MS. Bodl. 135
Summary Catalogue no.: 1899
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Physical Description
Decoration
Fine initials. Related to the Jumièges style. (Pächt and Alexander i. 456, pl. XXXVII)
Binding
Stamped white sheepskin (about 1602) on older sewing and boards.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
For date and origin see Gneuss-Lapidge and literature there cited.
Exeter, cathedral church: identifiable in medieval catalogues (MLGB).
On fol. 177v is 'habet epistole Agustini que sic incipiunt Domino illustri | Agustinus de Simbolo sancto ligatum. | hoc[?] & asseribus encheridion sine asseribus', late 13th cent. (?): the words in italics are marginal notes.
Presented by the dean and chapter of Exeter in 1602.
Record Sources
Digital Images
Digital Bodleian (1 image from 35mm slides)
Bibliography
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Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2020-04-15: Origin revised with ref to Gneuss-Lapidge.