Oxford Balliol College Library MS 354 (Richard Hill's Commonplace Book)
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Manuscript Identification
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Eng4
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Siglum / Shelfmark
Balliol College Library, Oxford MS. 354, "Richard Hill's Commonplace Book"
Page / Folio range
39-112 (xviii r - liv v)
Textual Content & Tradition
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Further scholarly subgroup (1)
Further scholarly subgroup (2)
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Authorship & Production
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Date of Production
1501 - 1533
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Physical Description
Contents & Additional Texts
Other texts in the Manuscript
'Seven Sages', p. 39-112 (xviii r - liv v, contemporary numeration) 'Memorandum book' of Richard Hill - includes 'Godfrydus of Rome,' prose treatises on the management of horses and on grafting, The Seige of Rone, family memoranda, Anglo-French vocabularly including a bilinguial version of the Boke of Curtasie, excerpts from Confessio Amantis, songs and carols, romances (Apollonius of Tyr), etc.
Catalogues & Research Literature
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Embedded Stories in This Manuscript
| Has Short Title | Has Sequence Number | Has Narrator | Has Name Variation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arbor – The Tree | 1 | Empress | |
| Canis – The Faithful Dog | 2 | Bancillas | |
| Aper – The Boar and the Fruit | 3 | Empress | |
| Medicus – The Doctor | 4 | Anxilles | Ancilles |
| Gaza – The Treasure | 5 | Empress | |
| Puteus – The Well | 6 | Lentulus | |
| Senescalcus – The Seneschal | 7 | Empress | |
| Tentamina – The Test | 8 | Malquidras | |
| Virgilius – Virgil's Marvels | 9 | Empress | |
| Avis – The Bird | 10 | Cato | |
| Sapientes – The Wise Men | 11 | Empress | |
| Vidua – The Widow | 12 | Jesse | Not named in text - presumed 'Jesse' from analogues |
| Roma – Rome Besieged | 13 | Empress | |
| Inclusa – The Imprisoned Wife | 14 | Maxencius |
Research Material
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