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

Merton College D. 3. 7 (7)

Contents

Language(s): Latin

Decretals,

glossed

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: Parchment
Extent: Part of one leaf
Dimensions (written): 125

Layout

The text in the centre in 2 cols, surrounded by gloss. Text 125 mm. wide, more than 39 lines.

Hand(s)

Text and gloss in two sizes of gothic rotunda bookhand.

Decoration

In the text one initial in colours and gold; blue initials flourished in red; plain red or blue initials.

History

Origin: s. xiv ; ?English

Provenance and Acquisition

Formerly a wrapper for ‘MCR 1587’ (bailiff’s accounts for 1587–92).

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

Funding of Cataloguing

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

Last Substantive Revision

2019-11-08: First online publication

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