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

MS. Fairfax 17

Summary Catalogue no.: 3897

Contents

4.
Sermons
Language(s): Latin
5.
Evangelium Nicodemi
Language(s): Latin
6.
Ralph of Battle, De octo quae obseruari debent a monachis (part, with commentary)
Language(s): Latin
7.
Gervase of Louth, Lamentacio
Language(s): Latin
8.
Texts relating to visions
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

Binding

White leather on boards, with fragment of later green leather strap, and one central boss, 14th-cent. English work.

History

Origin: 12th century, late ; English

Provenance and Acquisition

Louth Park, Lincolnshire, Cistercian abbey of St Mary the Virgin (?) : Contents incl. life of Gervase, first abbot of Louth Park. (MLGB3: evidence from locally specific contents, including obits, scribbles, etc.).

"E libris C. Fairfax ex dono Henrici Cholmley 16...". (MLGB3)

Record Sources

Summary description by Elizabeth Solopova and Matthew Holford, based on the Summary Catalogue and supplementary sources.

Bibliography

Last Substantive Revision

2022-04-04: Add binding information from Summary Catalogue.