A theological commonplace-book, Written about 1200 in England or northern France
File
MS. Fairfax 26
Held at the Weston Library
A theological commonplace-book, in one hand throughout, comprising:
- (fol. 1) an incomplete tract, written in the 12th cent. (mr. Anselm is cited), 'de variis capitibus theologicis': (fol. 17) excerpts without arrangement from the Fathers, beginning with Fulgentius and including Bede, Gregory, Isidore, Jerome, etc.
- (fol. 38) the 'Elucidarium' as in Migne, Patr. Lat., tom. clxxii, col. 1109
- (fol. 66v) Augustine's 'Enchiridion ad Laurentium urbis Romae primicerium' as in Migne, Patr. Lat., tom. xl, col. 231
- (fol. 75) homilies: beg. 'Fratres nos qui religioso habitu'
- (fol. 78v) the exposition of Pope Gregory on the Song of Songs, as in Migne, Patr. Lat., tom. lxxix, col. 471
- The whole of the first quire and the first leaf of the second are missing
Dates
- Creation: Written about 1200 in England or northern France
Extent
82 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Latin
Shelfmark
MS. Fairfax 26
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. 3906
Physical Facet
On parchment, binding, 17th-century white parchment
Dimensions
7 9/10 × 5 1/5 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