MS. Auct. D. 2. 12
Summary Catalogue no.: 2092
Contents
Language(s): Latin
2.
Theological pieces On fols. 87v-91, i-ii are short theological pieces, among which is one 'de decimis' and one is 'De misterio sacerdotum ueteris legis & noue' (fol. 89v).
Incipit: (fol. 87v) Clemens papa. Nemo decimas detineat
Rubric: (fol. 89v) Synagoga erat ecclesie umbra
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: iii + 91 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 11.625 × 8.25 in.
Layout
3 cols.
Decoration
Illuminated capitals.
Binding
Poor red leather on older boards, probably Reading early 16th cent. work.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Reading Abbey: identifiable in the catalogue of 1192 (an added entry, MLGB), and ex libris, 'Hic est liber sancte Marie de Radinga. Quem qui celauerit uel fraudem de eo fecerit. anathema sit,' late 13th cent.
Presented by William Burdet of Sonning, in 1608.
Record Sources
Description adapted (May 2020) from the Summary Catalogue (1922) with additional reference to published literature as cited.
Bibliography
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Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2020-05-11: Revised to incorporate all information in SC.