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

MS. Add. A. 5

Summary Catalogue no.: 24753

Contents

1. (fol. 1)
Nicolaus de Auximo, 'Lo libro decto Quadriga spirituale'
Rubric: ... Lo libro decto Quagriga [corrected to Quadriga] spirituale

Some leaves are lost, the text ending 'le predicte cose necessarie', followed by two erased lines, to conceal the defect

Language(s): Italian
2. (fol. 138)
Antoninus of Florence, Confessionale 'omnis mortalium cura'
Rubric: ... Tractatus de viitem uitijs capitalibus editus per reuerendum patrem fratrem Antonium de Florentiam ordinis Predicatorum
Incipit: Omnis mortalium cura... Dice sancto Seuerino

Some leaves are lost at the end. The text ends 'moltitudine innumerabilj di Christianj'

Language(s): Italian

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: ii + 200 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 6 × 4.5 in.

Layout

2 cols

History

Origin: 15th century ; Italy

Provenance and Acquisition

Purchased by the Bodleian at Sotheby's on 3 April 1859 from the collection of Guillaume Libri. No. 848 in the sale catalogue

Record Sources

Description adapted (May 2025) by Stewart J. Brookes from the Summary Catalogue (1905)

Bibliography

    MSS. Add., handwritten catalogue by F. Madan [Weston Library, shelved at R. 6. 58]

Last Substantive Revision

2025-05-29: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1905) and other printed sources