MS. Bodl. 531
Summary Catalogue no.: 2249
Contents
With prologues (fol. 37v)
The order of the books is: Matth., Mark, 'Luyk', John, Rom., 1 and 2 Cor., Gal., 'Effecies', Phil., Col., 1 and 2 Thess., 1 and 2 Tim., Titus, Philem., Heb., Acts, James, 1 and 2 Pet., 1, 2 and 3 John, Jude, Rev.
Physical Description
Condition
Layout
2 cols
Decoration
Illuminated capitals
Binding
Stamped leather, strings lost, English work of about 1600
History
Provenance and Acquisition
On fol. 236v, there is a note in a late fifteenth-century hand in which Richard Merton, 'chanon', denies the 'malicious' charge brought against him by 'Marget Mukkulton' that he multiplied words about the burning of Thomas Donsturfyld's ('where as hyt was alegyt agaynyst me by the malytyose mynde of marget mukkulton to myltiply wordys as conceminge the bronunge of thomas donsturfyld howse whyc I vtterly deny by fathe and pristehode neuer to speke to hym in the cause nor neuer to haue knolege in cause lyk that hyt sholde be soo.'); see Elizabeth Solopova, 'Manuscript Evidence for the Patronage, Ownership and Use of the Wycliffite Bible' in Form and Function in the Late Medieval Bible, pp. 345-346
'John Auncelle, T. Levrett off Chearnys', 'Mary Pygotte' were added on fol. 187v in the 16th century
This volume seems to be the only one which corresponds to a gift of Sir Edwin Sandys of London in 1603, but it escaped the printed catalogue of 1605. See also: Owners of Incunabula
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Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2023-01-20: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1922)