BONAVENTURE ON III SENT.; S. XIII
Merton College MS. 116
Merton College, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
BONAVENTURE ON III SENT.; S. XIII
Shelfmark
Merton College MS. 116
Place of origin
script of English appearance (?)
Date
S. XIII
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
Parchment
Physical extent
479 leaves (iv + 475)The edges retrimmed affecting running heads and stained red.
Hands
A proficient gothic rotunda bookhand influenced by anglicana; the same scribe as MS 115.
Decoration
As for MS 115. Red and blue flourished initial with partial border in the colours; red or blue initials flourished in the other colour; red or blue paraphs.
Binding
s. xix, doubtless replacing one of s. xvii; sewn on four bands. On fol. 472, near the foot, are marks of the large iron chain-staple. Fols. i-iii, 473–5, are modern paper binding leaves.
Provenance
At the head of fol. i are two early inscriptions: ‘Liber magistri Ricardi de Werplesdon’; ‘Liber domus scolarium de Merton’ Oxon’ ex legato Ricardi de Werplesdone’: UO47. 129. For Worplesdon, see MS 115.
Inside the front board is the College bookplate, with ‘O. 1. 10’, canc. and replaced with ‘L. 3. 3. (CXVI)’ in red. ‘10’ is inked on the foredge.
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