Bible, Epistle and Gospel list — 13th century, second quarter; additions, 13th - 15th century; English
MS. Digby 229
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Bible, Epistle and Gospel list — 13th century, second quarter; additions, 13th - 15th century; English
Shelfmark
MS. Digby 229
Date
13th century, second quarter; additions, 13th - 15th century
Language
Latin
Middle English (1100-1500)
Contents
Form
codex
Support
Parchment, thinner in quire 9 and most of the New Testament (quires 17–20).
Decoration
Fleuronnée initials mostly retouched 13th - 14th century. Others added at that date. (Pächt and Alexander iii. 426)
Fine decorated initials, fols. 1v and 2. Blue and red fleuronnée initials in the New Testament.
Acquisition
Donated by him to the Bodleian, 1634.
Provenance
'Precii c s.' (fol. 207v, 14th cent.)
'Gybbys xxx s.' (fol. iii verso)
Kenelm Digby, 1603–1665.
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Title
B. N. 18: Biblia Vulgata, cum praefationibus Hieronymi
Shelfmark
MS. Digby 229
Date
13th century, second quarter; additions, 13th - 15th century
Language
Latin
English
Physical extent
207 Leaves
Custodial history
Manuscript 1481 acquired by the Bodleian Library (97)
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Collection contents
B. N. 18: Biblia Vulgata, cum praefationibus Hieronymi
