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

MS. Canon. Liturg. 296

Summary Catalogue no.: 19394

Contents

Ordinal (Carmelite)
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment
i + 215 (128) + i leaves .
Dimensions (leaf): 206 × 143 mm.
Dimensions (written): 140 × 85 mm.

Layout

15 lines

Musical Notation:

Notation on staves (see van Dijk 1957).

Decoration

Good initials. (Pächt and Alexander ii. 1001)

History

Origin: 16th century, beginning ; Italian

Record Sources

Summary description abbreviated from the Summary Catalogue (1897). Decoration, localization and date follow Pächt and Alexander (1970).

Bibliography

    Printed descriptions:

    S. J. P. van Dijk, Latin Liturgical Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, vol. 2: Office Books (typescript, 1957), p. 217

Last Substantive Revision

2025-07: Add extent, leaf dimensions and layout from van Dijk, Latin Liturgical Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, Oxford.