Priscian — 14th century, second half; Flanders (?)
MS. Rawl. G. 54
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Priscian — 14th century, second half; Flanders (?)
Shelfmark
MS. Rawl. G. 54
Place of origin
Flanders (?)
Date
14th century, second half
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
vi + 120leaves
Decoration
Decorative initials (e.g. fol. 1 and fol. 57v)
Coloured intials
Later sketches, mostly of people used to decorate the catchwords at quire markings (e.g. fol. 60v and fol. 68v)
Binding
Red leather with gold tooling (Thomas Rawlinson's). Binding comparable to other Rawlinson manuscripts
Acquisition
Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1755
Provenance
On fols 57 and (erased) 113v: 'Est liber hic Sancti Martini Louaniensis'; 'precium huius libri iij floreni Renenses' (fol. 117r). See MS. Rawl. G. 41 and MS. Rawl. G. 52
'Petrus Rebollj' is written with a metal stylus on fol. 90v (14th century)
'liber est R. de Burgnouo clerici de Marcilhaco diosesis ...' (15th century)
Thomas Rawlinson, MS. 116 (Enright, 'Rawlinson', app. B).
Richard Rawlinson, 1690–1755
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Connections
People associated with this object
- R. de Burgnouo clerici de Marcilhaco diosesis
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Priscian, grammarian, 5th-6th cent.
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Rawlinson, Thomas, 1681-1725
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Rawlinson, Richard, 1690-1755
