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MS. Bodl. 821

Summary Catalogue no.: 2701

Contents

1.
Bede, Martyrologium
Language(s): Latin
2.
Honorius Augustodunensis, Gemma animae
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

Decoration

Good borders, initials. (Pächt and Alexander iii. 693)

Binding

Stamped white parchment on boards, clasp lost, of the second half of the 16th century, English work.

History

Origin: 14th century, end ; English

Provenance and Acquisition

Windsor, Berkshire, Royal collegiate chapel of St George: Pressmark "O [?; might be D] P" (MRJ reads "U J"). (MLGB3: inferred evidence).

Presented by the dean and canons of Windsor in 1612.

Record Sources

Summary description abbreviated from the Summary Catalogue (1922). Decoration, localization and date follow Pächt and Alexander (1973).
Summary Catalogue, vol. 2, part 1, p. 503

Digital Images

Digital Bodleian (1 image from 35mm slides)

Bibliography

    Online resources:

    MLGB3: Medieval Libraries of Great Britain

    Printed descriptions:

    S. J. P. van Dijk, Latin Liturgical Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, vol. 2: Office Books (typescript, 1957), p. 208
    S. J. P. van Dijk, Latin Liturgical Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, vol. 6: Fragments - Office Books, Rituals, Directories (typescript, 1957), p. 355

Abbreviations

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Last Substantive Revision

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