Gospel lectionary — Before 1093; probably 11th century, second quarter; English
MS. Lat. liturg. f. 5
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Gospel lectionary — Before 1093; probably 11th century, second quarter; English
Shelfmark
MS. Lat. liturg. f. 5
Place of origin
English
Date
Before 1093; probably 11th century, second quarter
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
i + 36 + 1 fol.
Decoration
Fine miniatures. Each set of gospels is preceded by a full-page miniature of the evangelist and an illuminated title.
Fine borders.
Fine initials.
Musical notation
The Genealogy of Christ according to St. Matthew (fol. 4) with musical notation.
Acquisition
Sold by the library as part of the William Brice sale, Sotheby's, 26 July 1887, lot 104, for £6.
Provenance
Margaret, queen of Scotland (d. 1093) (poem on fol. 2).
Possibly Durham Cathedral Priory. Reginald of Coldingham records the gift by Queen Margaret to Durham of a gospel-book, which is perhaps the same gospel-book described in an inventory of 1383 (see Bodleian Quarterly Record iv.202–3), but the identification of either with the present manuscript is uncertain.
'Liber Ihois this ys bouke', 16th cent., fol. 20v.
'Claytoun Sudlaw', 16th cent., fol. 38v.
'John Stowe', fol. 38v, probably the antiquary (?1525–1605).
William Howard, 1563–1640: 'William Howard', fol. 3
Fane Edge, vicar of Nedging, Suffolk: 'Fane Edge, 1716', fol. 3; inherited from his mother, Catherine Fane (see Rushforth, 2007, pp. 103–4).
Brent Ely parish library: 'Brentely Library', 'L. i. 30', 18th cent., fol. 3
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