A catalogue of Western manuscripts at the Bodleian Libraries and selected Oxford colleges

MS. Bodl. 122

Summary Catalogue no.: 1985

Physical Description

Composite: three parts
Extent: ii + 161 leaves (foll. 2–5 missing)
Dimensions (binding): 9 × 7 in.

History

Provenance and Acquisition

Probably presented between 1613 and 1620.

MS. Bodl. 122 – Part 1

Contents

1. (fol. 6)
Peter of Limoges (Ps.-Robert Grosseteste), Oculus moralis
Rubric: Tractatus de Oculo morali

Here anonymous, four leaves being lost at the beginning: fol. 6 beg. 'Munus & a norma'.

Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

Decoration

Coloured capitals.

History

Origin: 14th century, early ; English

MS. Bodl. 122 – Part 2

Contents

Language(s): Latin

1. (fol. 55)
Richard Rolle, Emendatio uitae
Rubric: Libellus sancti Ricardi heremite De emendacione peccatoris. qui obijt anno Domini Millesimo cccº xlixº apud sanctimoniales de Hampole iuxta Dancastriam
Incipit: (preface) Hic est libellus de emendacione

List of the 12 chapters

Incipit: (text) Ne tardes conuerti
2. (fol. 69v)
Augustine, De disciplina christiana
Rubric: Liber sancti Augustini De disciplina Christianorum
3. (fol. 75)
Flores Augustini
Rubric: Flores beati Augustini
Incipit: Da michi Domine scire quid es
4. (fol. 89)
Anselm, Med. 1
Rubric: Meditacio sancti\beati/ Anselmi ad excitandum timorem Dei
Incipit: Terret me vita mea
5. (fol. 91)
Malachias Hibernicus (Ps.-Robert Grosseteste), De ueneno
Incipit: Racio veneni potissime conuenit peccato
Explicit: punicionem inde recipiant. quod Thomas Moraunt sibi constans
Final rubric: Explicit Tractatus de veneno. quod R. P.

Followed (fol. 133v) by a later Latin theological note.

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

Decoration

Illuminated capitals.

History

Origin: 14th century, late ; English

Provenance

Thomas Moraunt, 15th century (?): see art. 5.

MS. Bodl. 122 – Part 3

Contents

1. (fol. 136)
Innocent III, De miseria conditionis humanae
Rubric: Liber de miseria humane condicionis Innocencij iij...

With preface and list of chapters.

Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

Decoration

Illuminated capitals.

History

Origin: 15th century, first half ; English

Additional Information

Record Sources

Description adapted (April 2020) from the Summary Catalogue (1922).

Last Substantive Revision

2020-04-07: Description revised to incorporate all information in SC.