MS. Add. A. 9
Summary Catalogue no.: 24748
Contents
Language(s): Latin
Ninety-two letters, some written in the names of other persons
Preceded by a list giving the subject and first words of each letter
Physical Description
Condition
History
Provenance and Acquisition
On fol. 3a is entered a Latin inventory of silver gilt cups, dishes, pots, etc., with their weight and value in sterling, perhaps belonging to 'Jo. de Magno Ponte', imperfect, written c. 1300 in England: 'Jo. de Magno Ponte habet cupam cum operculo deaurato et cifum aureum et XXV coclearia argentea', etc.
Purchased by the Bodleian at Sotheby's on 31 March 1859 from the collection of Guillaume Libri. No. 792 in the sale catalogue
Record Sources
Surrogates
A facsimile of the colophon of the Letters is on plate vii (no. 792) of the Libri sale catalogue
Bibliography
Abbreviations
View list of abbreviations and editorial conventions.
Last Substantive Revision
2025-05-29: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1897) and other printed sources