A catalogue of Western manuscripts at the Bodleian Libraries and selected Oxford colleges

MS. Lat. th. b. 3

Summary Catalogue no.: Not in SC (late accession)

Guardbook of fragments

History

Provenance and Acquisition

Taken from bindings of printed book and MSS.

MS. Lat. th. b. 3 – Part 1

Contents

(fol.1)
Life of St. Sulpicius Pius

Pr. Acta Sanctorum, Jan. II. 171–3, ss24–33

Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Support: parchment
Extent: part of a bifolium
Dimensions (ruled): 245

Layout

2 cols.

History

Origin: 12th century ; German (?)

Provenance

From Bywater L.5.2

MS. Lat. th. b. 3 – Part 2

Contents

(fol.3)
Thomas Aquinas, Catena Aurea (end of preface and beg. of Matt. 1)
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Support: parchment
Extent: one leaf

Layout

2 cols., 51 lines

History

Origin: 13th century

MS. Lat. th. b. 3 – Part 3

Contents

(fol.4)
Summa on the sacraments
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Support: parchment
Extent: strip of a bifolium

Layout

2 cols.

History

Origin: 14th century, early

MS. Lat. th. b. 3 – Part 4

Contents

(fol.5)
Treatise on the Mass
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Support: parchment
Extent: parts of six leaves

Layout

long lines

History

Origin: 15th century ; French

Provenance and Acquisition

Given by A. Maltby & Son, 1941

MS. Lat. th. b. 3 – Part 5

Contents

(fol.8)
Justinian, Digestum Vetus,

lib. XVIII tit.1.67 – tit.2.4 with Accursian gloss

Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Support: parchment
Extent: one leaf

Layout

2 cols., 56 lines

Decoration

Good English miniature (damaged) on fol. 8, 13th century, end, added to an Italian MS. of 13th century. (Pächt and Alexander iii. 490). Miniature showing showing two figures confronting a third, who holds a purse, with a portico between. The leaf should be reversed.

History

Origin: 13th century ; Italian; added decoration, English

Provenance

Formed the cover of MS. Laud misc. 679

MS. Lat. th. b. 3 – Part 6

Contents

(fol.9)
Sermons
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Support: parchment
Extent: part of a bifolium

Layout

2 cols.

History

Origin: 14th century, first half

MS. Lat. th. b. 3 – Part 7

Contents

(fol.11)
Gratian, Decretum

I dist. XLIII c.2 - dist.XLV.c.4, with gloss

Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Support: parchment
Extent: one leaf

Layout

2 cols., 57 lines

History

Origin: 13th century

Additional Information

Record Sources

Typescript description by Bodleian library staff

Last Substantive Revision

2017-07-01: First online publication.