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MS. Canon. Misc. 248

Summary Catalogue no.: 19724

Physical Description

Composite: A || fols. 23–41 || fols. 42–45

History

Provenance and Acquisition

Matteo Luigi Canonici, 1727–1805

Giuseppe Canonici , -1807

Purchased by the Bodleian in 1817

MS. Canon. Misc. 248 – Part 1

Contents

1.
Charters relating to Sicily, 1077–1458
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

History

Origin: 16th century (?) ; Italian

MS. Canon. Misc. 248 – Part 2

Contents

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

Decoration

Pächt and Alexander i. 606:

Good border (fleur de lys).

Good diagrams.

History

Origin: 14th century, third quarter ; French

MS. Canon. Misc. 248 – Part 3

Contents

1.
Computistical tables.
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

Decoration

Pächt and Alexander iii. 540, pls. LII and LIII:

Fine miniatures (coloured drawings), partly mutilated. Perhaps by the Master of the Queen Mary Psalter and workshop.

History

Origin: c. 1330 (?) ; English (?)

Additional Information

Record Sources

Summary description abbreviated from the Quarto Catalogue (1854). Parts 2, 3: decoration, localization and date follow Pächt and Alexander (1966 and 1973 respectively).
Quarto Catalogue, cols. 625–6
Summary Catalogue, vol. 4, p. 404

Digital Images

Digital Bodleian (1 image from 35mm slides)

Abbreviations

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Last Substantive Revision

2018-10-14: Mitch Fraas Provenance and acquisition information added using https://github.com/littlegustv/oxfordupdates/blob/master/test_case_for_oxford_prov.rb in collaboration with the Mapping Manuscript Migrations project.