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MS. Bodl. 808

Summary Catalogue no.: 2667

Contents

Jerome, works
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

Decoration

Initials. (Pächt and Alexander i. 459)

Binding

Plain white sheepskin (about 1602) over older sewing and boards.

History

Origin: c. 1100 ; French, Normandy

Provenance and Acquisition

Exeter, Devon, Cathedral church of St Peter: (MLGB3: inferred evidence).

Not recorded among the donations of the Dean and Chapter in 1602. It was certainly acquired not later than that year.

Record Sources

Summary description abbreviated from the Summary Catalogue (1922). Decoration, localization and date follow Pächt and Alexander (1966).

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Digital Images

Digital Bodleian (1 image from 35mm slides)

Microfilm

Microfilm available in the open shelf collections in the Weston Library (R. Films 101)

Bibliography

Last Substantive Revision

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