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Royal MS 13 D IV

Record Id:
040-002106875
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
032-002105724
MDARK:
ark:/81055/vdc_100000000338.0x00001f
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ISAD(G)
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Royal MS 13 D IV
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WORKS of John of Salisbury, Bishop of Chartres (1176-1180), viz.: 1. Policraticus, in eight books; preceded by the metrical 'Entheticus Ioh. Saresberiensis in Policraticum', beg. 'Si mihi credideris' (f. 2), and by a table of capitula (f. 3b). Prologue (f. 6 b) beg. 'Iocundissimus cum in multis'; lib. i, 'Inter omnia que uiris solent'. Printed by Migne, Patr. Lat. cxcix. 379. The present MS. is A. of Webb's cd., 1909 (p. xi). For other copies see 12 F. VIII, 13 E. V. Colophon, 'Explicit Policraticus Ioh. de Saresbiri'. f. 2.

2. 'Metalogicon liber', in four books. Prologue (headed 'Incipit prologus Iohannis in Metalogicon') beg. 'In humanis rebus nichil fere sic arbitror'; followed by a table of capitula. Lib. i beg. 'Adversus insigne donum nature'. Printed by Migne, ib. 823. Colophon, 'Metalogicon Ioh. de Saresbirie (sic) liber quartus explicit'. f. 161.

3. 'Entecicus (sc. Entheticus) eiusdem de dogmata philosophorum.' Beg. 'Dogmata discuties ueterum fructumque laboris'. Printed ib., 965. f. 210. Vellum; ff. 2ig. 1 ft. 3 in. x 10 in. XII cent. (1167-1183). Gatherings of 8 leaves (last3), numbered at the end. Double columns of 46 lines. Sec. fol. 'Hic tempestates'. Ornamental initials, the more important (in which gold is used) being on ff. 2, 7 b, 210. See pl. 80 (f. 7b). On f. 1 is the contemporary inscription, 'Hunc librum fecit domnus Symon abbas (1167-1183) sancto Albano, quem qui ei abstuierit', &c., which is repeated on f. 7 b. On f. 1 is also a note, 'Hunc librum venditum domino Ricardo de Biry episcopo Dunelmensi (1333-1345) emit Michael abbas sancti Albani (1334-1349) ab executoribus predicti episcopi anno Dom. MmoCCCmoXLVto (sc. 1346) circa Purificationem beate Virginis' (cf. Gesta Abbatum Monasterii Sancti Albani, ed. Riley, Rolls Series, ii, p.200). Initial T or monogram T.C. on f. 2. Old Royal pressmark 'no. 1362'; cat. of 1666, f. 8b; CMA. 8502.

Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Project / Collection:
Royal Collection
Hierarchy Record Ids:
032-002105724
040-002106875
Is part of:
Royal MS 1 A I-20 E X : Royal Manuscripts

 

Royal MS 13 D IV : WORKS of John of Salisbury, Bishop of Chartres (1176-1180), viz.: 1. Policraticus, in eight books; preceded by the…
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032-002105724[1095]/040-002106875
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File
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Languages:
English
Scripts:
Latin
Start Date:
1100
End Date:
1199
Date Range:
12th century
Era:
CE
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