John of Tynemouth — 1499; (?) France

Title

John of Tynemouth — 1499; (?) France

Shelfmark

MS. Tanner 15

Date

1499

Language

Latin

Middle Welsh

Contents

Form

codex

Support

parchment

Physical extent

i (modern paper endleaf) + 4 (medieval endleaves and contents list, pp. i–viii) + 298 (pp. 1–596) + 4 (pp. 597-604, medieval and early modern endleaves), i (modern paper endleaf)

Hands

Gothic cursiva antiquior.

Decoration

Floriated border in gold leaf and colours on the opening page (p. 1). (Pächt and Alexander i. 796)

Text opens with a nine-line initial in gold leaf on a red and blue background (p. 1).

New lives open with three-line initials in blue with red pen flourishing.

New sections open with coloured initials, alternating between blue and red.

Rubricated headings and running heads.

Binding

Brown tanned calf over laminated pulpboard, 19th century.

Acquisition

Bequeathed by him to the Bodleian in 1735.

Provenance

Canterbury, Kent, Benedictine cathedral priory of Holy Trinity or Christ Church: the colophon (p. 581) indicates that the book was commissioned and paid for by Thomas Goldston, prior of Canterbury from 1495–1517 (MLGB3).

According to a pencil note in the official copy of the catalogue this manuscript contained the inscription Olim possedit Jac. Ofcote (?) miles, but this appears to have been lost when the volume was rebound.

Thomas Tanner, 1674–1735

Title

[Jo. Capgravii] Nova legenda Angliæ

Shelfmark

MS. Tanner 15

Date

1499

Language

Latin

Physical extent

1 item