'Vita beati Edwardi regis & confessoris', Written about the middle of the 15th century in England
'Vita beati Edwardi regis & confessoris', a late 15th cent. title. This metrical Life is based on Aelred's Latin prose Life, and contains no original matter. It has been printed in Luard's Lives of Edward the Confessor (Rolls Series, 1858), with a facsimile in colours of fol 9 of the MS. containing a miniature of the king and an illuminated border. The poem beg. 'Quid facial uirtus, que spes speciosa bestis'.
Dates
- Creation: Written about the middle of the 15th century in England
Extent
26 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Latin
Shelfmark
MS. Selden Supra 55
Arrangement
Old Selden mark = 55
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. 3443
Custodial History
Owned by 'Robertus Hare 1552'.
Manuscript 3458 acquired by the Bodleian Library
Physical Facet
On parchment, with illuminated border, capitals, etc.
Dimensions
8 3/4 × 5 5/8 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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