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MS. Bodl. 463

Summary Catalogue no.: 2456

Physical Description

Composite: fols. 1–138 || B

Binding

Stamped white sheepskin (about 1602) on older sewing.

History

Provenance and Acquisition

'Iste liber est domini Iohannis presbiteri cathalani ...' 'Ubertus [?] ... istum librum a predicto presbitero Iohanne cathalaun'. 'E. Brydham.' (MLGB3)

Exeter, Devon, Cathedral church of St Peter: 'Hunc librum disposuerunt & dederunt executores testamenti recolende bone memorie domini Edmundi Lacy nuper dum uixit Exoniensis episcopi ... Ecclesie Cathedrali Exoniensi cathenandum ibidem in libraria remansurum ibidem in eadem quamdiu durauerit . Orate pro eo': Lacy died in 1455. (MLGB3: evidence from an ex-libris inscription or note of gift to an institution).

Presented by the dean and chapter of Exeter in 1602.

MS. Bodl. 463 – Part 1

Contents

Language(s): Latin

9.
Ps.-Aristotle, Problemata (extracts)

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

Decoration

Fleuronnée initials. (Pächt and Alexander i. 883)

History

Origin: 14th century, second half ; Spanish

MS. Bodl. 463 – Part 2

Contents

Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

Decoration

Coloured capitals.

History

Origin: 14th century, early ; English

Additional Information

Record Sources

Summary description abbreviated from the Summary Catalogue (1922). Decoration, localization and date follow Pächt and Alexander (1966).
Summary Catalogue, vol. 2, part 1, p. 374
Summary Catalogue, vol. 2, part 1, p. 375

Bibliography

Abbreviations

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Last Substantive Revision

2022-04-04: Add binding information from Summary Catalogue.