Merton College MS. 187
Former shelfmark: G. 1. 6
NICHOLAS DE LYRA ; S. XV med. (1437?)
Contents
Language(s): Latin
Fols. ii-iii, iv-v blank.
s. xv2
Physical Description
Collation
Layout
Frame-ruled with crayon in 2 cols, written in c. 42 lines.
Binding
Standard Merton s. xvii, repaired; sewn on five bands; formerly chained from the usual position. Fols. i and 297 are modern paper blanks.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
On fol. iiiv‘Liber domus scolarium de Mertone ex dono Magistri Henrici Seuer sacre pagine professoris ac custodis eiusdem incathenatus ad communem usum sociorum in libraria studere uolencium Anno Domini M. CCCC. lxvi’. Faint marks near the foot of fol. 296 may be from the large brass chain-staple.
Seen at Merton by John Bale (Appendix C, no. 32). At the head of fol. 1 is the James no. ‘103’ (wrongly), s. xvii in.
Inside the front board is a sheet of paper with a table of contents and ‘F. 6, 8’ (canc.), s. xvii, and ‘O. 8. 2. Art:’, canc. and replaced with ‘G. 1. 6 (CLXXXVII)’ in red; the College bookplate.
Merton College MS. 187 – Part I (fols. 1–289v)
Contents
Language(s): Latin
Unpr.; Thomson, Grosseteste, p. 252–3; Bloomfield 2966; Sharpe, Handlist, p. 550.
Pr. Venice 1589; Glorieux, Théol. 345i.
Often printed; Glorieux, Théol. 345h.
Unpr.; Glorieux, Théol. 345j.
Unpr.; Glorieux, Théol. 345q. Also in MS 112, art. 5.
AMO (Borgnet), 18. 5–196; Stegmüller, Bibl. 973.
Physical Description
Layout
Ruled with crayon in 2 cols of 45 lines.
Hand(s)
Proficient French cursive hand.
Decoration
Plain red or blue initials. Art. 1 has running heads in red. On fol. 288v is the miniator’s computation: ‘1C. di’ quarta litt’’.
History
Merton College MS. 187 – Part II (fols. 289–296v)
Contents
Language(s): Latin
Ed. C. Moreschini (Leipzig, 1991), pp. 1–38.
Physical Description
Layout
Frame-ruled with crayon in 2 cols, written in c. 42 lines.
Hand(s)
Secretary hand.
Decoration
A single red initial.
History
Additional Information
Record Sources
Availability
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Bibliography

Funding of Cataloguing
Conversion of the printed catalogue to TEI funded by the Warden and Fellows of Merton College .
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Last Substantive Revision
2019-07-25: First online publication