MS. Bodl. 283
Summary Catalogue no.: 2338
Contents
Mirroure of the Worlde (ed. from this the unique MS. by R. Raymo and E. Whitaker, The Mirroure of the Worlde (Medieval Academy/University of Toronto Press, 2003)
Language(s): Middle English
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: parchment, paper
Decoration
Written in England. Three artists including the Caxton Master. (Pächt and Alexanderi. 222, pl. XVI, iii. 1082, pl. CI)
Fine borders (English).
Fine initials (English).
Fine pen drawings (Flemish).
Binding
Red leather on boards, with remains of clasps, 15th cent. English work, much worn.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
'This boke oweth Thomas Kippyng of London draper', about A.D. 1500: see also fol. 83).
Presented by Robert Barker, the King's printer, in 1604.
Record Sources
Summary description abbreviated from the Summary Catalogue (1922). Decoration, localization and date follow Pächt and Alexander (1973).
Digital Images
Digital Bodleian (34 images from 35mm slides)
Bibliography
Online resources:
Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2022-04-04: Add binding information from Summary Catalogue.