A catalogue of Western manuscripts at the Bodleian Libraries and selected Oxford colleges

MS. Bodl. Rolls 23

Summary Catalogue no.: 30446

Contents

1. (recto)
Chronicle of England to 1419
Incipit: Anno Dominice Incarnacionis. 495. post mortem Hengisti
Language(s): Latin
2. (verso)
Chronicle of the Bishops of Winchester to 1419
Rubric: Cronica Pontificum Wyntoniensium
Incipit: Anno Dominice Incarnacionis 635 passus est Sanctus Birinus
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: roll
Support: parchment
Dimensions (roll): 142.25 × 11.5 in.

Condition

The verso is rather rubbed

Binding

Kept in a cardboard box, 2.5" x 2.625" x 12.125"

History

Origin: c. 1420 ; England

Provenance and Acquisition

A letter of Thomas Warton in private hands appears to testify that this was among the Rawlinson manuscripts in the latter part of the 18th century

Record Sources

Description adapted (March 2025) by Stewart J. Brookes from the Summary Catalogue (1905)

Digital Images

Digital Bodleian (2 images from 35mm slides)

Last Substantive Revision

2025-03-20: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1905)