MS. Bodl. 386
Summary Catalogue no.: 2211
Contents
At the end are added:
Preceded by a list of nine Capitula in Vitas Patrum, which include this piece and part of the next article.
Books 5 and 6 of the De Vitis Patrum, as printed in Migne's Patrol. Lat. tom. 73, coll. 855-1022: between the books, however, is a rubric (at fol. 147v) stating that Pelagius diaconus translated up to that point, and Johannes subdiaconus the rest, see also fol. 163. The lower margin of fol. 144 is cut off.
On the verso of fol. 173 were added in the 13th cent. some lections for the 'Dominica infra octauas sancte Marie', incomplete.
Physical Description
Non-medieval Arabic numerals in ink in top RH corner of recto of every folio
Roman numerals in ink in bottom LH corner of verso of fols. 1-78.
Roman numerals in bottom centre of verso of fols. 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110.
Collation
Layout
Double columns, c.35 lines per folio, dry-point ruling, lines height (mm)7-9 Written space: 235 × 145 mm.
Hand(s)
Written in a protogothic script.
Decoration
Red and green initials 6-10 lines high on fols. 1r-2r and occasionally from fol. 58r to end of manuscript. Red and green initials 2-5 lines high on fols. 2r check this! -61v, often rubricated, sometimes pen-flourished.
Binding
315 × 210 × 80 unit.
Endleaves: At the front, a fragment former pastedown, now raised. At the back...?
Sewing: Sewn at five sewing stations...
Boards: Wooden boards, around 9mm thick, including cover. The sewing supports enter the boards from the outside. Boards have some bevelling and project?? Superfluous sewing support holes at the foredge of both boards indicates they were reversed and reused.
Endbands: Braided light brown leather endbands.
Cover: Whittawed leather cover. Some paring of turn ins, with lapped mitres on upper board and tongued mitres on lower board.
Fastenings and furniture:
Chaining: Chain-staple holes from Bodleian (top RH corner of upper board) and St George's Chapel, Windsor (bottom centre of upper board).
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Shelford, Nottinghamshire, Augustinian priory of St Mary the Virgin: 'Liber sancte Marie de shelford' in red at head of second col. of fol. 1r (s. xii or xiii) -- inscr. faded so that l and r are not quite certain and f might be s. (MLGB3: evidence from an ex-libris inscription or note of gift to an institution).
On fol. 73 a metal stilus has drawn two shields, (1) a cross battonnée with eight arms, (2) a fesse undy with indistinct additions.
Windsor, collegiate chapel. Usual chain marks on medieval binding (s. xv), which generally resembles MS. Bodl. 192. The leaf in the binding was in use in binding in s. xv as scribbles show. (MLGB3: inferred evidence)
Given to Bodley by the Dean and Canons of Windsor in 1612. (MLGB3)
MS. Bodl. 386 - endleaves (fols. i, 174)
Contents
Language(s): Latin
From the temporale: portion of the passion of St Matthew, the offertory of Palm Sunday and of the masses for the subsequent Monday and Tuesday. In the passions two parts are indicated by s and c.
Physical Description
Layout
32 lines, written space 205 × 110 mm.
Hand(s)
Written in Caroline minuscule
Decoration
Initials alternately in green and red.
History
Additional Information
Record Sources
Digital Images
Digital Bodleian (1 image from 35mm slides)
Bibliography
Abbreviations
View list of abbreviations and editorial conventions.
Last Substantive Revision
2022-05-20: Description revised to incorporate all information in SC and van Dijk.