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A reproduction by photography of the whole of Mazarine MS. 3576 (olim 1271) at Paris

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MS. Digby 237
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A reproduction by photography of the whole of Mazarine MS. 3576 (olim 1271) at Paris, which contains the first two parts of Roger Bacon's Communia Naturalium, which properly consists of four parts, and is as a whole the first division of the 3rd volume of the great work entitled Compendium Philosophiae (see Little's Grey Friars at Oxford, Oxf. Hist. Soc. xx, 1892, p. 203).

Dates

  • Creation: 1271 and 1892

Extent

1 item

Language of Materials

  • English

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Digby 237, fols. 1-2]

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Shelfmark:

MS. Digby 237

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 19572

Abstract

A reproduction by photography of the whole of Mazarine MS. 3576 (olim 1271) at Paris

Biographical / Historical

Roger Bacon (1220-1292) was a philosopher and friar.

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. VI, no. 33551

Custodial History

The Paris MS. was A. 17 in the Library of sir Kenelm Digby and had belonged to dr. John Dee.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The photographic reproduction was presented by mr. Robert Steel on June 20, 1905.

Related Materials

The British Museum MS. Royal 7 F. vii contains parts i-iii, and Bodl. MS. 1671 (= Digby 70) contains part of part i.

Title
A reproduction by photography of the whole of Mazarine MS. 3576 (olim 1271) at Paris
Status
Published
Date
EAD version 2020 by Alice Whichelow
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

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