Henry of Bracton — 14th century, first half; English
MS. Rawl. C. 159
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Henry of Bracton — 14th century, first half; English
Shelfmark
MS. Rawl. C. 159
Date
14th century, first half
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Decoration
Good border (retouched?).
Acquisition
Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1755
Provenance
Canterbury, Kent, Benedictine abbey of St Augustine (originally of St Peter and St Paul): "de librario Sancti Augustini Cantuarie" (fol. i verso), s. xv in. (Medieval binding.) (MLGB3: evidence from an ex-libris inscription or note of gift to an institution).
"It was my father his booke, and lay in his studdy att Seargeants Inn. Pe. Manwood." (MLGB3)
Richard Rawlinson, 1690–1755
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Title
Henry Bracton, De legibus et consuetudinibus Angliae
Shelfmark
MS. Rawl. C. 159
Date
first half of the 14th century
Language
Latin
Physical extent
1 item
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Collection contents
Rawlinson C: History, Theology
Henry Bracton, De legibus et consuetudinibus Angliae
