Jocelin of Furness — 15th century, beginning; Irish, Abbeyderg (?)

Title

Jocelin of Furness — 15th century, beginning; Irish, Abbeyderg (?)

Félire Óengusso Céli Dé — 15th century; Irish, Abbeyderg (?)

Shelfmark

MS. Rawl. B. 505

Date

15th century, beginning

15th century

Language

Irish

Latin

Contents

Decoration

Historiated initial. fol. 191v Type initial I Subject Gold initial with half-figure of St Berachus, with crosier, before an altar with chalice, in architectural frame (Life of St Berachus).

Blue initial on red and gold background, decorated with coiled tendrils with flowers and leaves extending into margins on fol. 184.

Red and blue initials, usually on contrasting blue or red background, decorated with geometric, floral, zoomorphic and anthropomorphic penwork designs. Black penwork initials. Initials with human figures, heads of men and women, and animal heads are on fols. 2v, 4v, 12v, 25r, 44r, 49v, 67r, 70r, 83r and 124v. Catchwords, decorated with geometric and floral designs, grotesques, human and animal heads. Initials, formed by bodies of beasts and grotesques, or decorated with interlace and animal heads on fols. 211–220.

Acquisition

Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1755

Provenance

Richard Rawlinson, 1690–1755

Title

Jocelin of Furness, Life of St. Patrick; Lives of Irish saints; Félire Óengusso Céli Dé

Shelfmark

MS. Rawl. B. 505

Date

15th century

Language

Irish

Latin

Physical extent

1 item