The Satires of Juvenal in Latin, Written in the first half of the 13th century
File
MS. Selden Supra 23
Held at the Weston Library
The Satires of Juvenal in Latin: a half-erased colophon gives 'Explic[it? Iu]juenalis': there are many glosses:
- Fols. 2, 11 are part of two leaves from an early 14th cent. MS. of the French text of the Speculum Ecclesiae of St. Edmund, archbp. of Canterbury. Cr.
- On fol. 43, written reversed, is: 'Ora puellares faciunt incerta capilli . Magister R' [?] de Orch' me scripsit manv sinistra', cf. fol. 17, followed by some French musical notes, 13th cent.
Dates
- Creation: Written in the first half of the 13th century
Extent
44 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Latin
Shelfmark
MS. Selden Supra 23
Arrangement
Old Selden mark = 23
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. II, no. 3411
Custodial History
Manuscript 3425 acquired by the Bodleian Library
Physical Facet
On parchment
Dimensions
10 3/8 × 5 5/8 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk