MS. Bodl. 683
Summary Catalogue no.: 2757
Contents
, Moralia in Job (Volume 1 of a two-volume set; the second volume is MS. Bodl. 253)
Rubric: Moralia beati Gregorii pape per contemplationem sumpta in librum beati Iob
Parts 1-3 (see fols 94, 191), Books 1-16, with the Epistola and Prefatio at the beginning
Language(s): Latin
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: 280 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 16 × 11.625 in.
Layout
2 cols
Binding
Stamped white sheepskin (about 1602) on older sewing and boards, worn
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Exeter, Devon, Cathedral church of St Peter (MLGB3: inferred evidence)
Presented by the Dean and chapter of Exeter, 1602 (MLGB3)
MS. Bodl. 683 (pars i) and MS. Bodl. 253 (pars ii) form one set (MLGB3)
Record Sources
Description adapted (November 2022) by Stewart J. Brookes from the Summary Catalogue (1922). Decoration, localization and date follow Pächt and Alexander (1973)
Digital Images
Digital Bodleian (1 image from 35mm slides)
Bibliography
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Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2022-11-14: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1922)