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MS. Bodl. 26

Summary Catalogue no.: 1871

Contents

A bundle of Latin theological treatises and sermons, of which a fuller list is given in the Old Catalogue of 1697.

Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Composite: ten parts
Form: codex
Extent: ii + 208 ('220') leaves
Dimensions (binding): 6.75 × 4.75 in.

History

Provenance and Acquisition

Presented by Thomas Twyne in 1612.

MS. Bodl. 26 – Part 1

Contents

Language(s): Latin

(fol. 1)
Sermons on St Luke's Gospel (Stegmüller, Bibl. 10079)
Final rubric: Expliciunt collationes super Lucam

With short notes for sermons and two indexes.

(fol. 85)
Sermons

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

History

Origin: 13th century, late ; English

MS. Bodl. 26 – Part 2

Contents

(fol. 104)
Sermons
Language(s): Latin

One sermon in English verse, fol. 107 (beg. 'Blisced be his holi com'), DIMEV 857, NIMEV 525.

Language(s): Middle English

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

History

Origin: c. 1300 ; English

MS. Bodl. 26 – Part 3

Contents

(fol. 124)
Sermons

Sermons and notes, fols. 184–194 of some MS.

Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

History

Origin: 14th century ; English

MS. Bodl. 26 – Part 4

Contents

(fol. 135)
Sermons

Short sermons, fols. 56–67 of some MS.

Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

History

Origin: 13th century ; English

MS. Bodl. 26 – Part 5

Contents

(fol. 147)
Sermons

Short sermons, written by a Franciscan.

Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

History

Origin: c. 1300 ; English

MS. Bodl. 26 – Part 6

Contents

(fol. 155)
Theological notes and extracts

Excerpts from Legenda Sanctorum, theological notes, etc.: foll. 45–54 of some MS.

Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

History

Origin: 14th century, early ; English

MS. Bodl. 26 – Part 7

Contents

(fol. 165)
Notes for sermons (imperfect)
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

History

Origin: 13th century, late ; English

MS. Bodl. 26 – Part 8

Contents

(fol. 173)
Short sermons
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

History

Origin: 14th century, early ; English

MS. Bodl. 26 – Part 9

Contents

(fol. 192)
Treatise of moral instruction
Incipit: Audi filia & vide, in P(salmis). Refert Solinus in Collectaneis

Bloomfield 513. Including English verses, DIMEV 3210, 3587, 2085, 6758, 2421, 212, 3079, 2692.

Language(s): Latin, with Middle English interspersed
(fols. 202v)
Carol
Incipit: A Child is boren amo(n)ges man

Christmas Carol with a refrain: cp. fol. 200v. DIMEV 20, NIMEV 29

Language(s): Middle English

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

History

Origin: 14th century ; English

MS. Bodl. 26 – Part 10

Fragments partly astrological

Contents

Language(s): Latin

(fol. 203)
Johannes de Sacro Bosco, Algorismus
Incipit: Omnia que a primeua
(fol. 207)
Sphaera Pythagorea

With diagram.

(fol. 207v)
⟨Joannes Hispalensis⟩, Epistola Aristotelis ad Alexandrum de regimine sanitatis
Rubric: Epistola Aristotelis regi Alexandro de obseruacione corporis humani directa
(fol. 209)
⟨Ps.-Aristotle⟩, ⟨Physiognomia⟩
Rubric: tractatus Physiognomiae
Incipit: Natura occulte operatur
(fol. 216v)
Sphaera Apuleii Platonici

With diagram.

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

Decoration

Diagrams.

History

Origin: 13th century and 14th century ; English

Additional Information

Record Sources

Description adapted (March 2020) from the Summary Catalogue (1922), with additional reference to published literature as cited.
Summary Catalogue, vol. 2, part 1, p. 91
Summary Catalogue, vol. 2, part 1, p. 92

Abbreviations

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Last Substantive Revision

2020-03-20: Description revised to include all information in SC.