Justinian — 14th century

Title

Justinian — 14th century

Justinian — 13th century, second half

Shelfmark

MS. Arch. Selden. B. 15

Date

13th century, second half

14th century

Language

Latin

Contents

Decoration

Illuminated capitals.

Acquisition

Acquired by the Bodleian in 1659

Provenance

John Selden, 1584–1654

Title

Volumen (pt. 5 of the Corpus Juris Civilis) without the Usus feudorum

Shelfmark

MS. Arch. Selden. B. 15

Summary

Volumen (pt. 5 of the Corpus Juris Civilis) without the Usus feudorum:

14th century (fol. 1). 'Liber Institucionum the four books of the Institutions of Justinian, with the Accursian gloss, lists of chapters, etc.

2nd half of 13th century, (fol. 67). Justiniani Novellarum vel Authenticarum collationes novem, with few glosses.

Fol. 198. 'Codicis domini Iustiniani... liber .viiij. explicit. Incipit .x. De jure fisci': what follows are the tres libri (books x-xii of the Codex), with some marginal notes: MS.'O' in Paul Krueger's text.

Several blank margins are cut off, as at fols. 65, 104, 138, 158-9, and foll. 67-197 have been stilted by additional pieces of parchment to range with the rest.

Date

Made up of two pieces written in the 13th and 14th century

Language

Latin

Physical facet

On parchment, in double columns, with illuminated capitals, etc.

Physical extent

240 Leaves

Custodial history

'Liber Thome de Lenemenstre' (14th cent.).

Manuscript 3375 acquired by the Bodleian Library