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Arundel MS 57, ff 1r-12v

Record Id:
041-002356406
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
032-002039280
MDARK:
ark:/81055/vdc_100000002008.0x0000de
LARK:
SLARK:
Format:
ISAD(G)
Reference (shelfmark):
Arundel MS 57, ff 1r-12v
Title:
Glossed Aristotle De anima, with added texts in Latin, French and Middle English
Scope & Content:

1. A fragment of Aristotle's De anima with glosses added in the late 13th century (ff. 1r-12v);

On the lower half of the pages and in spaces in the Aristotle text have been added:

(i) Inscription (see below, item 2), verses (f. 2: Boffey 539.5, 1227, 1961.3, 3238.5) and a list of contents of the Ayenbite written in the hand of Michael of Northgate (ff. 2r-4r);

(ii) Miscellaneous prophecies in Latin, French and English:

'Versus Gylde de p[ro]ph[et]ia Aq[ui]le' (f. 4v);

'Versus Northmannie' (Walther 1026: ff. 4v-5r);

Eleven hexameters beginning 'Gallorum levitas' (Walther 7015: f. 5r);

'Expo[siti]o v[er]suu[m] gylde de p[ro]ph[ec]ia aq[ui]le et heremit[e]' (ff. 5r-8v);

Thomas de Erseldoune's prophecy of Edward II (Boffey 3762: f. 8v);

Prophecies of Merlin, in Anglo-Norman French (ff. 8v-10v);

'Anno mille....destante perito (Walther 1139: f. 10v);

Lines in the margin beginning 'E' ssel vordo..' (f. 11r);

Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Project / Collection:
Arundel Manuscripts
Hierarchy Record Ids:
032-002039280
040-002039337
041-002356406
Is part of:
Arundel MS 1-550 : Arundel Manuscripts
Arundel MS 57 : Michael of Northgate, Ayenbite of Inwyt

 

Arundel MS 57, ff 1r-12v : Glossed Aristotle De anima, with added texts in Latin, French and Middle English
Hierarchy:
032-002039280[0057]/040-002039337[0001]/041-002356406
Container:
View / search within Archive / Collection: Arundel MS 1-550
Record Type (Level):
Item
Extent:
Part of a parchment codex: 12 folios
Digitised Content:
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Languages:
English, Middle
French, Old
Latin
Scripts:
Latin
Start Date:
1250
End Date:
1300
Date Range:
1250-1300
Era:
CE
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Physical Characteristics:

ff. 13-12v:

Layout: Aristotle De Anima written in 1 column of 24 lines in the upper half of each folio.

Script: Aristotle De Anima written in Gothic script, later additions in the margins and on the lower part of folios written Gothic cursive.

Publications:

ff. 1-12:

H. L. D. Ward and J. A. Herbert, Catalogue of Romances in the Department of Manuscripts in the British Museum, 3 vols (London: British Museum, 1883-1910), I, H. L. D. Ward, pp. 307-08.

Ruth J. Dean, Anglo-Norman Literature: A guide to Texts and Manuscripts, Anglo-Norman Text Society, 3 (London: Anglo-Norman Text Society, 1999), no. 18.

Material Type:
Archives and Manuscripts
Legal Status:
Not Public Record(s)