MS. Bodl. 295
Summary Catalogue no.: 2705
Contents
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: parchment
Decoration
Fine decorative initials. (Pächt and Alexander iii. 277)
Binding
White leather on boards, with two clasps, one old with a leather tag, English 14th cent. (?) work, worn.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Windsor, Berkshire, Royal collegiate chapel of St George: Pressmark "D H" at head of fol. 1r. Medieval binding. Usual chain mark. Two straps remain, one complete with metal clasp and thong to tie on to a nail on the backboard, the other lacking the thong. (MLGB3: inferred evidence).
Good initials. (MLGB3)
Record Sources
Summary description abbreviated from the Summary Catalogue (1922). Decoration, localization and date follow Pächt and Alexander (1973).
Digital Images
Digital Bodleian (2 images from 35mm slides)
Bibliography
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Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2022-04-04: Add binding information from Summary Catalogue.