Manuscripts

Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Laud Misc. 610 Unit: ff. 59–72 and ff. 123–146(part of the) Book of the White Earl

  • Irish
  • c. 1410-1452
  • Irish manuscripts
  • vellum
Identifiers
Location
Title
(part of the) Book of the White Earl
Provenance and related aspects
Language
Irish
Date
c. 1410-1452
c. 1410-1452 (Ó Cuív 2001).
Origin, provenance
Provenance: Ireland
Ireland
No short description available

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Hands, scribes
Patron
Butler (James) [4th earl of Ormond]
Butler (James) ... 4th earl of Ormond
(1390–1452)
James Butler (in Irish, Séamus Buitilléar) was fourth earl of Ormond, known as the ‘White Earl’, elder son of James Butler, previous earl of Ormond, and Anne Welles; patron of Irish learning and literature.

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Codicological information
Material
vellum
Table of contents
Legend
Texts

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Locus

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  • f. 23ra.34: meaning folio 23 recto, first column, line 34
  • f. 96vb.m: meaning folio 96, verso, second column, middle of the page (s = top, m = middle, i = bottom)
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  • p. 67b.23: meaning page 67, second column, line 23
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Sources

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Primary sources This section typically includes references to diplomatic editions, facsimiles and photographic reproductions, notably digital image archives, of at least a major portion of the manuscript. For editions of individual texts, see their separate entries.

[dig. img.] Oxford Digital Library, Early manuscripts at Oxford University, Online: University of Oxford, 2001–present. URL: <http://image.ox.ac.uk>.

Secondary sources (select)

Ó Cuív, Brian, Catalogue of Irish language manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford and Oxford college libraries. Part 1: Descriptions, Dublin: School of Celtic Studies, DIAS, 2001.
62ff
Contributors
C. A., Dennis Groenewegen
Page created
August 2013, last updated: August 2023