MS. Auct. D. inf. 2. 9
Summary Catalogue no.: 2638
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History
Provenance and Acquisition
Exeter, Devon, Cathedral church of St Peter: this MS. was certainly in Exeter cathedral library in 1327 and 1506 (see the inventories of those dates printed by Oliver)
Though not in the Benefactors' Register, it was no doubt given by the dean and chapter of Exeter in 1602, since it was in the Library by the end of that year. (MLGB3: inferred evidence).
MS. Auct. D. inf. 2. 9 – Part 1
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Language(s): Latin
The outer margins much injured at beginning and end, and the text in some cases also slightly defective. In twelve books, with lists of chapters: here without original general title or author's name. Rubrics are usually in rustic capitals, and in the same hand at the end are the following verses:
"Nauta rudis pelagi ut seuis ereptus ab undis | In portum ueniens pectora laeta tenet | Sic scriptor fessus calamum sub colle laboris | Deponens habeat pectora laeta quidem | Ille Deo dicat grates pro sospite vita | Proque laboris agat iste sui requiae"
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Hand(s)
Script attributed by T. A. M. Bishop to St Augustine's Canterbury; he identified ten main scribes ('Notes on Cambridge Manuscripts: Part IV: MSS. connected with St Augustine's Canterbury', Transactions of the Cambridge Bibliographical Society, Vol. 2, No. 4 (1957), pp. 323-336 at 327-9.
History
MS. Auct. D. inf. 2. 9 – Part 2
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Physical Description
Condition
History
Additional Information
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Digital Images
Digital Bodleian (7 images from 35mm slides)
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Last Substantive Revision
2025-01: Description revised to incorporate all information from Summary Catalogue.