Part of the Reductorium Morale of Petrus Berchorii (an encyclopædia of natural history), including man and animals, written in the 15th cent.
The complete work is in 16 books, including the vegetable and mineral world, but only bks. 1 - 10 are here, with a dedicatory epistle to bp. Petrus de Pratis. The title of the work occurs in the rubrics. Inside the front cover is a parchment fragment of a Latin work on ecclesiastical discipline (? 14th cent.).
Dates
- Creation: written in the 15th cent.
Extent
458 leaves, in double columns
Language of Materials
- Latin
Shelfmark
MS. Douce 177
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. IV, no 21751
Our best descriptions for medieval items in this collection are in Medieval Manuscripts in Oxford Libraries under MSS. Douce.
Custodial History
Given to Douce by Roger Wilbraham, esq.
Physical Facet
On parchment, binding, the original bevelled boards, with modem covering
Dimensions
13 1/8 × 10 1/2 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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