Martyrology — c. 1400; English, Kent
MS. Jones 9
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Martyrology — c. 1400; English, Kent
Shelfmark
MS. Jones 9
Date
c. 1400
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Binding
(leather on boards) and its sheepskin cover with clasp.
Acquisition
Received by the Bodleian, 1708.
Provenance
Faversham, Kent, Benedictine abbey of St Saviour: Provenance inferred from obits etc. (MLGB3: evidence from locally specific contents, including obits, scribbles, etc.).
Henry Jones, -1707
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Title
A Martyrologium written for the Cluniac abbey of Faversham or Feversham in Kent: in two parts
Shelfmark
MS. Jones 9
Summary
A Martyrologium written for the Cluniac abbey of Faversham or Feversham in Kent: in two parts:
Fol. 3. A general Martyrology, giving the place of martyrdom, in the order of the calendar, now beginning with 30 Dec., a leaf containing 25-30 Dec. being lost
Fol. 84v. A special list of obits of monks and others connected with the abbey, beginning with 1 Jan.
Fols. 1-2, 136 are fly-leaves from two 14th cent. Latin breviaries (?).
Date
Written about A.D. 1400 in Kent
Language
Latin
Physical facet
On parchment, the volume retains its original binding (leather on boards) and its sheepskin cover with clasp
Physical extent
136 Leaves
Custodial history
From a note on fol. 135 the book seems to have remained in the possession of a monk of the abbey till 1557.
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Collection contents
A Martyrologium written for the Cluniac abbey of Faversham or Feversham in Kent: in two parts
