The Rule of St. Benedict and a Psalter, first half of 12th cent. (?)-first half of 13th cent.
File
MS. Douce 320
Held at the Weston Library
Comprises:
- (fol. 1) (first half of the 13th cent.) The Rule of St. Benedict, in French: beg. 'Hui commenca nostre sire seint Beneiet a doctriner et a amonnesteir nos': ends abruptly, some leaves having been lost, 'par les deiens par les', in the section about the prior
- (fol. 37) The Psalter and (fol. 73v) (first half of the 12th cent. ?) Canticles, in French, accented for reading: beg. 'Beneurez li huem chi ne alat el conseil des feluns.' Facsimiles of part of fol. 37 are in the printed edition of this MS. by Francisque Michel (Oxf. 1860), and in Westwood's Palographia Sacra Pictoria (1843-5): see also S. Berger, Bible Française (1884), p. 412. Douce has prefixed at fol. ii a glossary to this Psalter, and other notes, and fol. xx is stated to be a note by J. White, of Newgate St., London.
'In isto libro monasterii Montisburgi sunt Regula sancti Benedicti in gallico Psalterium in Gallico' (early 14th cent.; Montebourg is in Normandy). 'H. Powle. E. 13', late 17th cent.
Dates
- Creation: first half of 12th cent. (?)-first half of 13th cent.
Extent
78 Leaves
Language of Materials
- French
Shelfmark
MS. Douce 320
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 21894
Our best descriptions for medieval items in this collection are in Medieval Manuscripts in Oxford Libraries under MSS. Douce.
Physical Facet
On parchment, with coloured capitals
Dimensions
12 × 8 1/2 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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Weston Library
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specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk