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Ambrosius, Isidorus, etc. — St Albans, Hertfordshire. Benedictine abbey of St Alban.


Provenance: St Albans, Hertfordshire. Benedictine abbey of St Alban.
Location: British Library, London
Shelfmark: Harley 865
Author/Title: Ambrosius, Isidorus, etc.
Type of evidence: b: evidence from binding or elements of a binding typical of a particular library, or pastedowns bearing evidence of provenance
  • Evidence:
  • Running-title added by St Albans scribe
Notes on evidence:

Table of contents, s. xii, on fol. 2*v (flyleaf facing text). Flyleaf 1* (and ad fin.) composed of document relating to election of the abbot of St Albans, 1335. It is not clear that this flyleaf formed part of the volume in the middle ages. 

Date: s. xi/xii
Ownership:

'John Berimor oueth this boke' (fol. 2*v, s. xvi).

Notes:

Contents agree with no. 53 in Eastry's catalogue of the MSS. at Christ Church.