Sarum calendar, Table of lections of Type I, Four gospels in the Later Version of the Wycliffite Bible — 15th century, first quarter, before 1415 (?); England

Title

Sarum calendar, Table of lections of Type I, Four gospels in the Later Version of the Wycliffite Bible — 15th century, first quarter, before 1415 (?); England

Shelfmark

MS. Selden Supra 49

Associated place

Holborn

Date

15th century, first quarter, before 1415 (?)

Language

Middle English (1100-1500)

Latin

Contents

Form

codex

Support

parchment

Physical extent

150 leaves, c.

Hands

textura, black ink; the work of at least two scribes: (1) fols. 16r–31v; (2) fols. 32r–149r; the second scribe may have been also responsible for the calendar and the table of lections

Decoration

5- to 6-line initials on gold background, and 3-sided borders made of gold, blue and pink bars, decorated with foliage.

2-line blue initials with red penwork at the beginnings of prologues and chapters.

Rubrics in red; blue paraphs.

Binding

English, 16th century, brown leather over pasteboard. Rectangular figure at the centre of both covers, made of blind floral and geometric decoration, framed with blind fillet lines. Inside the rectangular figure is a rosette surmounted by a crown and stamped initials ‘T S’ (Thomas Stanley, see Provenance). Four raised bands on spine. Fragment of a paper label at the top of spine. Fragments of two ties, now lost. ‘49’ written in ink on the edge of textblock.

Acquisition

Bodleian Library. Earlier shelfmarks: ‘19’, ‘A 9’ (fol. 1r).

Provenance

Codex thome stanley de Grays Inne, 16th century (fol. 1v; see also fols. 2r, 15v, 16r, 74r, 149r).

A fragment of an account of Holborne Empcions, i.e., purchases in Holborn (?) (Madan, F. and Craster, H. H. E., Summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford, vol. 2, part I (collections received before 1660 and miscellaneous MSS acquired during the first half of the 17th century), nos. 1–3490 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1922), no. 3437), for Die Sab’[…], used as a pastedown for the binding. Contains various food items.

Feasts of Thomas Becket and most titles ‘pope’ and ‘abbot’ are erased, presumably at Reformation.

John Selden, 1584–1654.

Title

The Four Gospels in the later Wycliffite version

Shelfmark

MS. Selden Supra 49

Summary

The Four Gospels in the later Wycliffite version: preceded by an English (Sarum) calendar (fol. 2), and a 'rule' or 'Kalender of the foure Gospelers', giving a list of Sarum liturgical gospels (fol. 9). A fragment of an account of 'Holborne Empcions', i.e. purchases in Holborn (?) of the 16th cent., is in the binding.

Date

Written about A.D. 1400

Language

English

Physical facet

On parchment, with illuminated borders, capitals, etc.; binding, stamped leather with T. S. (see below), English 16th cent. work

Physical extent

150 Leaves

Custodial history

'Codex Thome Stanley de Grays Inne', London, 16th cent.: it was apparently bound for him.

Manuscript 3452 acquired by the Bodleian Library