MS. Bodl. 446

Summary Catalogue no.: 2685

William of Nassington, Speculum Vitae

Language(s): Middle English

Physical Description

Form: codex

Support: parchment

Decoration

Binding

White leather on boards, clasp lost (contemporary English work).

History

Origin: 15th century, first half ; English, North

Provenance and Acquisition

'Donum Roberti Treswel alias Sommerset' note in sir Thomas Bodley's hand. It was apparently received by the Library between 1605 and 1611: see no. 2081.

Record Sources

Summary description abbreviated from the Summary Catalogue (1922).

Summary Catalogue, vol. 2, part 1, p. 493

Abbreviations

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Last Substantive Revision

2022-04-04: Add binding information from Summary Catalogue.

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