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

MS. Add. A. 174

Summary Catalogue no.: 29077

Contents

Commissio of the Procurators of St. Mark
Rubric: Incipiunt capitula commissionis Dominorum procuratorum nostrorum Ecclesie sancti Marci apostoli et Euangeliste

In fifty-four chapters, dated 1302-1401, and by additions of 1427-1473. All in one hand

A leaf is lost after fol. 4, bearing the rubrics and text of the first two chapters

Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: i + 32 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 10.125 × 7.1225 in.

Hand(s)

Humanistic script (Pächt and Alexander ii. 508)

Decoration

Pächt and Alexander ii. 508

Good initials. Entries up to 1473

Binding

Stamped leather on boards, with brass clasp fittings (clasps lost), contemporary Venetian work

History

Origin: after 1473 ; Italy, Venice

Provenance and Acquisition

Bought from H. T. Wake, bookseller, in Sept. 1874 for £2 10s

Record Sources

Description adapted (June 2025) by Stewart J. Brookes from the Summary Catalogue (1905). Decoration, localization and date follow Pächt and Alexander (1970)

Last Substantive Revision

2025-06-04: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1905)