Psalterium, glossed (Bruno of Würzburg); Tegernsee, s. xi2
MS. Rawl. G. 163
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Psalterium, glossed (Bruno of Würzburg); Tegernsee, s. xi2
Shelfmark
MS. Rawl. G. 163
Place of origin
Germany, Tegernsee, Benedictine monastery
Date
11th century, second half
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
ii (paper) + 257 + ii (paper) leaves
Hands
Calligraphic protogothic, Tegernsee, 11th century, second half: main text, gloss and canticles by several hands.
Decoration
Fine borders, initials. (Pächt and Alexander i. 33, pl. IV): Tegernsee, 11th century, second half: full-page strapwork initials on fols. 5r, 73v, 140v.
Red rubrics, tituli, colophons and other highlights.
Binding
Brown leather over board for Thomas Rawlinson (1681–1725).
Acquisition
Given to the Bodleian Library by Rawlinson; accessioned in 1756.
Provenance
Würzburg, Benedictine abbey of St Stephen, before the end of the 12th century: suggested by later additions (see, Meierhofer 2014).
A 17th-century (?) shelfmark, fol. 1r.
Thomas Rawlinson (1681–1725): binding
Richard Rawlinson (1690–1755): bought for £1. 3s. at Thomas Rawlinson’s sale in 1734, second day’s sale, no. 154 in Ballard (1734).
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