William Flete — 15th century, middle; English
MS. Holkham misc. 41
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
William Flete — 15th century, middle; English
Shelfmark
MS. Holkham misc. 41
Place of origin
English
Date
15th century, middle
Language
Middle English (1100-1500)
Contents
Form
codex
Support
Parchment, badly eaten by mould.
Physical extent
ii (paper) + 97 (i.e. 194 pp.) + ii (paper) (severely cropped)
Hands
Written in a fine gothic formal liturgical bookhand, with 16 lines of text per page. Ruled in red.
Decoration
Large initials in red, pink, green and blue on gold grounds, each with a partial border of leaf design, on pages 1, 6, 99, the rest blue with red flourishes. (Pächt and Alexander iii, 1044)
Binding
Black polished leather; the spine lettered in gilt 'PASSION | OF | CHRIST'.
Provenance
Bookplate of THOMAS WILLIAM COKE; formerly Norfolk, Holkham Hall, MS. 67.
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