‘John the Philosopher’, Ps.-Aristotle, Alexander de Villa Dei, Johannes de Sacro Bosco, Ps.-Roger Bacon — 15th century, early; English
MS. Bodl. 607
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
‘John the Philosopher’, Ps.-Aristotle, Alexander de Villa Dei, Johannes de Sacro Bosco, Ps.-Roger Bacon — 15th century, early; English
Shelfmark
MS. Bodl. 607
Place of origin
English
Date
14th century
15th century, early
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment; there is a cavity in each side to hold some instrument or box
Physical extent
vi + 101 leaves
Decoration
Illuminated capitals.
Binding
White parchment on boards, clasp lost, contemporary English work.
Acquisition
This MS. seems to have reached the Library in 1603 or 1604.
Provenance
'Nicholas Smythe' owned the book on Dec. 25, 1589, and notes the difficulty his friends had in reading and understanding the writing: 'Renaulde Smythe' also owned it at about the same period.
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