John the Deacon — 10th century
MS. Bodl. 381
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
John the Deacon — 10th century
Shelfmark
MS. Bodl. 381
Place of origin
France, North-East, perhaps Corbie
Date
9th century, third quarter
10th century
Language
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
iii + 194 leaves
Decoration
Coloured capitals.
Acquisition
'THo: Allen: Dono Dedit in 1601.
Provenance
Date: see Gneuss & Lapidge no. 381 ('England or English scribe on Continent?').
Canterbury, Benedictine abbey of St Augustine: 'Vita sancti Gregorii pape. Distinctio IXa Gradus V cum H': 'Liber sancti Augustini Cantuariensis', 'A', all early 14th cent. inscriptions. After 'Gradus' 'III' was originally written and a line drawn up through it soon after: and 'Distinctio' was altered to 'Distinctione'.
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