PIERRE BERSUIRE; c. 1450
Merton College MS. 247
Merton College, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
PIERRE BERSUIRE; c. 1450
Shelfmark
Merton College MS. 247
Place of origin
script of German or Low Countries appearance.
Date
c. 1450
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
Parchment
Physical extent
284 leaves (i + 283) The edges retrimmed cropping marginalia and the decoration on f. 1.
Hands
A cursive of German or Low Countries type.
Annotated in an anglicana hand; the same or a similar one writes the titles of biblical books as running heads near the top outer corner of each recto.
Decoration
On f. 1 a 4-line gold initial on square coloured ground with 2-sided foliage border;
blue initials flourished in red; red or blue paraphs, red highlighting. The decoration is omitted from quires 13–18.
Binding
s. xv, repaired in modern times; chamfered oak boards with projecting foredges, now bare and rebacked with modern vellum; resewn on six bands. Formerly two straps from recesses in the front board to catches at the back. Formerly chained from the front board, once at the foredge near the foot, again at the foot.
Provenance
Given by William Rumsey, fellow c.1449, still in 1463, for whom see MS 12. The College received the book on 25 May 1493; it was chained in the library on 2 Aug. 1494 (Registrum, pp. 173, 184).
On f. iv is a title, s. xvii, and ‘P. 3. 14. Art:’, canc. and replaced with ‘B. 1. 5 (CCXLVII)’ in red. ‘AD. MCCCXLVI’ is written in modern ink; the College bookplate.
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