Bede — 12th century, first half; England
MS. Bodl. 447
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Bede — 12th century, first half; England
Shelfmark
MS. Bodl. 447
Place of origin
England
Date
12th century, first half
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
i + 110 leaves
Hands
Written in more than one hand
Decoration
Initials
Binding
Plain white sheepskin on boards (15th century English work).
Acquisition
Presented to the Bodleian by Sir Walter Cope in 1602
Provenance
'Jo. Prisei. 1553'. Fol. i: 'Jo. Prise vindicauit hunc librum a tinearum morsibus'. N. R. Ker, 'Sir John Prise' The Library, 10 (1955), p. 5, notes that 'About one-tenth of all existing manuscripts of English origin of Bede's theological works belonged to Prise'. On Prise's efforts to preserve fragile manuscripts, see also Christopher Ian Tuckley, 'The Book Collection at St Guthlac’s Priory, Hereford, Before 1200: Acquisition, Adaptation and Use'(2009), p. 116
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