MS. Bodl. 272
Summary Catalogue no.: 1940
Contents
, Enarrationes in Psalmos li-c
Rubric: Aurelii Augustini egregii doctoris de Psalmo quinquagesimo 1º sermo incipit
Language(s): Latin
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: I + 215 leaves
Dimensions (leaf): 16.25 × 11.75 in.
Layout
2 cols.
Decoration
Initials. Initial added 14th century, beginning, fol. 1 (Pächt and Alexander iii. 79)
Binding
White sheepskin (about 1602) over older sewing and boards.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
MSS. Bodl. 289 (vol. i), 272 (vol. ii) and 273 (vol. iii) form one set.
Exeter Cathedral: fol. 1 'Ecclesie Exoniensis' (Bp. Grandison's writing). Identifiable in catalogues of 1327 and 1506 (MLGB).
Presented by the dean and chapter of Exeter in 1602.
Record Sources
Description adapted (April 2020) from the following sources, with additional reference to published literature as cited:
Otto Pächt and J. J. G. Alexander, Illuminated Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, III (1973), no. 79 [decoration, origin, date]
Summary Catalogue (1922) [contents, physical description, provenance and acquisition]
Digital Images
Digital Bodleian (1 image from 35mm slides)
Bibliography
Online resources:
Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2020-04-02: Revised to incorporate all information in SC.