Religious poems and verse drama of the Life and Death of Christ, written in the second half of the 15th century
File
MS. Add. A. 17
Held at the Weston Library
Comprises:
- (fols. 1, 9v, 18) Three sacred poems, in Italian beg. 'O Try et Vno', 'O Patre Eterno', 'Anima benedetta'); at fol. 17 are a few patristic extracts about the Mass, in Italian;
- (fol. 18v) A mistery (Rappresentazione) of the Life and Death of Christ, in verse, beg. 'Como el peccatore domanda Maria del suo figliolo. O gloriosa Matre beata'; there are many interlocutors.
Dates
- Creation: written in the second half of the 15th century
Extent
29 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Italian
Shelfmark
MS. Add. A. 17
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. V, no. 24760.
Custodial History
Catalogue of the ... collection of Splendid Manuscripts ... formed by M. Guglielmo Libri 1859 no. 868*.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
8 1/2 × 5 5/8 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
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Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk