MS. Auct. F. 1. 8
Summary Catalogue no.: 2482
Physical Description
Decoration
Fleuronnée initials. Addition of letter of Frederick II to the Roman cardinals of 1229, fol. 140v. (Pächt and Alexander iii. 396)
Binding
Stamped leather on boards, Oxford early 17th cent. work, by G. K.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
On fols. 125, 140v are somewhat later additions, consisting of short Latin epigrams, a letter of Frederick II, emperor of Germany, to the Roman cardinals, March 10, 1229, beg. '... Cum sit Christus caput ecclesie': a list of the Seven Electors in verse and prose, etc.
MS. Digby 209 is a late 13th cent. transcript of this volume.
Presented by sir Richard Fermor of Somerton in 1603.
MS. Auct. F. 1. 8 - Part 1
Contents
Language(s): Latin
The metrical prologue, followed at fol. 3 by the prose prologue, and at fol. 4 by the 'Policraticus de Nugis curialium & uestigiis philosophorum. Editus a magistro Johanne Sarisberiensi, postmodo Carnotensi episcopo, ad Thomam venerabilem Cancellarium Anglie, postmodo sanctum Cantuariorum Archiepiscopum & martyrem', in eight books.
Copies of eighty-two letters from Arnulphus bishop of Lisieux, also one 'Rescriptum domini pape Alexandri' tertii to Arnulphus (beg. '... Litteras nobis a tua prudentia', fol. 104v), and his sixteen short poems (fol. 120v).
Physical Description
Layout
2 cols.
MS. Auct. F. 1. 8 - Part 2
Contents
Language(s): Latin
About 320 short letters out of the first eight books of the Letters of Quintus Aurelius Symmachus, but here without author's name.
Physical Description
Layout
2 cols.
MS. Auct. F. 1. 8 - Part 3
Contents
Language(s): Latin
About 240 epigrams from the first eleven books of Martial.
Physical Description
Layout
3 cols.
Decoration
One coloured capital.
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Last Substantive Revision
2024-12: Description revised to incorporate all information from Summary Catalogue.