Merton College D. 3. 5 (27-28)
Contents
Language(s): Latin
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: Parchment
Extent: Two bifolia, the edges cut down
Dimensions (leaf): 215 × 165 mm.
Dimensions (written): 180 × 130 mm.
Layout
Frame-ruled; written in 31 long lines.
Hand(s)
Written in anglicana formata.
Decoration
Red initials, paraphs, highlighting and underlining.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Taken from ‘21. hh. 1’ (Historiae Romanae Scriptores, vol. 1, Frankfurt 1588, bought ‘in usum Collegii’, 23 Aug. 1594). Another four leaves are in ‘14. g. 11’ (M. Paris, Zürich 1589, also bought ‘in usum Collegii’, 23 Aug. 1594).
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.
Bibliography
Ker, Pastedowns, nos 1082, 1088.
Funding of Cataloguing
Conversion of the printed catalogue to TEI funded by the Warden and Fellows of Merton College .
Abbreviations
View list of abbreviations and editorial conventions.
Last Substantive Revision
2019-11-08: First online publication