MS. Bodl. 170

Summary Catalogue no.: 27651

Henry de Bracton, De legibus et consuetudinibus Angliae

Rubric: Incipit Liber domini H. de Bracto(n) de Legibus & consuetudinibus Anglicani

Explicit: Explicit liber Henrici de Bracto(n) de Legibus & consuetudinibus Anglicanis. Ludere non

The work, which is written in court hand, is divided into five books (at fols 114, 163, 278, 346), and about 1540 sections, of which a 'Kalandarium' precedes on fols 1-18.

Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex

Support: parchment

i + 388 leaves

Dimensions (binding): 11.125 × 8.125 in.

History

Origin: 13th century, last quarter (?) ; England

Provenance and Acquisition

'Joannes Corbet' and 'Codex Corbetti dominum non muto libenter | Illi charus ego charus & ille mihi,' c. 1600 CE.

'Nov(emb)ris 4°. 1719. Liber Bib'. Bodl. ex dono Mri Hodges, Call. Oriel. Soc.' (Walter Hodges, -1757)

Record Sources

Description adapted (April 2024) by Stewart J. Brookes from the Summary Catalogue (1905)

Summary Catalogue, vol. 5, p. 322

Abbreviations

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Last Substantive Revision

2024-04-08: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1905)

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