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MS. Bodl. 203

Summary Catalogue no.: 1931

Contents

Augustine, 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 (leaf): 13.375 × 9.5 in.

Layout

2 cols.

Decoration

Penwork.

Accompanying Material

The fly-leaves are from the same printed work as in MS. Bodl. 568 (S.C. 2008).

History

Origin: 13th century, second half ; English

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]
Summary Catalogue, vol. 2, part 1, p. 122

Abbreviations

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Last Substantive Revision

2020-04-01: Description revised to include all information in SC.