'De difficultate Iusticiæ seruandæ in Reipublicæ administratione' and 'Panegyricus de quattuor uirtutibus cardineis [sic]'
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- (fol. 4) 'De difficultate Iusticiæ seruandæ in Reipublicæ administratione', a hexameter poem in praise of cardinal Wolsey, by Robert Whittington ('Whitintonus') the grammarian: beg. 'Quæ res in terris'
- (fol. 10) 'Panegyricus de quattuor uirtutibus cardineis [sic]', by the same, dedicated to the cardinal, in prose: beg. 'Cum tuas multipharias uirtutes': preceded by an epigram on the same subject
Before these pieces at fols. 1, 2 are an 'Epigramma' in verse and a dedicatory 'Epistola' in prose addressed to the cardinal, in fulsome terms of flattery and begging for patronage. This is no doubt the presentation copy, probably in Whittington's hand. The illuminations consist of borders and capitals (one bearing the cardinal's arms, fol. 4). The fly-leaves are part of a leaf or leaves of a Latin treatise on Civil Law with a commentary (14th cent.).
Dates
- Creation: Written about A.D. 1519 in England, by Robert Whittington [?]
Extent
24 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Latin
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Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Bodl. 523, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Bodl. 523
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 17920
Abstract
'De difficultate Iusticiæ seruandæ in Reipublicæ administratione' and 'Panegyricus de quattuor uirtutibus cardineis [sic]'
Biographical / Historical
Robert Whittington (c. 1480-1553) was a schoolmaster and grammarian.
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. 2199
Custodial History
Manuscript 448 acquired by the Bodleian Library
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This MS. seems to have reached the Library in 1603, 1604 or the first half of 1605.
Physical Facet
On parchment with fine illuminations, see below; binding, brown leather with three large cross panels on each side, stamped in gold, three representing st. George and the Dragon and three bearing Tudor badges, a portcullis, rose and pomegranate (pl. vii in W. S. Brassington's Historic Bindings in the Bodleian Library, 1891)
Dimensions
9 5/8 × 6 3/4 in.
- Title
- 'De difficultate Iusticiæ seruandæ in Reipublicæ administratione' and 'Panegyricus de quattuor uirtutibus cardineis [sic]'
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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