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

MS. Liturg. 132

Summary Catalogue no.: 30608

Former shelfmark: MS. Canon. Liturg. 132

Contents

Book of Hours, Use of Sarum
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment
2 + 132 + 1 fol.
Dimensions (leaf): 112 × 80 mm.
Dimensions (written): 55 × 35 mm.

Layout

16 long lines

Decoration

Borders and initials. Made for English market (calendar contains Utrecht and York saints). (Pächt and Alexander i. 318)

Binding

Red stamped leather on bevelled boards, perhaps contemporary, but apparently later, and not certainly English work.

History

Origin: 15th century, middle ; Flemish

Record Sources

Summary description by Elizabeth Solopova and Matthew Holford, based on the Summary Catalogue and supplementary sources.

Bibliography

    Printed descriptions:

    S. J. P. van Dijk, Latin Liturgical Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, vol. 4: Books of Hours (typescript, 1957), p. 147

Last Substantive Revision

2024-09: Add extent, leaf dimensions and layout from van Dijk, Latin Liturgical Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, Oxford.