Merton College E. 3. 18
Contents
Language(s): Latin
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: Parchment
Extent: Two partial bifolia
Dimensions (leaf): 260 × 190 mm.
Dimensions (written): 200 × 135 mm.
Layout
Ruled with crayon in 3 cols of constant width, the text in the middle, on 19 widely-spaced lines, though all the cols are ruled ad hoc.
Hand(s)
Good protogothic bookhands, one each for text and gloss.
Decoration
Red and blue arabesque initials; plain red or blue initials in the text only.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Taken from a printed book that had been chained at the foot.
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 .
Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2019-12-03: First online publication