A catalogue of Western manuscripts at the Bodleian Libraries and selected Oxford colleges

MS. Bodl. 204

Summary Catalogue no.: 1932

Contents

Augustine, Sermons
Rubric: Sermones Aurelij Augustini doctoris Ypponensis episcopi

In three parts or 'volumina', preceded by a list of the sermons. In part 1 (beg. 'Sermo ... de Cantico nouo') are 58 sermons: in part 2 (fol. 95: beg. 'Sermo ... de Simbolo') are 41; in the 3rd (fol. 155v: beg. 'Sermo de secundo Aduentu Domini') are 163: in all 262. The 3rd part is homilies on special Sundays and festivals.

Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: iii + 293 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 13.125 × 8.625 in.

Layout

2 cols

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. 203, MS. Bodl. 215, MS. Bodl. 244, MS. Bodl. 370, MS. Bodl. 568 and MS. Bodl. 711

History

Origin: c. 1300 ; England

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]

Last Substantive Revision

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