John Gower — 15th century, middle; English
MS. Lyell 31
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
John Gower — 15th century, middle; English
Shelfmark
MS. Lyell 31
Place of origin
English
Date
15th century, middle
Language
Middle English (1100-1500)
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Decoration
Main initials in gold on grounds of red and blue, decorated with foliage and with small borders consisting of sprays of foliage; other large initials in blue flourished in red; small initials in blue or red flourished in red or violet. (Pächt and Alexander iii. 1019)
Acquisition
Chosen as one of the hundred manuscripts bequeathed to the Bodleian by Lyell in 1948.
Provenance
James P. R. Lyell, 1871–1948
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