Historiola, and associated documents concerning the University of Cambridge (Christ Church MS 138), 1401-1500

Historiola, and associated documents concerning the University of Cambridge (Christ Church MS 138), 1401-1500

Documents associated with University of Cambridge.

From its fifteenth century folio numbering, this manuscript on parchment written in 'secretary' is clearly an excerpt from a much larger volume. It is unclear from what codex these folios may have been extracted. Early signs of use include some erased notes on the subject matter and the name 'Richard' (upside down, fol. 8v). What is definite is that this quire had been separated from its parent by the early eighteenth century, when Thomas Hearne saw this manuscript and used it as the base text for his edition of Cantilupe's text. We can date his acquaintance with our manuscript: in his diary, he noted on 9th March 1712 that he had examined 'in the Dean of Xt Church's Study' the books of Henry Aldrich (who was recently deceased) and among them was Cantilupe's Historiola Cantabrigiensis.

Cantilupe, Nicholas (1301-1355)

Ralph Hanna and David Rundle, A Descriptive Catalogue of the Western Manuscripts, to c. 1600, in Christ Church, Oxford (Oxford, 2017).

University of Oxford

1401-1500

Hope Yu

© The Governing Body of Christ Church, Oxford

https://medieval.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/catalog/manuscript_3927

Book, Parchment, 290 × 195 mm

Latin

Book

England

Book

290 × 195 mm