'Nicolai Aleni Essentiani Angli Britanneïdos ... liber vii', followed by books viii-xvi
'Nicolai Aleni Essentiani Angli Britanneïdos ... liber vii', followed by books viii-xvi: a hexameter poem on the kings of England from Ethelred ii to the Norman Conquest. Book vii begins 'At dux fraternis facilem diuiserat aurem | Neustricolum dictis mentemque per omnia versat | Intentam'. Books vii-x seem to give an account of Britain from the earliest times to Ethelred, so perhaps books i-vi were never written.
Of the last two leaves (fols. 105-6) only about the lower quarter are left, preserving, however, the last lines of the poem. The work appears to have no value. MS. Bodl. 545 is a careful copy of the whole of this volume in its present condition.
Dates
- Creation: Written in the 2nd half of the 16th century in England by N. Allen (?)
Extent
106 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Latin
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. e Mus. 59, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. e Mus. 59
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 18223
Abstract
'Nicolai Aleni Essentiani Angli Britanneïdos ... liber vii', followed by books viii-xvi
Biographical / Historical
Biographical details unknown.
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. 3625
Custodial History
Manuscript acquired by the Bodleian Library (159)
Bought as no. 3616 in 1658.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, along with 9 other MSS. (MSS. Auct. D. 2. 5, e Mus. 116, Auct. F. 5. 26, e Mus. 146, e Mus. 111, e Mus. 164, Auct. F. 5. 28, e Mus. 244, e Mus. 162) with part of £5 given by Joseph Maynard, fellow of Exeter college, Oxford, in 1658.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
12 3/8 × 8 5/8 in.
Topical
- Title
- 'Nicolai Aleni Essentiani Angli Britanneïdos ... liber vii', followed by books viii-xvi
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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