Middle English Bibliography Entry

Agnus Castus

Entry Info

External References:
Manual 10.XXV.234
Manuscript, print, and LALME references:
Stockholm, Royal Library 10.90 . (Pref. MS)
LALME: vol. 1. 165. LP 4665. Norfolk.
Oxford, Balliol College 329 .
Oxford, Bodleian Library, Bodl. 483 .
Oxford, Bodleian Library, Bodl. 536 .
London, British Library, Harley 3840 .
LALME: vol. 1. 112. "Four hands, all in similar language." LP 5311. Wilts.
Oxford, Bodleian Library, Laud Misc. 553 .
LALME: vol. 1. 150. Hand A. LP 7310. Herefords.
London, British Library, Royal 18.A.6 .
Editions, facsimiles, and other sources cited:
Agnus Castus, A Middle English Herbal, ed. G. Brödin, Essays and Studies on English Language and Literature 6 (1950).
Cited from the slip collections of the Oxford English Dictionary.
Oxford, Bodleian Library, Bodley 536, fols. 21r-28v, 13r-20v, 29r-38v, quoted from manuscript by the OD; slips in poss. of MED.
MED title stencils and sources:
Stockh 10.90
  • ?a1450 Agnus Castus (Stockh 10.90) Agnus Castus, A Middle English Herbal, ed. G. Brödin, Essays and Studies on English Language and Literature 6 (1950).119-96, 204-5.
  • ?a1450 *Agnus Castus [OD col.] (Stockh 10.90) Cited from the slip collections of the Oxford English Dictionary. Note: Cited in print MED with stencil "(a1400-1450) Stockh.Med.MS.[OD col.]" (and variants).
Bal 329
  • a1500 Agnus Castus (Bal 329) Agnus Castus, A Middle English Herbal, ed. G. Brödin, Essays and Studies on English Language and Literature 6 (1950).203-4.
  • See also Variants below.
Bod 483
  • c1450 Agnus Castus (Bod 483) Agnus Castus, A Middle English Herbal, ed. G. Brödin, Essays and Studies on English Language and Literature 6 (1950).fns. pp. 119-205.
Bod 536
  • a1500 *Agnus Castus [OD col.] (Bod 536) Oxford, Bodleian Library, Bodley 536, fols. 21r-28v, 13r-20v, 29r-38v, quoted from manuscript by the OD; slips in poss. of MED. Note: Quoted in print MED with stencil c1460-70 MS Bodl.536 [OD col.]; also dated c1485. [OD col.] is attached to stencils for quotations taken from the slip collections of the Oxford English Dictionary. This form of citation and reference is used when a MS or edition is not otherwise accessible to the MED.
Hrl 3840
  • a1500 Agnus Castus (Hrl 3840) Agnus Castus, A Middle English Herbal, ed. G. Brödin, Essays and Studies on English Language and Literature 6 (1950).138, 156, 197, 202-3. Note: The version of Agnus Castus in Hrl 3840 is said by G. Keiser to be close to that used in the Sloane 5 Herbal.
  • See also Variants below.
LdMisc 553
  • a1500 Agnus Castus (LdMisc 553) Agnus Castus, A Middle English Herbal, ed. G. Brödin, Essays and Studies on English Language and Literature 6 (1950).153, 188, 197-202.
  • See also Variants below.
Roy 18.A.6
  • a1450 Agnus Castus (Roy 18.A.6) Agnus Castus, A Middle English Herbal, ed. G. Brödin, Essays and Studies on English Language and Literature 6 (1950).150, 153, 165.
  • See also Variants below.
Variants taken from:
Agnus Castus, A Middle English Herbal, ed. G. Brödin, Essays and Studies on English Language and Literature 6 (1950).fns. pp. 119-205.
  • c1450 (Bod 483)
  • a1500 (Hrl 3840)
  • a1500 (LdMisc 553)
  • a1450 (Roy 18.A.6)

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