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MS. Bodl. 314

Summary Catalogue no.: 2129

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Gregory the Great, Homiliae XL in Euangelia
Rubric: Omeliarum Gregorii .xii. quaterniones

With prologue: but the last sermon is not transcribed beyond the words 'implere dicta rennuunt ei', about one quarter being left out.

Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: v + 99 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 14 × 9.75 in.

Binding

Stamped white parchment (about 1602) on older sewing and boards, re-backed and repaired.

History

Origin: 11th century, late or 12th century, early ; English, Exeter, cathedral (?)

Provenance and Acquisition

For date and origin see Gneuss-Lapidge no. 566.

Exeter Cathedral: 'Liber Sancti Petri Exoniensis' (late 13th cent.). Identifiable in catalogues of 1327 and 1506 (MLGB3).

Presented by the dean and chapter of Exeter in 1602.

MS. Bodl. 314 - endleaves (fols. ii, iii, 98, 99)

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Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

History

Origin: 10th century ; France, Brittany (Gneuss-Lapidge, no. 567)

Additional Information

Record Sources

Description adapted (June 2020) from the Summary Catalogue (1922), with additional reference to published literature as cited.
Summary Catalogue, vol. 2, part 1, p. 224

Bibliography

    Printed descriptions:

    H. Gneuss and M. Lapidge, Anglo-Saxon Manuscripts : A Bibliographical Handlist of Manuscripts and Manuscript Fragments Written or Owned in England up to 1100 (2014), nos. 566, 567
    S. J. P. van Dijk, Latin Liturgical Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, vol. 5: Fragments - Mass Books (typescript, 1957), p. 18

    Online resources:

    MLGB3: Medieval Libraries of Great Britain

Abbreviations

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Last Substantive Revision

2020-06-17: Description revised to include all information in SC.