'Hierde Boc, or, the Book of the Pastoral care...'
MS. Ballard 57
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
'Hierde Boc, or, the Book of the Pastoral care...'
Shelfmark
MS. Ballard 57
Summary
'Hierde Boc, or, the Book of the Pastoral care. Wrote originally in Latin by Gregory the Great. And translated into Anglo-Saxon by King Ælfred', a transcript of MS. Hatton 20 (O. C. 4113), made by George Ballard.
Date
Written about 1730 (?) by G. Ballard
Language
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Physical facet
On paper
Physical extent
280 pages
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Collection contents
'Hierde Boc, or, the Book of the Pastoral care...'
