JUSTINIAN, Codex1.2.13–14 and 1.2.23 and opening portions of 1.3 (binding fragment)
St John's College MS 235 (fragment 109)
St John's College, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
JUSTINIAN, Codex1.2.13–14 and 1.2.23 and opening portions of 1.3 (binding fragment)
Shelfmark
St John's College MS 235 (fragment 109)
Place of origin
England (interlinear additions)
Italy probably Bologna (text)
Date
s. xv (interlinear additions)
s. xiv in. (text and gloss)
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
Vellum.
Physical extent
Fols. 2.
Hands
Written in Italian (probably Bolognese) gothic textura rotunda, different sizes for text and gloss, s. xiv in.(a few late interlinear additions in English hands, anglicana with secretary a, s. xv).
Decoration
Headings in red.
All canons introduced by decorated capitals, at the simplest 3-line blue lombards with touches of red; many with full champes in gold leaf on blue and violet, always with vinework and often with lions or dragons; there are also two painted human figures.
The canon usually headed by a 1-line unflourished red lombard, and usually decorative penwork initials, frequently with infill or heads, often ochre-slashed.
Provenance
MS 235 is a collection of binding fragments removed from College books (medieval portions only). This entry is for fragment 109 only.
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