A catalogue of Western manuscripts at the Bodleian Libraries and selected Oxford colleges

Merton College D. 3. 2 (7-8)

Contents

Language(s): Latin

Lectionary

On (8)r is written ‘Hugo Westonus’, s. xvi.

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: Parchment
Extent: Two leaves, not contiguous.
Dimensions (leaf): 290 × 210 mm.
Dimensions (written): 235 × 150 mm.

Layout

Ruled with crayon in 2 cols of 8 lines.

Hand(s)

Written in a large protogothic bookhand of medium quality.

Decoration

Red initials flourished in blue, green initials flourished in red.

History

Origin: c. 1200 ; English

Provenance and Acquisition

Taken from a printed book.

Record Sources

R. M. Thomson, A descriptive catalogue of the medieval manuscripts of Merton College, Oxford (Cambridge: D. S. Brewer), 2009.

Availability

For enquiries relating to this manuscript please contact Merton College Library.

Funding of Cataloguing

Conversion of the printed catalogue to TEI funded by the Warden and Fellows of Merton College .

Last Substantive Revision

2019-11-19: First online publication

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