A catalogue of Western manuscripts at the Bodleian Libraries and selected Oxford colleges

MS. Bodl. 652

Summary Catalogue no.: 2306

Physical Description

Composite: A || fols. 11–64 || C || fols. i-ii, 69–70 (binding fragments)

History

Provenance and Acquisition

Presented by (sir) Richard Worseley in 1607.

MS. Bodl. 652 – Part 1

Contents

Jacob and Joseph
Language(s): Middle English

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

History

Origin: 13th century, second half ; English, South West

MS. Bodl. 652 – Part 2

Contents

Honorius Augustodunensis, Elucidarius (French translation)
Language(s): Old French

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

Decoration

Good miniatures (coloured marginal drawings, damaged). Initials. (Pächt and Alexander iii. 480)

History

Origin: 13th century, end ; English (?)

MS. Bodl. 652 – Part 3

Contents

Robert Grosseteste, Chasteau d'amour
Language(s): Anglo-Norman

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

History

Origin: 13th century, second half

MS. Bodl. 652 – Part 4

Contents

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

History

Origin: c. 1300 ; English

Additional Information

Record Sources

Summary description abbreviated from the Summary Catalogue (1922). Decoration, localization and date follow Pächt and Alexander (1973).

Digital Images

Digital Bodleian (1 image from 35mm slides)

Bibliography

Last Substantive Revision

2017-07-01: First online publication.