Boethius — 12th century, second half; England (?)
MS. Rawl. G. 39
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Boethius — 12th century, second half; England (?)
Shelfmark
MS. Rawl. G. 39
Place of origin
England (?)
Date
12th century, second half
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment, paper
Physical extent
141 leaves Fols 1-7 and 57-end are blank papers. Fols 8-56 of an older volume. For other parts, of the original collection see: MS. Rawl. G. 34 (fols 57-106) and MS. Rawl. G. 40 (fols 107-136, with a list of contents)
Decoration
Good initials
Binding
Red leather with gold tooling (Thomas Rawlinson's). Binding comparable to other Rawlinson manuscripts
Acquisition
Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1755
Provenance
Owned by Thomas Rawlinson
Richard Rawlinson, 1690–1755
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