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Augustinus, Soliloquia; Vita s. Olavi — Fountains, Yorkshire. Cistercian abbey of St Mary the Virgin.


Provenance: Fountains, Yorkshire. Cistercian abbey of St Mary the Virgin.
Location: Corpus Christi College , Oxford
Shelfmark: 209
Author/Title: Augustinus, Soliloquia; Vita s. Olavi
Type of evidence: e: evidence from an ex-libris inscription or note of gift to an institution
Notes on evidence:

'Liber Sancte Marie de Fontibus' on fol. 2r (first leaf of text) at top, s. xiii.

 

 

Date: s. xii–xiii
Pressmark:

Th.3 in ant. lib. 38:

'Theca iii in antiquis almariis' and 'liber xxxviii' inside the top cover.

Ownership:

Given by Thomas Samwell of Upton, Northants, to John Rosewell, fellow of Corpus (s. xvii).

Notes:

Binding of wooden boards, covered with a skin satchell-like 'cemise' to which the hair adheres and to which is attached a parchment strip with inscription 'Soliloquia Augustini'.