th century, from Duke Humfrey)

notes by Michael Reeve on Tiptoft manuscript Real Monasterio de San Lorenzo de El Escorial, J. II. 7

Date

1966-1992 and n.d. [c.1966-1990]

Language

English

Physical extent

1 box (8 folders)