John Lydgate — c. 1430–40; English
MS. Bodl. 776
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
John Lydgate — c. 1430–40; English
Shelfmark
MS. Bodl. 776
Associated place
Bodleian Libraries, Oxford
Place of origin
English
Date
c. 1430–40
Language
Middle English (1100-1500)
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
ii (paper) + 4 + 71 + 1 + i (paper)leaves
Hands
One hand. Later anglicana with secretary features, writing in dark brown ink. Secretary features include single-compartment a, whereas anglicana features include form of w, kidney-shaped final s, and figure-8 g.
Decoration
Foliate border in blue, green, gold, red, and black on fol. 1r. Top section is missing (see Pächt and Alexander iii. 891).
Flourished initials in red and blue ink at between five and six lines in height found on fols. 3v, 17r, 25r, 26r, 27v, 28v, 29v, 30v, 31r, 32r, 33v, and 40r.
Frequent rubrication.
Marginal pen trials in black, brown, and red ink on fols. 13r, 25r, 27v, 47r, and 56v.
Acquisition
This appears to be the 'Liber Anglicis metris de varijs Legendis MS.' presented by John Adams, an Oxford bookbinder, on March 30, 1614.
Provenance
'R. P. howth thes booke', 16th cent. (fol. 72, cf. iiiv)
'Antho: Tuipyne', late 16th cent. (fol. 71).
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