Breviary (Rouen) — 12th century - 15th century

Title

Breviary (Rouen) — 12th century - 15th century

Shelfmark

MS. Selden Supra 102

Date

15th century, first half

12th century - 15th century

Language

Latin

Contents

Form

codex

Support

parchment, paper

Musical notation

Notation on staves (see van Dijk 1957).

Acquisition

Acquired by the Bodleian in 1659

Provenance

John Selden, 1584–1654

Title

'Fragments from Selden printed books'

Shelfmark

MS. Selden Supra 102

Summary

'Fragments from Selden printed books':

Fol. 1. two leaves from a noted breviary, late 12th cent., written in France (from 4° C. 1 Art. Seld.)

Fol. 3. part of two leaves from a subject-index to the Bible, 13th cent. (from 'Th. Seld.')

Fol. 5. a leaf from a Psalter with commentary, 13th cent. (from 4° A. 52 Art. Seld.)

Fol. 6. two leaves of a MS. of the Digest, xvii. 1, with notes, 13th cent. (from C. 3. 9, olim N. r. 7, Th. Seld.)

Fol. 8. two leaves from the Rationale of Gulielmus Durandus, early 14th cent. (from S. 1. 13 Jur. Seld.)

Fol. 10. a leaf from a theological treatise on angels, etc., 14th cent. (from 8° B. 4 Med. Seld.)

Fol. 11. two leaves of the Meteorologica of Aristotle in a Latin version, 14th cent., with notes (from N. 1. 11 Th. Seld.)

Fol. 13. fragment from an Antiphoner, 15th cent. (from 8° P. 67 Art. Seld.)

Fol. 14. fragment from a Sarum breviary, with music, 15th cent. (from 8° C. 59 Art. Seld.)

Fol. 15. two leaves from a 15th cent. MS. of Higden's Polychronicon, owned by Charles Sonibank in the 16th cent. (from 4° C. 1 Jur. Seld.)

Fol. 17. part of a late 14th cent. deed by Pierre de Saint Pol, sieur de Breteuil, in French (from 8° P. 19 Jur. Seld.)

Fol. 18. part of a 15th cent. deed by Jean Coulon of Senlis, in French (from 8° E. 3 Jur. Seld.)

Fols. 19, 20. two fragments from a 13th cent. MS. of the Codex Justiniani, with notes (from 8° S. 20 Th. Seld.)

Fol. 21. nine scraps, parts of two 13th cent. breviaries (from A. 1. 20 Jur. Seld. and 8° D. 45 Art. Seld.)

Fol. 22. thirteen leaves from the Practica of Johannes Petrus de Ferrariis, early 15th cent., on paper (from AA. 93 Th. Seld.)

Date

Written in the 12th-15th century

Language

English

Latin

Physical facet

On parchment and paper, bound about 1890-1900

Physical extent

36 Leaves

Custodial history

Manuscript 3502 acquired by the Bodleian Library