An introduction to Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Don. e. 247

Journal article

On Wednesday, May 21, 2014, a newly discovered manuscript of The Chastising of God’s Children that was part of the Marquess of Londonderry’s art collection (in its turn auctioned on May 22 and 23, 2014)2 was sold at Christie’s in London. Lot 11, “The Chastysing of Godde’s [sic] Children, and other mystical treatises, in Middle English,”3 was acquired by the Bodleian Library. In this essay, the manuscript, which is now Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Don. e. 247, is described in detail, the “other mystical treatises” are investigated, and the text of The Chastising in this newly discovered attestation is compared to the versions in the eleven known manuscripts and in Wynkyn de Worde’s printed edition.

Authors: Cré, M; Rohrhofer, R

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Reviewed (other)
• Publisher: Pace University Press
• Journal: Journal of the Early Book Society
• Publication date: 2018-02-01
• Acceptance date: 2017-11-12
• ISSN: 1525-6790