Boethius — Abingdon, Berkshire. Benedictine abbey of St Mary the Virgin.
Provenance: | Abingdon, Berkshire. Benedictine abbey of St Mary the Virgin. |
Location: | University Library , Cambridge |
Shelfmark: | Kk.3.21 |
Author/Title: | Boethius |
Type of evidence: | c: evidence from locally specific contents, including obits, scribbles, etc. |
Notes on evidence: | 'byrnstan beoffan sunu ælfnod ælrices sunu æt hwcanlea' (fol. 104r); hwcanlea is Rockley in Bessels Leigh (Berks) which belonged to Abingdon. Verses on fol. 103v contain the line 'Hanc tibi nunc Siwearde pater pro munere dedi'; Sigeweard was abbot of Abingdon 1030–1044. |
Date: | s. x–xi |