Manuscripts

Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Rawlinson B 488 Annals and other sources, incl. Annals of Tigernach, collected by or for James Ware

Irish
s. xiv^ex-xvⁱⁿ + s. xvii composite manuscript
Irish manuscripts

Irish manuscript which includes the Annals of Tigernach.

General
Contents

Identifiers

Location

England Oxford, Bodleian Library

Collection: Rawlinson manuscripts

Shelfmark

Rawlinson B 488

Type

Irish annals

Provenance and related aspects

Language

Irish

Date

s. xiv^ex-xvⁱⁿ + s. xvii

Part late 14th - early 15th century; part 17th century.

Origin, provenance

Provenance: ass. with Ware (James)

Ware (James)

(d. 1666)

(Sir) James Ware, Irish scholar, historian and antiquarian

Hands, scribes

Codicological information

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

composite manuscript

Distinct units

ff. i-vii

Oxford, Bodleian Library,… ff. i-vii

ff. 1-26

Oxford, Bodleian Library,… ff. 1-26 [s. xiv^3/4]

A world chronicle and Annals of Tigernach.

ff. 27-28

Blank pages.

ff. 30[27]-31[28]

Oxford, Bodleian Library,… ff. 30-31 [s. xiv]

ff. 32-33

Blank pages

ff. 34[29]-39[34]

Oxford, Bodleian Library,… ff. 34-39 [s. xiv^ex–xvⁱⁿ]

ff. 40[35]-53[48]

Oxford, Bodleian Library,… ff. 40-53 [s. xvii]

Notes and transcripts by Sir James Ware.

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Irish manuscripts

Sources

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>.

direct link

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.

141–153

McNeill, Charles, “Rawlinson manuscripts (Class B) [Report on manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, Oxford]”, Analecta Hibernica 1 (March, 1930): 118–178.

146–148

OʼConor, Charles, Bibliotheca Ms. Stowensis: a descriptive catalogue of the manuscripts in the Stowe Library, 2 vols, Buckingham, 1818–1819.

Internet Archive – vol. 1: <link> Internet Archive – vol. 2: <link>

195–196