MS. Hatton 44
Summary Catalogue no.: 4094
Contents
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
Binding
Brown leather, stamped in gold with the heraldic arms of Thomas Windsor of Stanwell
History
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)
Abbreviations
View list of abbreviations and editorial conventions.
Last Substantive Revision
2024-08-23: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1937)