MS. Ashmole 304
by Bernardus Silvestris, Pythagoras & Socrates the King
- First published:
- 13th century
- Languages: English, Latin
- Content type: ManuscriptPrimary source
Description
Fortune-telling tracts. Written and illuminated by Matthew Paris of St. Albans, d. 1259, including the famous miniature of Socrates and Plato, and many pictures of birds. The Experimentarius of Bernardus "Silvestris" of Chartres (fols. 2v - 4v) with 4 preliminary tables directing the reader to a line of verse which forms a part of the reply of the 25 judges whose names appear in the last column of fol. 4v. The manuscript is incomplete, but a faithful copy by a much inferior hand is MS. Digby 46, which contains more drawings. MS. Ashmole 304
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| Edition | Date | Publisher | Language | ISBN | Access | Links |
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Digital Bodleian digitized manuscript Digital Bodleian completeness: partial; 49 digitized image(s); parchment; Shelfmark: Bodleian Library MS. Ashmole 304 | 13th century, middle | — | English, Latin | — | Partial public reader |
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Cataloging notes
- Bodleian shelfmark: Bodleian Library MS. Ashmole 304
- Collection: Images from 35mm Slides and Filmstrips; Western Medieval Manuscripts
- Holding institution: Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
- Place of origin: England, St. Albans
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