Computistical miscellany
by of Fleury Abbo, the Venerable Bede, approximately Byrhtferth, Exiguus Dionysius, the Computist Garland, 9th cent Helpéric d'Auxerre & pseudo Jerome
- First published:
- 12th century
- Languages: English, Latin
- Content type: ManuscriptPrimary source
Description
Computistical miscellany MS 17 is a computistical miscellany produced in England (Thorney, Cambridgeshire) in 1110(?), but with some later additions. Computus is the calculation of the date of Easter. MS 17 is notable for including various decorative figures, diagrams, tables, and maps.
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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Astrology and Divination and oracles.
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| Edition | Date | Publisher | Language | ISBN | Access | Links |
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Digital Bodleian digitized manuscript Digital Bodleian completeness: complete; 379 digitized image(s); ff. vi + 177 + v (foliated s. xvii), representing an original 170 fols., since BL, MS Cotton Nero C.vii, fols. 80–4 have been removed from their place here, following fol. 143; and fols. 144–55 are an addition of the 13th century.; Shelfmark: St John's College MS 17 [2024 images] | 1110(?) | — | English, Latin | — | Public reader |
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Cataloging notes
- Bodleian shelfmark: St John's College MS 17 [2024 images]
- Collection: Western Medieval Manuscripts
- Holding institution: St John's College, University of Oxford
- Place of origin: England, Cambridgeshire, Thorney Abbey
- Record origin: Ralph Hanna, A Descriptive Catalogue of the Medieval Manuscripts of St John's College, Oxford (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002).
- Rights and attribution: Photo: © The President and Fellows of St John's College, Oxford. Terms of use: CC-BY-NC 4.0 . For more information, please see https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/terms/
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