Bede — 12th century, second quarter; English, Winchcomb

Title

Bede — 12th century, second quarter; English, Winchcomb

Shelfmark

MS. Douce 368

Date

12th century, second quarter

Language

Latin

Contents

Form

codex

Support

parchment

Physical extent

ii + 150leaves in double columns

Decoration

Fine historiated initials.

Fine historiated other initials.

Binding

Bound for Thomas Rawlinson.

Acquisition

Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1834

Provenance

Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, Benedictine abbey of St Kenelm: "In hoc volumine continetur liber uenerabilis bede presbiteri in libro ecclesiastice historie gentis anglorum quod quidem volumen pertinet ad monasterium Winchelcombense" (s. xv); inscription on a label now pasted to fol. ii verso but formerly fastened by 12 nails to one of the covers of the old binding (present binding of s. xviii). (MLGB3: evidence from an ex-libris inscription or note of gift to an institution).

Thomas Rawlinson (sale cat. 1721, no. 399, bought by "West" for £4). Philip Carterel Webb. G. Brander sale. (MLGB3)

Cf. Plummer, Baedae Op. Hist., 1. cxv. (MLGB3)

Francis Douce, 1757–1834

Title

'Incipit liber Ecclesiasticę Hystorię gentis Anglorum venerabilis Bedę presbiteri primus': the five books, with preface

Shelfmark

MS. Douce 368

Summary

At fol. 79v is a genealogy of Mercian kings, beg. 'Anno ... (626) Penda filius regis Pybbę': and at fol. 80 'Passio sancti Kenelmi martiris', with preface, text beg. 'Kenulfus gloriosissimus ... rex Merciorum': ends imperfect, a leaf or two being lost, 'quibus ducibus patriam beatus mar', but this imperfect chapter and the preceding one, in which an event of the year 1149 is mentioned as recent, have been added rather later.

Fols. 86-end are paper almost entirely blank: fols. 84-5 contain notes by Henry Petrie, Apr. 1828. The text is conflate, according to the rev. C. Plummer.

150 leaves in double columns.

Date

written perhaps in the third quarter of the 12th cent. in England

Language

Latin

Physical facet

On parchment, with illuminated capitals, one containing a miniature, imperfect, binding:

Physical extent

150 Leaves

Custodial history

On a piece of parchment attached to fol. iiv is 'In hoc volumine continetur liber ... Bede ... quod quidem volumen pertinet ad monasterium Winchelcombense' (Winchcombe: 15th cent.). Owned by Thomas Rawlinson, who had the volume bound and wrote a note in it: in his sale (1733/4) no. 68 and bought by lord Coleraine. It bears the armorial bookplate of 'Phillip Carteret Webb', and was bought by Douce at the Brander sale.