Nicholas de Gorham — 14th century, late; Germany (or Central Europe (?))
MS. Hamilton 20
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Nicholas de Gorham — 14th century, late; Germany (or Central Europe (?))
Shelfmark
MS. Hamilton 20
Place of origin
Germany (or Central Europe (?))
Date
14th century, late
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
Paper. Watermarks: (a) front pastedown, circle-star-circle-star, c. 91 20 , cf. WZIS DE8730-PO-22875, etc.; (1) fols. 1–24, crown, not identifiable in Piccard; (2), fols. 25–72, 84, ochsenkopf, not identifiable in Piccard; (3) fols. 74–83, 96, 149–351 (except 315) moor's head (frei, mit Kopfbedeckung - Stirnband - ohne Beizeichen - mit Augen - Linie Hinterkopf sichtbar - Stirnbandende zweiteilig), c. 50 48 , 42 mm. between chainlines, cf. WZIS DE9045-PO-20522 etc.; (4) fols. 86–95, 97–148, 315, unidentified; (5) fols. 140, 142 unidentified.
Physical extent
i (modern) + 352 + i (modern) folios
Hands
Cursiva.
Lemmata in textualis.
Decoration
Silhouette initials in red or puzzle initials in black and red at the beginning of each psalm.
Spaces for some initials not filled in, and the rubrication unfinished; spaces left for lemmata unfilled in places.
Acquisition
Presented to the Bodleian Library by his sons and received in 1857.
Provenance
Dating based on watermarks.
Neuzelle, Cistercian abbey: Liber noue celle sancte Marie ordinis Cyst' (fol. 1r, 15th century)
Sir William Hamilton, 1788–1856
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