Ps.-Adalgerus (Ps.-Isidore), Ps.-Albertus Magnus — 15th century, early; Netherlands (?)

Title

Ps.-Adalgerus (Ps.-Isidore), Ps.-Albertus Magnus — 15th century, early; Netherlands (?)

Shelfmark

MS. Bodl. 618

Place of origin

Netherlands (?)

Date

15th century, early

Language

Latin

Contents

Form

codex

Support

parchment

Physical extent

vi + 142 leaves

Decoration

Illuminated capitals.

Acquisition

Given by him in 1616: 'Dono dedit Bibliothecæ publicæ Oxon. Jo. Dauis S. Th. Doctor Apr. 22º Anno 1616' (fol. viv). There is something odd about the reception of this book, since it was believed to be '8º B. 12 Art.' in 1655, but a book by J. J. Beurerus has occupied that place since before 1620 till the present day.

Provenance

Gerard Langbaine writes this curious note about the present volume in MS. Langb. 5, at p. 365 (about 1655): 'Codex hic impressus est ante 200 ut videtur annos, characteribus manu scriptis quam simillimis; quod Bibliothecario imposuit, et locum ipsi inter alios MSos invenit'! Dr. Thomas Barlow was quite able to distinguish a manuscript from a printed book.

Bristol, hospital of St Mark (Gaunts) (?)

John Colman, master (1527–1539) of Gaunts's hospital near Bristol; given by him to John Bradley, clerk: 'Orate pro anima Johannis Colman quondam magistri domus Le Gauntes iuxta Bristolliam. qui ... dedit librum hunc Johanni Bradley clerico' (fol. 139v): 'I. C'(olman) conjoined is on fol. 1v. According to MLGB3 the present manuscript is partly in Colman's hand.

'Dauid ac [= ap?] Robert owyth this booke ...' early 16th cent. (fol. 140v).

'Dauid Lloyd' and 'Johannes Lloyd' late 16th cent. (fol. iiv): 'John Wyn' late 16th cent. (fol. 139v).

John Davies (-1644): his signature, fol. v, dated 1590 (see C. Davies, John Davies of Malwydd (2004), p. 116)