MS. Bodl. 203
Summary Catalogue no.: 1931
Contents
, Letters
Beginning with the Epistola ad Volusianum, and ending with one ad Januarium; 115 in number: a list precedes.
Language(s): Latin
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: i + 298 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 13.375 × 9.5 in.
Layout
2 cols
Decoration
Penwork
Accompanying Material
The binding is from the 17th century and the fly-leaves are comprised of pages from a 16th century edition of Cicero's Letters. Other pages from this copy of Cicero that were used as fly-leaves are found in MS. Bol. 204, MS. Bodl. 215, MS. Bodl. 244, MS. Bodl. 370, MS. Bodl. 568 and MS. Bodl. 711
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Presented by William Ballow, of Ch. Ch., Oxford, in 1604.
Record Sources
Description adapted (April 2020) from the following sources:
Otto Pächt and J. J. G. Alexander, Illuminated Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, addenda (by Bruce Barker-Benfield) [decoration, origin, date]
Summary Catalogue (1922) [contents, physical description, provenance and acquisition]
Abbreviations
View list of abbreviations and editorial conventions.
Last Substantive Revision
2020-04-01: Description revised to include all information in SC.