MS. Bodl. 971
Summary Catalogue no.: 2772
Contents
Bible historiale
, Language(s): Old French
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: parchment
Musical Notation:
Notation on staves (see van Dijk 1957).
Decoration
Written with calligraphic flourishes. (Pächt and Alexander i. 615)
Good grisaille miniatures.
Good borders.
Good initials.
Binding
Stamped brown leather on boards, with clasp fittings (clasps lost), late 15th cent. continental work.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Presented to the Library by sir Christopher Heydon in 1604.
Record Sources
Summary description abbreviated from the Summary Catalogue (1922). Decoration, localization and date follow Pächt and Alexander (1966).
Digital Images
Digital Bodleian (5 images from 35mm slides)
Bibliography
Online resources:
Printed descriptions:
S. J. P. van Dijk, Latin Liturgical Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, vol. 6: Fragments - Office Books, Rituals, Directories (typescript, 1957), p. 200
Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2022-04-04: Add binding information from Summary Catalogue.