Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 232: Thomas Markaunt, Register of Books and related documents

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Title:
Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 232: Thomas Markaunt, Register of Books and related documents
Alternate Title:
T. Markaunt's Register of Books, etc.
Language:
Latin and English
Extent:
ff. 11 + 128
Dimensions:
225 Height (mm) and 153 Width (mm)
Approximate Date:
[ca. 1400 - 1599]
Table of contents:
  • Will of Thomas Markaunt, 4 November 1439
  • Acceptance of the custody of Thomas Markaunt's books by John Tyteshale, Master of the College, 1 August 1440
  • Register of books left by Markaunt
  • List of books, with their prices
  • List of books (early sixteenth century)
  • List of keepers of the bequests of Thomas Markaunt
Description:
MS 232 contains documents relating to Thomas Markaunt and his donation of books to Corpus Christi College, including his will of 1439, the Master's acceptance of the bequest, a register of the books and a list of the keepers of Markaunt's bequest. It also contains lists of books given to the College in 1458 by M. Tyttleshale and other books in the College Library up to 1516. The opening 11 folios of the manuscript are vellum and date to c. 1440 but the rest of the manuscript is on paper and dates to the early years of the following century.
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