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MS. Bodl. 247

Summary Catalogue no.: 2443

Contents

Language(s): Latin

1. (fol. 1)
Jesselin de Cassagnes, Apparatus on Constitutiones Clementinae
Rubric: Apparatus domini . Gescellini . de Cassanhis ... super Questionibus Clementinis ...

With a list of the chapters of the five books on fol. 62v.

2. (fol. 63)
Iohannes Andreae, Apparatus ad Clementinas
Rubric: Apparatus domini Jo.

On fol. 146v follows a papal bull confirming the Minorite Rule: beg. 'Exiui de Paradiso, dixi Rigabo ortum': after which is 'Expliciunt Constitutiones Clementis V. publicate Oxonie in festo Conuersionis sancti Pauli apostoli . anno Domini M°.CCC° xvii°', the date and place referring to tit. 1 of book 5.

3. (fol. 150)
Guillelmus de Monte Lauduno, Apparatus on Constitutiones Clementinae
Rubric: Glosa Willelmi de Monte Handumo super Constitutiones domini pape Clementis V ...
Language(s): Latin
4. (fol. 218v)
Guillelmus de Monte Lauduno, Apparatus on John XXII, Extrauagantes
Incipit: Suscepti. Hoc documentum potest intitulari
Language(s): Latin
5. (fol. 227)
Jesselin de Cassagnes, Apparatus on John XXII, Extrauagantes
Rubric: Apparatus Jessilini de Cassanis super Questionibus . Jo. xxii

A Franciscan Constitution is at fol. 236.

At fol. 285v follow eight more 'Constituciones Johannis xxii', not glossed, and the titles of some more.

A 14th cent. hand has added notes in several parts of the volume, and on fol. 288v a bull of Benedict XI, Jan. 30, 1336, about the saints in the intermediate state after death, beg. 'Benedictus Deus in donis suis': and a 15th cent. hand on fol. 62 gives a 'forma absoluendi excommunicatum', and on fol. 289v an inscription for a bell (beg. 'Oro Deum verum').

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: ii + 291 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 15 × 10 in.

Layout

2 cols.

Decoration

By two hands. (Pächt and Alexander iii. 635, pl. LXIV)

Fine and good historiated and other borders.

Fine and good historiated initials.

Fine and good other initials.

History

Origin: 14th century, middle ; English

Provenance and Acquisition

Owned by 'Andreas Holes archidiaconus Anglesie', c. 1428-46.

The volume probably reached the Library in 1604.

Record Sources

Description adapted (2024) from the Summary Catalogue (1922). Decoration, localization and date follow Pächt and Alexander (1973).

Digital Images

Digital Bodleian (1 image from 35mm slides)

Last Substantive Revision

2024-11: Description revised to incorporate all information from Summary Catalogue.