Manuscripts

Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Laud Misc. 610

Irish
s. xv composite manuscript
Irish manuscripts
vellum

General
Contents

Identifiers

Location

England Oxford, Bodleian Library

Collection: Laud manuscripts

Shelfmark

Laud Misc. 610

Type

Two vellum manuscripts:

Part of the Book of the White Earl (ff. 59–72 and ff. 123–46), written 1410 x 1452 by an anonymous scribe for James Butler, 4th Earl of Ormond (d. 1452), also known as the White Earl
Later manuscript, Leabhar na Rátha (ff. 1–58 and ff. 73–122) written in 1453–4 for Edmund Butler. There two principal scribes (Seaán Buidhe Ó Cléirigh and Giolla na Naomh Mac Aodhagáin), but some 18 anonymous scribes were involved at a later stage.⁽¹⁾^{n. 1} Brian Ó Cuív, Catalogue of Irish MSS in the Bodleian (2001): 62.

Description

collection of prose, verse and Irish genealogies

Provenance and related aspects

Language

Irish

Date

s. xv

15th century.⁽²⁾^{n. 2} Brian Ó Cuív, Catalogue of Irish MSS in the Bodleian (2001): 62.

Hands, scribes

Codicological information

UnitCodicological unit. Indicates whether the entry describes a single leaf, a distinct or composite manuscript, etc.

composite manuscript

Material

vellum

Dimensions

33.75 cm × 24.75 cm

33.5–34 x 24.5–25 cm.⁽³⁾^{n. 3} Brian Ó Cuív, Catalogue of Irish MSS in the Bodleian (2001): 62.

Distinct units

ff. 1-58

Oxford, Bodleian Library,… Leabhar na Rátha [1453–1454]

First section of Leabhar na Rátha.

ff. 59-72

Oxford, Bodleian Library,… Book of the White Earl [c. 1410-1452]

First section of the Book of the White Earl.

ff. 73-122

Oxford, Bodleian Library,… Leabhar na Rátha [1453–1454]

Second section of Leabhar na Rátha.

ff. 123-146

Oxford, Bodleian Library,… Book of the White Earl [c. 1410-1452]

Second section of the Book of the White Earl.

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Irish manuscripts

Sources

Notes

^1.

Brian Ó Cuív, Catalogue of Irish MSS in the Bodleian (2001): 62.

^2.

Brian Ó Cuív, Catalogue of Irish MSS in the Bodleian (2001): 62.

^3.

Brian Ó Cuív, Catalogue of Irish MSS in the Bodleian (2001): 62.

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>.

Photographic reproduction. direct link

Secondary sources (select)

Best, R. I., “Bodleian MS Laud 610”, Celtica 3 (1956): 338–339.

Dillon, Myles, “Laud Misc. 610”, Celtica 5 (1960): 64–76.

Dillon, Myles, “Laud Misc. 610”, Celtica 6 (1963): 135–155.

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.

62–87 (no. 22).

Ó Macháin, Pádraig, “Tuileagna Ó Maoil Chonaire and the Book of Pottlerath”, Ossory, Laois and Leinster 4 (2010): 244–248.

OʼSullivan, Anne, and William OʼSullivan, “Three notes on Laud Misc. 610 (or the Book of Pottlerath)”, Celtica 9 (1971): 135–151.