Apparatus on the Sext; English, 14th century, second quarter

Title

Apparatus on the Sext; English, 14th century, second quarter

Shelfmark

MS. Lat. misc. b. 16

Associated place

Owston, Yorks

Place of origin

English

Date

14th century, second quarter

Language

Latin

Contents

Form

codex

Support

parchment

Physical extent

iv + 281 leaves(fols. 1–257) (fols. 258 - end: text and gloss of varying size)

Decoration

Four historiated initials, with partial border (see below). The style of the second differs from that of the others. (fol.1) doctor expounding to a lady; (fol.74) Pope Boniface VIII; (fol.151) doctor expounding to students; (fol.258) virgin and child.

Illuminated initials with similar borders on fol.84v, 102v, 112v, 129.

Initials with partial borders in blue, gold, red and rose, incorporating animals and grotesque figures.

The rest blue with red flourishes and red with blue or purple flourishes

Binding

18th cent.calf binding.

Acquisition

Remained in the Davies family until sold by Lt.-Col. P. R. Davies-Cooke at Sotheby's 15 June 1959, lot 199; bought.

Provenance

' Johannes Legat dedit et concessit …' (fol. 277v)

Gwysaney library of Robert Davies of Llannerch (1684–1728) , antiquary and naturalist (cf. H. D. Emanuel, 'The Gwysaney MSS', The National Library of Wales Journal, 7, 1951–2, 326–43, and Sixth Report of the Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts, Pt. 1, 1877–78, 418–21)

Bryan Cooke (1756–1821) of Owston, Yorks (who married Frances, daughter of Mary Davies) (bookplate)