MS. Bodl. 630
Summary Catalogue no.: 1953
Theological and devotional miscellany; England, 15th century, early
Contents
Language(s): Latin
Fol. ii verso: list of contents.
Partly identified (Stegmüller, Bibl. 3849,2, ) as an extract from Hugh of St.-Victor, De quinque septenis.
Eight sermons, perhaps not by Augustine (Migne's Patrol. Lat. 38–39, 2211, 2237, 2303, 1946, 2266, 1952, 1886, 2180)
Five sermons (Migne's Patrol. Lat. 38–9, 75, 1706, 1533, 1522, 1535)
Three sermons here ascribed to st. Augustine, two of which are extracts from his Enchiridion, and the third may be.
Followed by concordance of the Gospels (fol. 274v: Stegmüller, Bibl. 10082), a logical division of the books of the Bible (fol. 278: Stegmüller, Bibl. 10083), and a list of lessons (fol. 278v); ed. W. Ross in Modern Philology 34, No. 4 (May, 1937), pp. 337–344.
Letter from him to Redbertus and his sisters and daughters.
Physical Description
Decoration
Illuminated capitals.
Binding
Medieval binding, vellum wrapper stitched on five thongs. (MLGB)
History
Provenance and Acquisition
‘Precium libri iiij marce ij s.’, 15th cent. (fol. 284)
Syon Abbey: ... 'Hunc librum librarie fratrum de Syon Johanna Buklonde relicta Ricardi Buklonde ciuis & piscarij Londoniensis dedit fratri Rogero Twiforde & ceteris fratribus de Syon ad orandum pro ea & pro anima dicti Ricardi' (late 15th cent.?): it was numbered N 64 in the catalogue of about 1526.
'Botley', 16th cent. (fol. 284v).
Presented by sir Robert Cotton (with his 'votiva ara' on fol. 1) in 1603.
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Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2020-04-03: Revised to incorporate all information in SC.