William of Auvergne — 15th century, middle; English, Canterbury
MS. Bodl. 281
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
William of Auvergne — 15th century, middle; English, Canterbury
Shelfmark
MS. Bodl. 281
Place of origin
English, Canterbury
Date
15th century, middle
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
i + 165 leaves
Hands
Fols. 1–122 written by Henry Mere, with his initials, fols. 72v, 116v (cf. M. B. Parkes, "A Fifteenth-Century Scribe: Henry Mere", in Scribes, Scripts and Readers: Studies in the Communication, Presentation and Dissemination of Medieval Texts (London, 1991), pp. 249-56). The second scribe also wrote MS. Auct. F. 5. 26. ( Pächt and Alexander iii. 987, pl. XCII)
Decoration
Fine borders.
Fine initials.
Binding
Elaborate stamped-leather sides (English 15th cent. work, of Canterbury, see no. 2291, an imitation of a 12th cent. design), pasted on an 18th cent. binding: 'Time Deum' and 'bien' are among the stamps. Attribute to John Kemsyn (the Canterbury binder).
Acquisition
Presented by Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob Colfe in 1616.
Provenance
Canterbury, Kent, Benedictine cathedral priory of Holy Trinity or Christ Church: On fol. 1r in an initial letter are the arms of the priory of Christ Church, Canterbury (azure, a cross argent, charged with the letter X in the fesse point and the letter I in the honour point, both sable for Christi). ( MLGB3: inferred evidence).
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