Bible — 13th century, late; English
MS. Auct. D. 5. 14
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Bible — 13th century, late; English
Shelfmark
MS. Auct. D. 5. 14
Associated place
Oxford
Place of origin
English
Date
13th century, late
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
iii + 579 leaves
Decoration
Good historiated initials.
Other initials.
Map. (Pächt and Alexander iii. 476, pl. XLVII)
Binding
Reddish leather on boards, stamped with gold ornament, late 16th century Oxford work.
Traces of an earlier binding.
Acquisition
It was certainly in the Library in 1605.
Provenance
'Edyndon̄ liber' (15th cent.) shows that this volume belonged to the house of Bonhommes at Edington in Wiltshire.
Notes on fol. 578v show that this book was deposited by William Newton, a Bonhomme, as a pledge in the Langton chest at Oxford in 1463 and 1465.
In the 16th cent. 'James Mathewe clerk' owned or used the book (fol. 257v).
This appears to be the 'Biblia Lat.' given by sir Walter Cope in 1602, but proof is lacking.
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