University College MS. 116
Contents
2.
New Testatment (with Prologues of St Jerome) Language(s): Latin
Physical Description
Support: vellum
Decoration
Puzzle initials, penwork borders, manicules and faces in the margins. "Fine penwork borders, initials. Marginal scribbes [sic.]." (Alexander and Temple, p. 25)
Binding
Uncovered board, rebacked. Foredge painting.
History
Origin: 13th century, end
Provenance and Acquisition
"olim Willelmi Wharton, postea Johannis Thorgott." (Coxe) "List of sermon subjects for the use of an order of Preachers, p. 306. John Thorgott, saec. xvi, pp. 1, 396." (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. 237 [information on decoration and origin]
Availability
For permission to use images of this manuscript, please contact University College Library: library@univ.ox.ac.uk
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Last Substantive Revision
2022-01-13: Record created.