University College MS. 78B
Contents
Missal, use of York
Language(s): Latin
Physical Description
Support: vellum
Decoration
Illuminated, flourish initials. "Sketch of a figure, fol. 184v." (Alexander and Temple)
Binding
Contemporary trimmed chemise binding
History
Provenance and Acquisition
"olim ecclesiæ de Cocknay ex dono Willelmi Sheppard." (Coxe) "Calendar (feast of relics 19 Oct.) suggests York Minster. Obit of Margaret Haverham, 1532. Given to Cuckney church by William Sheppard. Fols. 1, 184v. Given to the College by Thomas Walker, master (d. 1665)." (Alexander and Temple)
Record Sources
Summary description based on the following sources.
J. J. G. Alexander and Elzbieta Temple, Illuminated manuscripts in Oxford college libraries, the University Archives and the Taylor Institution (Oxford, 1985), Cat. No. 509 [information on decoration and origin]
Availability
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Last Substantive Revision
2022-01-13: Record created.