Iohannes de Abbatisvilla, Homelie — Canterbury, Kent. Benedictine abbey of St Augustine (originally of St Peter and St Paul).
| Provenance: | Canterbury, Kent. Benedictine abbey of St Augustine (originally of St Peter and St Paul). |
| Location: | Public Library, New York (NY, USA) |
| Shelfmark: | Manuscripts and Archives Division 8 |
| Author/Title: | Iohannes de Abbatisvilla, Homelie |
| Type of evidence: | e: evidence from an ex-libris inscription or note of gift to an institution |
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| Notes on evidence: | "De acquisicione Magistri Iohannis Preston. De Librario monasterii Sancti Augustini extra muros Cantuar'. Dist' 8 Ga po" (fol. 1ar). "liber Johannis Preston Penitentiarii Anglie". "prec'. v flor'" (fol. 2r). |
| Date: | s. xiii/xiv |
| Pressmark: | D.8 G.1 |
| Medieval Catalogue: | BA1.665 Further details of medieval catalogue: BA1. BENEDICTINES: Canterbury-St Augustine's: Catalogue, 15th cent. |
| Ownership: | Maurice Johnson of Spalding no. LVI (c. 1733). Sold (lot 987) 21 March 1898 to Quaritch. Quaritch catalogues 180 no. 32 & 193 no. 42. Given to NYPL by Dr Robert Abbe (1909). Cf. de Ricci, Census, 2. 1316–17, no. 8. |