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

Merton College D. 3. 2 (9)

Contents

Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: Parchment
Extent: Most of a flattened bifolium
Dimensions (leaf): c. 270 × 170 mm.
Dimensions (written): 200 × 140 mm.

Layout

Ruled with stylus in 2 cols of 32 lines. Pricked in the outer margins only.

Hand(s)

An expert round protogothic bookhand.

Decoration

Red or green initials.

History

Origin: s. xii med. ; 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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