MS. Selden Supra 26
Summary Catalogue no.: 3414
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Provenance and Acquisition
Canterbury, Kent, Benedictine abbey of St Augustine (originally of St Peter and St Paul): "Liber Willelmi de Clara quem portavit ad sanctum Augustinum" (c. 1300). "Liber Sancti Augustini Cant'. Liber W. de Clare" (s. xiv in.) "D xi Gra v[?]" altered to "D. xiii, Gra. iii". (MLGB3: evidence from an ex-libris inscription or note of gift to an institution).
Seldon supra 90 fols. 30–37, probably formed one volume with Seldon supra 26. Cf. Corrigenda to S.C. ii. Inscriptions on flyleaf, fol. iv recto (the leaf is from a late 11th-cent. MS., like fol. 130). (MLGB3)
Acquired by the Bodleian in 1659
MS. Selden Supra 26 – Part 1
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MS. Selden Supra 26 – Part 2
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MS. Selden Supra 26 – Part 3
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MS. Selden Supra 26 – Part 4
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Diagrams. Made up from two MSS., fols. 24–76 earlier in date. (Pächt and Alexander iii. 267, as English (?))
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MS. Selden Supra 26 – Part 5
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MS. Selden Supra 26 – Part 6
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MS. Selden Supra 26 – Part 7
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MS. Selden Supra 26 – Part 8
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Digital Images
Digital Bodleian (2 images from 35mm slides)
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Last Substantive Revision
2021-12-14: Add provenance information from MLGB3.