Legenda Aurea, etc.; England, 14th century, first half

Title

Legenda Aurea, etc.; England, 14th century, first half

Shelfmark

MS. Lyell 13

Place of origin

English

Date

14th century, first half

Language

Latin

Contents

Form

codex

Support

parchment

Physical extent

ii + 274 leaves (fol. 13, 22, 125, 128, 132, 154, 235, and 238 are double; fol. i-ii, 265-6 are flyleaves)

Hands

Anglicana.

Decoration

Larger initials (fol. 1, 13v, 43, 69, 100v, 148v, 173v, 215v) in blue and red with fine flourishing in red and blue; the initial on fol. 1 includes a bird and two monsters, smaller initials red flourished in blue or blue in red. ( Pächt and Alexander iii. 606)

Binding

Modern binding by Maltby in pigskin blind stamped in 'Oxford revival' style.

Acquisition

Chosen as one of the hundred manuscripts bequeathed to the Bodleian by Lyell in 1948.

Provenance

Formerly belonged to Dr. T. B. Strong, bishop of Oxford 1925-37 .

James P. R. Lyell, 1871–1948. Bought by Lyell from Blackwell's in October 1937.