MS. Fairfax 12
Summary Catalogue no.: 3892
Bede, Historia ecclesiastica, etc.; England, north (?), early 12th century
Contents
Language(s): Latin
The prefatory letter, beg. 'Gloriosissimo regi Coeluulfo Beda famulus' (fol. 4), is followed by the table of chapters (fol. 5). The text beg. 'Britannia insula cui quondam Albion' (fol. 6).
ed. Colgrave and Mynors, 1969; this ms. listed p. liii in 'a group of copies which seems to have its home in Yorkshire'.
Ends imperfectly.
Physical Description
Decoration
Fine initials in two styles. Good initials. (Pächt and Alexander iii. 73, pl. VIII)
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Selby, York, Benedictine abbey of St Mary the Virgin and St German: 17th-cent. inscription states it belonged to Selby priory. 'Cronica XII'. 'Liber Sancti [...] de Saleby' (s. xv) on front cover (now fol. 2), outside. (MLGB3: evidence from an ex-libris inscription or note of gift to an institution).
'W. Santclair of Roislin, knight' (d. c. 1582), with the date 2 Jan. 1591/1592 added later (H J Lawlor, 'Notes on the Library of the Sinclairs of Rosslyn', Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland 32 (1898), 109-10)
Walter Cant, advocate, of Edinburgh; given by him in 1650 (fol. 2v) to:
Charles Fairfax (1597–1673), antiquary. There are Latin lines dedicated to Fairfax, subscribed 'Sam. Colvile Scotus' (fol. 2v). By descent to his nephew:
Thomas Fairfax, third Lord Fairfax of Cameronunlocked (1612–1671)
Bequeathed by him to the Bodleian in 1671.
MS. Fairfax 12, fol. 144
Contents
Language(s): Latin
Hymn (?) to St Oswald
Physical Description
History
Provenance
Added by Charles Fairfax; originally from another manuscript.
Additional Information
Record Sources
Digital Images
Digital Bodleian (3 images from 35mm slides)
Bibliography
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Last Substantive Revision
2024-06: Incorporate all information from printed catalogues.