A catalogue of Western manuscripts at the Bodleian Libraries and selected Oxford colleges

MS. Digby 34

Summary Catalogue no.: 1635

Physical Description

Composite: fols. 1–80 || B || C

History

Provenance and Acquisition

Kenelm Digby, 1603–1665

Donated to the Bodleian, 1634.

MS. Digby 34 – Part 1

Contents

1.
Life of St. Modwenna
Language(s): Anglo-Norman
2.
Sermon (verse)
Language(s): Anglo-Norman

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

Decoration

Penwork.

History

Origin: 13th century ; English

MS. Digby 34 – Part 2

Contents

2.
Extracts from William of Malmesbury and Bede relating to visions
Language(s): Latin
3.
Adam of Eynsham, Visio Eadmundi
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

History

Origin: 13th century ; English

MS. Digby 34 – Part 3

Contents

1.
Charm.
Language(s): Latin
2.
Sermon.
Language(s): Latin
3.
Donatus devocionis (treatise on prayer)
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: paper

History

Origin: 15th century ; English

Additional Information

Record Sources

Summary description abbreviated from the Quarto Catalogue (W. D. Macray, Bodleian Library Quarto Catalogues IX: Digby Manuscripts, repr. with addenda by R. W. Hunt and A. G. Watson, 1999).

Bibliography

Last Substantive Revision

2018-10-14: Mitch Fraas Provenance and acquisition information added using https://github.com/littlegustv/oxfordupdates/blob/master/test_case_for_oxford_prov.rb in collaboration with the Mapping Manuscript Migrations project.