MS. Bodl. 90
Summary Catalogue no.: 1887
Vie de gent de religion, Euangelium Nicodemi, etc.; England, 13th century, second half
Contents
A devotional text incorporating a French translation of Ancrene Riwle: Dean & Boulton 644.
Ends abruptly (in the middle of a page) in the 12th chapter of the second part.
Some theological notes are on fol. 77v.
Apocryphal pieces about Christ
A letter from the empress Helena to her son Constantine, with the reply.
The contention of the Jews against the Christians before the emperor Constantine and Helena
Cf. Mombritius, Sanctuarium (1910), II, 515–16.
Physical Description
Decoration
Coloured capitals.
Accompanying Material
In 1881 there was a fragment of a 14th cent. Latin MS. of sermons in the binding.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Presented by (sir) Richard Worseley in 1607.
Record Sources
Bibliography
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Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2020-03-24: Description revised to include all information in SC with reference to published literature.