Merton College E. 3. 5(a)
Contents
Language(s): Latin
, Soph. Elench. (29/7–39/21)
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: Parchment
Extent: Two bifolia, contiguous but not the centre of the quire
Dimensions (leaf): 280 × 205 mm.
Dimensions (written): 155 × 80 mm.
Layout
22 long lines.
Hand(s)
Written in a formal gothic rotunda bookhand. The text is flanked by 3 cols for glossing, provided heavily but spasmodically in an early anglicana hand.
Decoration
A red initial flourished in blue, with partial border in both colours; red or blue paraphs.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Taken from ‘63. dd. 1’ (Iacobus de Arena, 1541).
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
Codices Boethiani, no. 226.
Funding of Cataloguing
Conversion of the printed catalogue to TEI funded by the Warden and Fellows of Merton College .
Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2019-11-27: First online publication
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