The 'constitutions of Lanfranc' and a sermon, Made up of two MSS. written (1) about A.D. 1200 and (2) in the mid-13th century in England
File
MS. Wood empt. 4
Held at the Weston Library
- The 'constitutions of Lanfranc', with numerous variants from the text as printed in Wilkins, Concilia, i. 328-61, a quite different order of chapters, and additions, e.g. (fol. 22) 'Cluniac', de locutione et silentio'
- (B) (fol. 25) a sermon ascribed to Pope Innocent iii, beg. 'Arcum suum tetendit et parauit ilium', and (fol. 25v) the same pope's treatise 'de officio misse', beg. 'Tria sunt in quibus lex diuina consistit'
Dates
- Creation: Made up of two MSS. written (1) about A.D. 1200 and (2) in the mid-13th century in England
Extent
73 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Latin
Shelfmark
MS. Wood empt. 4
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. 8592
Custodial History
Formerly owned (Sept. 10, 1624) by Henry Fowler, rector of Minchinhampton, co. Glos. (fol. 24v), whose memoranda and scribblings appear on fols. 26, 70-1v.
Physical Facet
On parchment
Dimensions
11 9/10 × 8 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