MS. Digby 174
Summary Catalogue no.: 1775
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History
Provenance and Acquisition
Canterbury, Kent, Benedictine abbey of St Augustine (originally of St Peter and St Paul): 'Liber Iohannis de Lond[oniis] de librario Sancti Augustini Cant.' (fol. v verso), s. xiv in. 'dist. xi. g. i' (fol. v verso). 'quaterni Johannis de Lond' cum monoculo.' [with picture] (fol. 99r). (Flyleaf from continental MS. s. x in.) (MLGB3: evidence from an ex-libris inscription or note of gift to an institution).
John Dee (1527–1609), mathematician, astrologer, and antiquary; part of contents list in his hand. Thomas Allen (1540?--1632), "147". (MLGB3)
Donated to the Bodleian, 1634.
MS. Digby 174 – Part 1
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Decoration
Pächt and Alexander iii. 281; and 457, pl. XLI:
Historiated diagram added c. 1200.
Good miniature on f. 11 added c. 1270–1290.
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MS. Digby 174 – Part 2
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MS. Digby 174 – Part 3
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MS. Digby 174 – Part 4
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MS. Digby 174 – Part 5
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MS. Digby 174 – Part 6
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MS. Digby 174 – Part 7
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Additional Information
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Last Substantive Revision
2021-12-14: Add provenance information from MLGB3.