On this page, you can learn more about the various medieval legal manuscripts in St John’s College LIbrary.
MS 24
MS 24 is a copy of Justinian’s Digest, a Roman law compendium. This manuscript was produced in England in the thirteenth century. MS 24 has extensive marginal annotations, as you can see on the folio shown here.
A full catalogue entry is available here.
MS 53
MS 53 contains a copy of Bartholomew of Pisa’s Summa de casibus, a canon law text. Bartholomew of Pisa, also known as Bartolomeo de San Concordia, was a Dominican canon lawyer (d.1347). MS 53 was produced in England in the mid-fifteenth century.
A full catalogue entry is available here.
MS 125
MS 125 principally contains a copy of Ivo of Chartres’ Panormia, a canon law collection. The manuscript also includes canons of the legatine council of Westminster (1138), London (?1143), and Westminster (1125). MS 125 was produced in England at the end of the twelfth century.
A full catalogue entry is available here.
MS 256
MS 256, a register of writs, was produced in England in the middle of the fifteenth century. The head of the text, shown here, is impressively decorated. It is preceded by two indexes.
A full catalogue entry is available here.
MS 346
MS 346 is an indenture from twelfth-century England. It was cut with two vellum tags for seals, but the seals themselves are no longer present. A full catalogue entry is available here.