MS. Bodl. 709
Summary Catalogue no.: 2614
Contents
On fol. ii and fol. 175 there is an alphabetical index, the former one being in a different hand of about the same date as the main text and wanting the first leaf
At the end are added in two 15th century hands:
(1) the share of the Prophets and Apostles in the Apostles' Creed
(2) a Latin note on a point raised by Chrysostom in the 31st homily above
Physical Description
Layout
2 cols
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Given by Charles, earl of Nottingham (see below), but not (contrary to Pächt and Alexander) previously owned by Henry VIII: see J. Carley, ‘Sir Thomas Bodley's library and its acquisitions’, in Books and Collectors 1200–1700, ed. J. Carley and C. G. C. Tite (1997), 357-86 (no. 11)
Presented by Charles Howard, earl of Nottingham, in 1604
Record Sources
Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2023-04-14: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1922)