MS. Hamilton 54
Summary Catalogue no.: 24484
Johannes Hagen de Indagine; mostly Germany (Erfurt OCarth and Frankfurt a.d. Oder OCarth), c. 1458–1469
Physical Description
Layout
1 column of c. 28–40 lines, ruled space c. 180 × 110–15 mm.
Hand(s)
Gothic hybrida, written by Iohannes de Indagine apart from fols. 322r–347v (which he annotates).
Decoration
Occasional rubricated headings or red underlining.
Binding
Contemporary, bound in leather over wooden boards, ruled with blind-stamped floral and fleur-de-lis designs. MS. Hamilton 57 has an identical binding, to which MS. Hamilton 54 is a companion volume. The binding of MS. Hamilton 49 uses similar design elements. Paper labels on upper board, ⟨Varii t⟩ractatuli spirituales et pro fide and H·61· (matching the Salvatorberg register, ed. P. Lehmann, Mittelalterliche Bibliothekskataloge. Deutschland und die Schweiz, vol. 2, p. 400). One clasp, now lacking. Leather rose-coloured tabs attached to the opening of each work in the volume.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Erfurt, Charterhouse of Salvatorberg: ‘H·61·’ (label on the upper board) in its medieval catalogue; ‘Hic liber est fratrum Carthusiensium prope Erffordiam.’ (inside upper board). While the book was assembled here, colophons indicate that some parts were originally written in other locations. The compiler of the register is closely familiar with the volume’s contents, recounting its contents more expansively than the rubrics.
Friedrich Gottlieb Julius von Bülow, 1760–?1831, possibly no. 300 in the catalogue of part 3 of his sale, 10 Oct. 1836.
Sir William Hamilton, 1788–1856
Presented to the Bodleian Library by his sons and received in 1857.
MS. Hamilton 54, fols. 1–60
Contents
Language(s): Latin
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MS. Hamilton 54, fols. 61–110
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MS. Hamilton 54, fols. 111–146
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MS. Hamilton 54, fols. 147–170
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MS. Hamilton 54, fols. 171–183
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MS. Hamilton 54, fols. 184–207
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Language(s): Latin
History
Provenance
‘Arnoldus Buschz’ (15th century, fol. 184r).
MS. Hamilton 54, fols. 208–237
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Language(s): Latin
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MS. Hamilton 54, fols. 244–255
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MS. Hamilton 54, fols. 256–267
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MS. Hamilton 54, fols. 268–279
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MS. Hamilton 54, fols. 280–303
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MS. Hamilton 54, fols. 304–315
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Language(s): Latin
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MS. Hamilton 54, fols. 316–321
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Language(s): Latin
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MS. Hamilton 54, fols. 322–347
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MS. Hamilton 54, fols. 348–371
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MS. Hamilton 54, fols. 372–433
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MS. Hamilton 54, fols. 434–452
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Blank
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MS. Hamilton 54, fols. 453–464
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MS. Hamilton 54, fols. 465–476
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MS. Hamilton 54 (parchment strip attached to upper board)
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Language(s): Latin
Unidentified commentary
Physical Description
Hand(s)
Gothic textura.
Decoration
Red underlining for commented passages.
History
MS. Hamilton 54 (parchment strip attached to lower board)
Contents
Language(s): German
Fragment of a charter
"und allis vergten das .... dar an haben. Vnde"
Physical Description
Hand(s)
Gothic semihybrida.
History
Additional Information
Record Sources
Digital Images
Digital Bodleian (full digital facsimile)
Bibliography
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Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2021-01-14: Andrew Dunning Revised with consultation of original.