Devotional treatise — 13th century; French (?)
MS. Holkham misc. 42
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Devotional treatise — 13th century; French (?)
Shelfmark
MS. Holkham misc. 42
Place of origin
French (?)
Date
13th century
Language
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
Parchment (fols. 1–45) and paper (fols. 46–80).
Physical extent
iii (paper) + 132 + iii (paper).
Hands
Neat medium grade gothic bookhand, by more than one scribe.
Decoration
Pen-flourishes on fols. 120r and 122v are in the form of fish and a human head.
Binding
Bound in typical Holkham polished brown leather, the boards framed in gilt and with the Coke crest stamped in the centre of the upper cover.
Provenance
Sir Henry Spelman (c.1564–1641) (on whom see DNB), inscribed 'Henrici Spelman.' in the top margin of fol. 1r.
With the gilt booklabel of 'THOMAS WILLIAM COKE', and signed 'Thos. Willm Coke' (fol. i verso), formerly Norfolk, Holkham Hall, MS. 661.
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