Bede — 16th century, early; Flemish
MS. Holkham misc. 7
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Bede — 16th century, early; Flemish
Shelfmark
MS. Holkham misc. 7
Place of origin
Flemish
Date
16th century, early
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
Paper. Watermarks: coat of arms showing a fleur-de-lis, cf. Briquet, 1820; (fol. 50) small coat of arms surmounted by a crown (not identified).
Physical extent
ii (modern paper) + 134 + ii (modern paper) leaves.
Hands
Written in a fere humanistica hand
Decoration
Good initials, that on fol. 1 a later replacement. (Pächt and Alexander i. 399)
Binding
Polished brown leather, the upper cover stamped in gilt with the Coke crest; the spine lettered in gilt from bottom to top 'VEN. BEDÆ HISTORIA ECCLESIASTICA ANGLICANA'.
Provenance
Bookplate of Thomas William Coke; Holkham Hall library.
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