Missal, Use of Sarum — 15th century, first half; English
MS. Wood empt. 19
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Missal, Use of Sarum — 15th century, first half; English
Shelfmark
MS. Wood empt. 19
Associated place
Canterbury
Date
15th century, first half
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
iv + 10 + 332 + iv pages
Decoration
Initials (defaced). (Pächt and Alexander iii. 967)
Musical notation
Square notation (pp. 190 ff.) on staves of 2–4 red lines.
Acquisition
Bought by the library in 1690.
Provenance
Liturgical evidence for Canterbury (?): tag for the mass of St. Augustine of Canterbury, and, in the calendar, the Translations of St. Thomas, St. Edmund and St. Richard, all in red.
Willelmus Brocas, p. 160, 16th-17th cent.
Willelmus Fitz Willelmus, p. 260 rev, 16th-17th cent.
William Sprigg, c. 1633 - c. 1701; given by him to Anthony Wood.
Liber Antonii Wood [1632–1695] e coll‘ Merton Oxonie ex dono [Willelmi] Sprigges nuper socii coll‘ Lync‘ Oxon‘ Novembris [after 1657], p. iii.
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Title
Sarum missal containing all the Temporale
Shelfmark
MS. Wood empt. 19
Summary
Sarum missal containing all the Temporale, and (p. 293) the Sanctorale from st. Andrew's day to st. John the Baptist's day, preceded by (p. iii) a Sarum calendar.
Date
Written in the 15th century in England
Language
Latin
Physical facet
On parchment
Physical extent
336 pages
Custodial history
'Liber Antonii Wood e coll' Merton Oxonie ex dono [Willelmi] Sprigges nuper socii coll' Lync' Oxon' Novembris' [after 1657] (p. iii); 'Willelmus Brocas'(p. 160), 'Willelmus Fitz Willelmus' (p. 260 rev.), both of the 16-17 centt.
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Collection contents
MSS. Wood empt.: Medieval manuscripts acquired by Wood
Sarum missal containing all the Temporale
