MS. Bodl. 417
Summary Catalogue no.: 2316
Contents
A devotional commentary on the Life of our Lord and of the Virgin Mary, in five parts, each containing five quindenae and each quindena fifteen meditations, of which a full table or 'Kalendar' precedes the text: see fols. 1, 21v, 47v, 76v, 114. A substituted piece is posted on fol. 45.
The text is also found in BL Royal MS. 8 C. xv; for a brief summary see A. I. Doyle and Ralph Hanna, Hope Allen’s Writings Ascribed to Richard Rolle: A Corrected List of Copies, Publications of the Journal of Medieval Latin (2019), pp. 57-8. It is a compilation from various authorities including Bridget of Sweden; the borrowings from Richard Rolle are listed ibid., pp. 57-8.
Physical Description
Layout
2 cols.
Decoration
Illuminated capitals.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Sheen, Surrey, Charterhouse of Jesus of Bethlehem: 'Pertinet domui de Shen.' (MLGB3: evidence from an ex-libris inscription or note of gift to an institution).
Presented by sir Walter Cope in 1602.
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Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2024-10: Description revised to incorporate all information from Summary Catalogue.