MS. Lat. misc. e. 85
Summary Catalogue no.: Not in SC (late accession)
Physical Description
Binding
modern binding of oak boards with two clasps wanting the straps.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Bequeathed by C. M. Firth, 1931.
MS. Lat. misc. e. 85 – Part 1
Contents
arranged by conjugation and penultimate letter, with principal parts and English meaning
with declension and English meaning, arranged by subject
Both vocabularies occur in reverse order in MS.Bodley 604. Fol.44v is blank.
Physical Description
Collation
Layout
34–8 lines in single and double (fol.45–70v) cols.
Decoration
Plain red initials.
History
MS. Lat. misc. e. 85 – Part 2
Contents
found also in British Museum MS.Royal 18.B.XXV, fol.64
32 eight-line stanzas and two distichs. Those named include John Lambert (d.1538), Thos. Garrat (d.1540), William Jerome (d.1540), and Thos. Bilney (d.1531).
Nine irregular stanzas with refrain ‘parce mihi Domine’
Fol.75bv and 75c are blank.
Physical Description
Collation
History
MS. Lat. misc. e. 85 – Part 3
Contents
Fragment, including parts of ch.XIII–XV (pp.85–101 of the Hakluyt Soc. edition). The text is disjointed, the correct order of the leaves being 86, 87, 84, 85, 90, 91, 88, 89. Not mentioned in J. W. Bennett The Rediscovery of Sir John Mandeville, New York, 1954, pp.288–297. The text is accompanied by crude marginal drawings in colour.
Physical Description
Collation
Layout
28 long lines
Decoration
Crudely painted red, green and buff initials.
The text is accompanied by crude marginal drawings in colour
History
Additional Information
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Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2017-07-01: First online publication.