Martyrology (Usuard); Würzburg, s. xiv1.
MS. Laud Misc. 425
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Martyrology (Usuard); Würzburg, s. xiv1.
Shelfmark
MS. Laud Misc. 425
Place of origin
Germany, Würzburg
Date
14th century, first half
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
i (paper) + i (17th-cent. parchment) + 142 + i (paper) leaves
Hands
German textualis, s. xiv1, by a single hand.
Decoration
Scribal initials on fols. 1r–6v, 8r.
Simple initials in colours.
Red rubrics.
Binding
Brown tanned calf over laminated pulpboard for Abp. Laud, 1637–1639.
Acquisition
Given to the Bodleian as part of his third donation, dispatched on 28 June 1639.
Provenance
Written in Würzburg, s. xiv1.
Würzburg, Universitätsbibliothek: a 17th-cent. inscription, f. 1r.
William Laud, 1573–1645: his ex libris, 1637, fol. 8r.
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Title
Martyrology (Usuard)
Shelfmark
MS. Laud Misc. 425
Summary
Fols. 1r–6v. Calendar
Fol. 7r–v blank, except for ruling and the alphabet in minuscule letters on f. 7v
Fols. 8r–11v. Prefatory texts
Fols. 11v-138r. Martyrology
Fols. 138v–142r. Lessons for the chapter office of prime
(fols. 142v-143v are blank)
Date
14th century, first half
Language
Latin
Physical extent
142 Leaves
Custodial history
MS. Frere 348. Manuscript 2638 acquired by the Bodleian Library
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Collection contents
Martyrology (Usuard)
