MS. Bodl. 57
Summary Catalogue no.: 2004
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Physical Description
Decoration
Partly with illuminated capitals.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Leicester Abbey: evidence of contents.
A nearly erased inscription on fol. a 213v shows that this MS. was owned by Henry Jackson of Corpus Christi college, Oxford, on May 21, 1600.
Apparently acquired by purchase from him about 1619–20.
MS. Bodl. 57 – Part A
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Three French poems on the 'Cinc joies notre Dame', translations from originals by Jacopone da Todi. Other French pieces are at fols. 74, 91, 217v.
Followed by twelve Latin prayers: cf. fol. 153v, 162v. At fol. 15 is the Mattins office of his feast.
Some Latin glosses on Old Testament words.
Latin verses on the Trivium and Quadrivium, Arithmetic being omitted
A description of Maundy Thursday offices and duties in a monastery. Cf. fol. 150 (a diary of the monastic day, beginning 'Cadente orlogio in momento').
Oratio et vi lectiones de sancto Cedde (Chad), and (fol. 16) Oratio et ix lectiones de sancto Hugone episcopo Lincolniensi.
MS. Bodl. 57 – Part B
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Language(s): Latin
The hymn 'Ave maris stella' with a commentary, in Latin. At fol. 26 are some apocryphal stories of the infancy of Jesus: beg. 'Cum esset Ihesus annorum .v. ludebat cum infantibus'.
With other narrationes, cf. foll. 55, 69v, 143.
MS. Bodl. 57 – Part C
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Language(s): Latin
At fol. 66v is a short rhythmical piece 'Documenta clericorum Stephani de Lanketon' (Langton)
MS. Bodl. 57 – Part D
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The words on fol. 53 follow on those of fol. 83v.
MS. Bodl. 57 – Part E
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Language(s): Latin
After a leaf torn out, here without title or author, in rhythmical verse, composed A.D. 1027.
MS. Bodl. 57 – Part F
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At fol. 102v is a short English poem ( DIMEV 6331, IMEV 3961 )
MS. Bodl. 57 – Part G
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Language(s): Latin
Iin two parts, with lists of the ten and fifteen chapters respectively: cf. fols. 17v, 23, 37, 187v.
MS. Bodl. 57 – Part H
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Language(s): Latin
Here without title or author's name, dealing with each subject by triplicities.
At fol. 139 follow hymns, and at fol. 141v are metrical verses, 'Lectiones de Domina [sc. beata Maria] que inuente fuerunt super Sepulcrum Domini in aduentu Salandi' [i. e. Saladini]
MS. Bodl. 57 – Part I
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Language(s): Latin
Migne's Patrol. Lat. 184, col. 583, but only four and a half chapters are here: ends 'omnibus occurrit'.
At fol. 153v is a religious rhythmical poem
MS. Bodl. 57 – Part J
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Language(s): Latin
Excerpts, with a list of English bishoprics, etc.: on fol. 177v are two entries of events at Leicester in 1173–5.
MS. Bodl. 57 – Part K
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Language(s): Latin
Thomson, Grosseteste, p. 181.
The first seven and a half chapters of the 3rd book, ends 'redundet in fructibus'.
MS. Bodl. 57 – Part L
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Language(s): Latin
Verses 385–96, 421-end (Camd. Soc. edition, 1841) are omitted.
A metrical poem ridiculing the complaints of the people of Stoughton (Stoctona) against the abbey of Leicester in 1296 or soon after
MS. Bodl. 57 - endleaves (fols. ii-iii)
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Language(s): Latin
Much injured leaves from the older binding containing part of a Goliardic Latin poem, of which the last line is 'Pugnis scalpit scabiem [?] caro dum incendit.
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2020-04-09: Revised to incorporate all information in SC.