MS. Bodl. Rolls 16
Summary Catalogue no.: 2975
Contents
The last 102 lines of a poem on the Passion of Christ, with drawings (often coloured) of the instruments of the Passion and similar subjects
The text begins 'The cokke that krewe or hit were daye | When Ihesu Crist was in a fraye | Chaunte for vs wit mylde Steuenne | That we mowe cum to the blisse of heuenn'
Physical Description
Decoration
Pächt and Alexander iii. 1126, Pl. CV
Fine historiated borders (coloured drawings)
Summary Catalogue: 'There is a figure of a cock, and others of the crown of thorns, the Cross, a Jew spitting, the tomb, etc.'
Binding
In a cloth box 1.5 in. × 6.625 in.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
'Ex dono Gulilielmi[sic] Stamp Gen. de Chimenaye in Com. Oxon. Generos. Anno 1618 October 20', nearly illegible. Chimney is a hamlet of Bampton-in-the-Bush; see MS. Bodl. 609
Record Sources
Digital Images
Digital Bodleian (2 images from 35mm slides)
Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2023-09-06: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1922)