JUSTINIAN, Codex 4.45.1–46.6 (binding fragment)
St John's College MS 235 (fragment 105)
St John's College, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
JUSTINIAN, Codex 4.45.1–46.6 (binding fragment)
Shelfmark
St John's College MS 235 (fragment 105)
Place of origin
Some of the glossing appears English, but most of it again is continental.
Italy(?) (text)
Date
s. xiii (text)
s. xv (gloss)
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
Vellum.
Physical extent
Fol. 1.
Hands
Written in gothic textura semiquadrata, certainly continental (Italy?), s. xiii. Some of the glossing appears English, a formal anglicana/secretary mixture, s. xv, but most of it again is continental.
Decoration
Headings in red, although many not provided, often because there is no space left.
At the heads of sections, 3-line alternate red and blue lombards, unflourished, with the actual text beginning with an unflourished 1-line example in the contrasting colour.
Provenance
MS 235 is a collection of binding fragments removed from College books (medieval portions only). This entry is for fragment 105 only.
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