Guido de Colonna — 15th century; English
MS. Holkham misc. 37
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Guido de Colonna — 15th century; English
Shelfmark
MS. Holkham misc. 37
Place of origin
English
Date
15th century
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
iii (paper) + 198 + iii (paper).
Decoration
Blue initials with red flourishes.
Binding
Typical Holkham binding of polished and diced brown leather; the spine lettered in gilt 'GUIDO DE | COLUMNIS | DE BELLO | TROIANO. || MS. | MEMB. | SÆC. XIV.'
Provenance
The abbey of Bury St. Edmunds: 'Eadmundo sancto pertinet iste liber et Dompno Iohanni W ulf spett' (fol. 196v, cf. 198r), and 'Liber dompni Iohannis Bardwell monachi sancti Edmundi' (fol. 197v), both 15th century.
Bookplate of 'THOMAS WILLIAM COKE'; inscribed with notes by his friend 'W.[illiam] R.[oscoe]' (fol. ii recto-verso); seen and described by M. R. James by 1921; formerly Norfolk, Holkham Hall, MS. 469.
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