Simeon of Durham, Geoffrey of Coldingham — 13th century; English
MS. Holkham misc. 25
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Simeon of Durham, Geoffrey of Coldingham — 13th century; English
Shelfmark
MS. Holkham misc. 25
Place of origin
English
Date
13th century
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
iii (paper) + 74 + iii (paper).
Hands
Competant low-grade gothic bookhand.
Decoration
Plain red initials.
Binding
Typical Holkham binding of polished brown leather (with a note to the binder in pencil in the gutter margin of fol. 1r: 'Russia'), the spine lettered in gilt 'SIMON | MONACHUS | DE STATU | LINDISEARN. [sic] | ET | DUNELM.' and '468' at the bottom.
Provenance
John Barker , 15th century: inscribed 'Domino Johanni Barker pertinet iste' (fol. 3r).
Sir Edward Coke : in his catalogue (ed. Hassall, no. 715).
' Ryc. Topcliffe ', 17th century (fol. 1r, bottom centre).
' Thos. Wilm Coke ' (fol. 1r, top left), formerly Norfolk, Holkham Hall, MS. 466.
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