MS. Lat. th. e. 26
Summary Catalogue no.: Not in SC (late accession)
Mystica. England (Sheen), c. 1425–50
Contents
At the end of book II is a summary of the work found in other MSS. of the Latin translation
As in MSS.Laud misc.517, fol.175v and e Mus.232 (S.C.3657), fol.18
Pr. P.L. 67 col.1163
Pr. P.L. 207 col.1125. Also in MS. Univ. Coll. 14, fol.57v
P.L. 145 col. 737. Also in MS. Bodl. 61 (S.C.2023), fol.85
Physical Description
Collation
Layout
29 long lines
Hand(s)
Written by Johannes Feriby, monk of Sheen (recorded in 1440), fol. 145v.
Decoration
Pächt and Alexander iii. 935, pl. LXXXIX:
Fine borders, initials.
Large initials and partial borders with leaf pattern in green, carmine, rose and gold (fol.6v, 57v, 72v, 120v).
The rest blue with red penwork
Binding
18th cent. speckled calf binding, rebacked.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
'Liber domus de Bethleem ordinis Carthusiensis de Schene quem scripsit dominus Iohannes Feriby monachus sacerdos et professus eiusdem domus ad honorem Dei omnipotentis, S. Marie virginis, B. Nicholai confessoris, S. Katerine martyris et omnium sanctorum in remissionem peccatorum suorum Amen', 15th cent. (fol.145v)
Erased inscr. (10 lines) on fol. ii verso (s. xv): '… Iste liber pertinet [cancelled] ⟨dom⟩us Ihesu de bethleem iuxta schen ordinis cart' … ad c… et …ionem [?] … et monachi sancti edmundi regis' et ⟨martinis de bu⟩ry tempore … patre Iohanne Ing⟨il⟩b⟨y⟩ dicte domus de Schen per me … … dicta domo de Schen anno domini 1488o [?] quem … …ciis [?] remittere …etur … at … … se … poterit retinere aut alienare absque consensu Prioris dicte domus de Schen ‘tunc temporis’ existentis. S⟨i⟩ contra fecerit s⟨it⟩ anathema maranatha [?] Ihesus amen.' John Ingilby was prior 1479–1480.
' Christopher Tootell ', late 16th century (fol.1)
Lawrence Reyner, prior of Dieulouard (1624–9, 1653–7), 17th century. 'Monasterii D. Laurentii de Dei custodia ad usum fr. Laurentii Reyner congreg. Anglicanae' (fol.1v and 2. Reynar was prior of Dieulouard, 1624–9, 1653–7, see Catholic Rec. Soc. 33, 1933, 228)
'Datum huic monasterio sanctissime Trinitatis Celestinorum de Marcoussiaco [Marcoussis], 1691', and 'Ex dono Abelis de Sainte Marthe domini de Corbeuilli in suprema vectigalium curia senatoris' (both fol.1, in different hands)
Bought, 1947.
Record Sources
Bibliography
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Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2017-07-01: First online publication.