WILLIAM DURAND, VINCENT OF BEAUVAIS &c.; S. XIV ex.
Merton College MS. 110
Merton College, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
WILLIAM DURAND, VINCENT OF BEAUVAIS &c.; S. XIV ex.
Shelfmark
Merton College MS. 110
Place of origin
England
Date
S. XIV ex.
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
Parchment
Physical extent
422 leaves (i + 421)
Hands
An exceptionally elegant upright anglicana formata.
Decoration
Red and blue flourished initials; blue initials flourished in red; red paraphs, running heads, underlining and highlighting; highlighting also in yellow. Rubrics were supplied only spasmodically; there are no coloured initials from fol. 275 on.
Binding
Late medieval; bevelled oak boards, slightly projecting at the foredge, now bare and the spine covered with pigskin, s. xix; sewn on eight bands. Two straps from recesses in the front board to clasps at the back, all gone; formerly chained from the front board, at the foredge near the head and foot. Only the first of these (in brass) has left a mark on fol. i. Also formerly chained from near the foot of the rear board. The outermost leaves were formerly pastedowns.
Provenance
Made in England. It is not known when it reached the College prior to s. xvii.
On fol. iv is a sheet of paper with ‘D. 5, 9’ (canc.) and a table of contents, s. xvii. Above is ‘O. 1. 4. Art:’, s. xvii, canc. and replaced by ‘L. 2. 4 (CX)’ in red. Below is the College bookplate.
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