PORCHETUS SALVATICUS; S. XIV med.
Merton College MS. 245
Merton College, University of Oxford
Description
From Medieval manuscripts in Oxford libraries
This is an extract only. For more information, see the catalogue record in Medieval manuscripts in Oxford libraries.
Medieval manuscripts in Oxford libraries contains descriptions of all known Western medieval manuscripts held in the Bodleian Libraries, and of medieval manuscripts in selected Oxford colleges. Learn more.
Title
PORCHETUS SALVATICUS; S. XIV med.
Shelfmark
Merton College MS. 245
Place of origin
Paris, France
Date
S. XIV med.
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
Parchment
Physical extent
90 leaves (ii + 88) Fols. i-ii, 87–8 of thick, stiff parchment; the edges retrimmed and stained red.
Hands
A rather formal gothic rotunda bookhand, probably French, using pale ink.
Decoration
Parisian. On f. 1 a red and blue flourished initial with long extensions; blue initials flourished in red; red or blue paraphs; red highlighting.
Binding
Standard Merton s. xvii, sewn on four bands; formerly chained from the usual position. The first and last leaves were pastedowns in an earlier binding, which may have had a brass chain-staple on the front board, near the foot of the foredge. On f. 88 are the marks of two clasps, and of the large iron chain-staple.
Provenance
At the head of f. i is ‘Liber uictorie precii trium solidorum’, s. xiv.
On f. iivis ‘Liber domus scolarium de Mertone in Oxonia’, s. xiv ex. Inside the front board is a sheet of paper with ‘F. 2, 4’ (canc.) and title, s. xvii, and ‘P. 3. 12. Art:’, canc. and replaced with ‘B. 1. 4 (CCXLV)’ in red; the College bookplate.
View full record in Medieval manuscripts in Oxford libraries
