MS. Hatton 44

Summary Catalogue no.: 4094

Alexander Nequam, Corrogationes Promethei

Rubric: ⟨In⟩cipit Ysago⟨gi⟩cum magis⟨tri⟩ Alexandri

In two parts: the first grammatical, the second an explanation of hard words in every book of the Bible. The second part is often called 'Summa super Bibliam' or 'Expositiones partium Bibliae'

Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex

Support: parchment

Extent: 146 leaves

Dimensions (binding): 12 × 8.25 in.

Condition

The first leaf of each part (fol 3 and fol. 28) of Nequam's work has suffered loss of its initial capital

Layout

2 cols

Decoration

Pächt and Alexander iii. 419

Good fleuronnée initials (mutilated)

Binding

Brown leather, stamped in gold with the heraldic arms of Thomas Windsor of Stanwell

History

Origin: 13th century, middle ; England

Provenance and Acquisition

Thomas Windsor of Stanwell (d. 1641) (binding, heraldic book stamp)

Christopher, first Baron Hatton (d. 1670)

Bought in 1671 by the Bodleian through the London bookseller Robert Scot (b. in or before 1632, d. 1709/1710); see Summary Catalogue, vol. 2, part 2, p. 801

Record Sources

Description adapted (August 2024) by Stewart J. Brookes from the Summary Catalogue (1937). Decoration, localization and date follow Pächt and Alexander (1973)

Summary Catalogue, Vol. 2 Part 2, p. 839

Abbreviations

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Last Substantive Revision

2024-08-23: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1937)

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