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

MS. Ashmole 748

Summary Catalogue no.: 8187

Physical Description

Composite: two parts

History

Provenance and Acquisition

Oxford, Oxfordshire, Staple Hall: 'Biblia Magistri Iohannis Fowrman quam dedit communitati Aule Stapuline in Oxonia. ut illic remaneat quam diu durare permittetur' (fol. 337r). 'Orate pro felici statu Magistri Iohannis Forman vicarii de Ruschton diocesis Ebor' qui hunc librum communitati Aule Stapuline murifice contulit Anno domini 1499 o .' (fol. vii verso). (MLGB3: evidence from an ex-libris inscription or note of gift to an institution).

MS. Ashmole 748 – Part 1

Contents

Bible.
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

Decoration

Painted capitals.

History

Origin: 14th century

MS. Ashmole 748 – Part 2

Contents

Text on Canon Law. (fragment)
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

History

Origin: 14th century or 15th century

Additional Information

Record Sources

Summary description abbreviated from the Quarto Catalogue (W. H. Black, A descriptive, analytical, and critical catalogue of the manuscripts bequeathed unto the University of Oxford by Elias Ashmole Esq...., Quarto Catalogues X, 1845).

Bibliography

    Online resources:

    Printed descriptions:

    S. J. P. van Dijk, Latin Liturgical Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, vol. 5: Fragments - Mass Books (typescript, 1957), p. 23

Last Substantive Revision

2021-12-14: Add provenance information from MLGB3.