Homiliary; Würzburg, Domstift St Kilian, c. 1000.
MS. Laud Misc. 157
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Homiliary; Würzburg, Domstift St Kilian, c. 1000.
Shelfmark
MS. Laud Misc. 157
Date
c. 1000
decoration, 11th century, late
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
i (modern) + i (17th-cent.) + 229 + i (modern) leaves
Hands
Protogothic, Würzburg, Domstift, c. 1000, by several hands.
Decoration
Fine initials. (Pächt and Alexander i. 32, pl. IV). Würzburg, late 11th century: fols. 93r, 111v, 167v, 171v, 180r, 182v, 188v & 222v elaborate initials, sometimes with foliate decoration.
Red rubrics in rustic capitals.
Musical notation
On f. 228v some neums, the St Gall type, 12th century.
Binding
Brown tanned calf over laminated pulpboard for Abp. Laud, 1637–1639. Rust marks from clasps and bosses of a former binding.
Acquisition
Given to the Bodleian as part of his third donation, dispatched on 28 June 1639.
Provenance
Written in Würzburg, Domstift St Kilian, c. 1000 (Hoffmann, Südwesten, 332), originally part of a larger volume, two quires (13 leaves) missing at the beginning;
Late 12th-cent. ex-libris inscription of the Domstift, fol. 227v.
William Laud, 1573–1645: his ex libris, 1637, fol. 1r.
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Title
Homiliary; Würzburg, Domstift St Kilian, c. 1000
Shelfmark
MS. Laud Misc. 157
Summary
Homiliary; Würzburg, Domstift St Kilian, c. 1000. Has some neums, e.g. on f. 139 and at end. A St. Kylian's book (H. E. C.)
Date
c. 1000 and decoration 11th century, late
Language
Latin
Physical extent
228 Leaves
Custodial history
Manuscript 2426 acquired by the Bodleian Library
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Collection contents
Homiliary; Würzburg, Domstift St Kilian, c. 1000
