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Libri grammatici; Formulare; Sermones, etc. — Fountains, Yorkshire. Cistercian abbey of St Mary the Virgin.


Provenance: Fountains, Yorkshire. Cistercian abbey of St Mary the Virgin.
Location: British Library, London
Shelfmark: Additional 62132A
Author/Title: Libri grammatici; Formulare; Sermones, etc.
Type of evidence: e: evidence from an ex-libris inscription or note of gift to an institution
Notes on evidence:

"Liber Sancte Marie de ffontibus".

Date: s. xiv–xv
Ownership:

"Christopher Johnson" and his father William.

Sir Henry Ingilby of Ripley Castle (Hist. MSS. Comm. Rep. 6. 356a). Sold 21 October 1920 (Sotheby lot 124) to Quaritch (£15.10).

W. Lamplough (dead).

The copy was on loan to the Archives Department of Leeds Public Libraries, and was referenced there VR 6120.

Notes:

Formerly Studley Royal, Mr H. Vyner, the second, first, third and fifth MSS. respectively are listed in the 1964 edn. Fragments of a missal formerly Add. 62129 were identified as pastedowns from Add. 62132A and are now Add. 62132B. The fourth Vyner MS. was stolen in 1964 and is at present unretraced.

Described by J. R. Walbran, "Memorials of Fountains Abbey", Surtees Soc. 2 (1875) pp. 102–03.

Fols. 228–231 are binding leaves of music.