MS. Bodl. 301
Summary Catalogue no.: 2739
Contents
The capitula are followed by the hundred and twenty-four homilies forming Augustine's commentary on the Gospel of John
Physical Description
Condition
Layout
2 cols
Decoration
Pächt and Alexander i. 444, pl. XXXVI: similar in style to the Carilef Bible (Durham Cathedral Library, MS. A. II. 4), and related manuscripts from Jumièges, St. Ouen, Rouen, and Bayeux.
C. R. Dodwell, The Canterbury School of Illumination, 1066-1200 (Cambridge University Press, 1954), p. 117, identifies MS. Bodl. 301 as one of a group of Exeter manuscripts from the late eleventh and early twelfth centuries which are illuminated in the 'Carilef' style that is associated with the Norman books given to Durham by William of St Carilef, e.g. the Carilef Bible (Durham Cathedral Library, MS. A. II. 4). The other manuscripts from Dodwell's group are MS. Bodl. 783, MS. Bodl. 813 and MS. Bodl. 707 [NB: Dodwell lists MS. Bodl. 701 but must have intended MS. Bodl. 707]
Fine historiated initial (Fol. 4r, a figure of the Evangelist)
Many good initials
Binding
White sheepskin (c. 1602) over older sewing and boards, injured and repaired.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Exeter, Devon, Cathedral church of St Peter ; inventory of 1327 (MLGB3)
Presented by the Dean and Chapter of Exeter in 1602 (MLGB3)
Record Sources
Digital Images
Digital Bodleian (11 images from 35mm slides)
Bibliography
Online resources:
Abbreviations
View list of abbreviations and editorial conventions.
Last Substantive Revision
2023-01-30: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1922)