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

MS. Canon. Liturg. 249

Summary Catalogue no.: 19354

Contents

Prayers (private, for a Carthusian monk)
(fol. 86v)
Benedictio putei noui

Blessing of a new well

(fol. 87r)
Benedictio domus noue

Blessing of a new house

(fol. 95)
Prose Veni sancte spiritus
(fol. 96)
Series of collects for various intentions
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment
i + 132 + i leaves
Dimensions (leaf): 100 × 65 mm.
Dimensions (written): 57 × 43 mm.

Layout

1 col. of 14 lines

History

Origin: 15th century ; Italy Carignano, near Milan

Provenance and Acquisition

Monasterium Cartusie extra p(ortam) c(ivitatis) M(edio)l(an)i

Record Sources

Description adapted (October 2025) by Stewart J. Brookes from the Summary Catalogue (1897). Extent, leaf dimensions, layout and additional desciption of the contents from van Dijk (1957)

Bibliography

    Printed descriptions:

    S. J. P. van Dijk, Latin Liturgical Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, vol. 3: Rituals and Directories (typescript, 1957), p. 68

Last Substantive Revision

2025-10-03: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1897)

Data

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