Office for the Dead, Use of Sarum (noted), Added medical recipe in Middle English — 15th century, first half

Title

Office for the Dead, Use of Sarum (noted), Added medical recipe in Middle English — 15th century, first half

Shelfmark

MS. Gough Liturg. 16

Associated place

Bodleian Libraries, Oxford

Place of origin

English

Date

15th century, first half

Language

Middle English (1100-1500)

Latin

Contents

Form

codex

Support

parchment

Physical extent

2 + 89 + 1 leaves.

Hands

One scribe writing in Northern Textualis, in a dark brown ink.

Decoration

Blue initials flourished in red ink, 2-4 lines high.

Coloured initials in alternating red and blue ink of one line in height

Initials in the same ink as the text of two lines in height found on fol. 3r, 4v.

Musical notation

Square notation on long staves of 4 red lines (see van Dijk 1957).

Binding

White leather on boards, contemporary.

Acquisition

Bequeathed by him to the Bodleian.

Provenance

Document (fol. 2r) referring to 'magister Ledell', rector of Birchanger, probably John Ledell B.C.L. (fl. c. 1508-1545): Emden, BRUO 1501-1540, 347.

William Herbert, 1718-1795; probably lot 902 in his sale, 21 Nov. 1798.

Richard Gough, 1735-1809

Title

The Office for the Dead according to the use of Sarum

Shelfmark

MS. Gough Liturg. 16

Summary

The Office for the Dead according to the use of Sarum, with musical notes. On fols. 1v, 2 are added (early in the 16th century) forms of suspension and citation by -- Ledall, 'curatum ecclesie de Byrcheanger' near Bishop's Stortford, and prayers on St. Erkenwald's days, etc.

This Ledall may be John Ledall who took the degree of B. Can. Law at Oxford in 1508, and was rector of Birchanger 1518-46, the patronage of Birchanger being with New college.

Date

Written in the first half of the 15th century in England

Language

Latin

Physical facet

On parchment, with coloured initials, etc., binding, white leather on boards, contemporary

Physical extent

92 Leaves

Custodial history

On the back is 'Officium de fratre Alb' (?). Owned by 'Wm. Herbert' in 1783.