Merton College MS. 48
Former shelfmark: C. 1. 9
PETER OF WALTHAM &c.; S. XV
Contents
Language(s): Latin
fols. iv, iiiv blank. On fols. ii–iii is an alphabetical subject-index in the same hand, probably Hammond Haydok’s, as that on fols. 170v–3 of MS 42, and of the list on fol. ivv of MS 189.
PL 40. 1047–78; 99. 197–282.
unpr.; Bloomfield 8240, 8275. The loss of leaves at this point probably occurred early on, as this art. is not registered in the table of contents noted above.
( capitula )
ed. J. Gildea (Villanova, PA, 1984); Bloomfield 2819, 6476; Sharpe, Handlist, p. 435.
On fol. 125 is a distich, c.1500, ‘Qui ualet eligere caput et minus utile gratis / Est fatuus uere nec sapit ipse satis’, and pen-trials.
Physical Description
Collation
Layout
Ruled with crayon in 2 cols of 40 lines.
Hand(s)
Two skilled anglicana hands, fols. 1–64v, 65–123, including a considerable amount of marginalia.
Decoration
On fol. 17 is a 5-line initial with full floral border in colours and gold. On fol. 1 is a champe initial with sprays. Blue initials flourished in red; red or blue paraphs.
Binding
Standard Merton s. xvii; sewn on five bands; formerly chained from the usual position. On f. 125, once a pastedown, are the marks of the large brass chain-staple (two pairs of holes in parallel). On fol. i is the mark of an iron chain-staple at the foot, near the foredge. Loose in the book is a slip of parchment with a table of contents of s. xv; this was probably cut from the original front pastedown.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
A professional product, possibly owned by Hammond Haydok (for whom see MS 16), at the College by s. xv ex.
At the head of fol. 1 is the James no. ‘277’ (recte 276), s. xvii in. A sheet of paper inside the front board has a table of contents and ‘C, 6, 10.’ (canc.), s. xvii, and modern ‘C. 1. 9 (XLVIII)’ in red. On fol. i is ‘N. 4. 9. Art:’, s. xvii. ‘9’ is inked on the foredge. On fol. iiivis the College bookplate.
Record Sources
Availability
For enquiries relating to this manuscript please contact Merton College Library.
Bibliography
Funding of Cataloguing
Conversion of the printed catalogue to TEI funded by the Warden and Fellows of Merton College .
Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2018-08-01: First online publication