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

MS. Fairfax 27

Summary Catalogue no.: 3907

Physical Description

Composite: three parts

Binding

White leather on bevelled boards, with traces of strap and central boss, 15th-cent. English work.

History

Provenance and Acquisition

Bolton, Yorkshire, Augustinian priory of St Mary the Virgin (?) : 'Bolton' (s. xiv–xv, fol. 24v) (MLGB3: inferred evidence).

MS. Fairfax 27 – Part 1

Contents

1.
Formulary of dictamen
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

History

Origin: 13th century, second quarter ; English

MS. Fairfax 27 – Part 2

MS. Fairfax 27 – Part 2 (upper script)

Contents

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

History

Origin: 14th century, middle and 12th century ; English

MS. Fairfax 27 – Part 2 (lower script)

Contents

(fols. 20–25v)
Epistle of St. James. (part)
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

History

Origin: 12th century ; English

MS. Fairfax 27 – Part 3

Contents

2.
Alexander de Villa Dei, Massa compoti
Language(s): Latin
3.
Treatise on calendar
Language(s): Latin
4.
Medical treatise
Language(s): Latin
5.
Astrological treatise
Language(s): Latin
7.
Sphere of Pythagoras (beginning, in Anglo-Norman)
Language(s): Anglo-Norman
8.
Gerard of Cremona, Theorica planetarum
Language(s): Latin
9.
Quadrans uetus.
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

History

Origin: 14th century, first half ; English

Additional Information

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.