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

MS. Auct. D. 1. 6

Summary Catalogue no.: 3551

Physical Description

Composite: fols. 1–181 || fols. 182–240
i + '290' (really 294) leaves
Dimensions (binding): 12.5 × 9.3 in.

Condition

Leaves have been cut out before fols 1, 44 (2)

Binding

Brown leather, blind-tooled and elaborately stamped, as in MS. e Mus. 64

History

Provenance and Acquisition

Purchased with the bequest of £5 in 1673 by William Whorwood, esq., of West Bromwich.

MS. Auct. D. 1. 6 – Part 1 (fols. 1-181)

Contents

Language(s): Latin

(fol. i verso)

Table of contents (early 17th century)

1.
Gospels of Mark and Luke

With gloss

2.
Job

With gloss

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

Decoration

Pächt and Alexander iii. 420

Fleuronnée initials

History

Origin: 13th century, middle ; England

MS. Auct. D. 1. 6 – Part 2 (fols. 182-240)

Contents

1.
Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Ecclesiasticus, Song of Songs

With prologues, and gloss, with numbered chapters

Colophon: Laus tibi sit Christe, quum labor explicit iste. Explicit Job
Colophon: GR. Hoc mihi opere precium credo fraternis auribus hoc quod in me latenter reprehendo incunctanter aperio (foI. 181)
Colophon: libro perscripto reddatur gracia Christo
Colophon: Est liber iste liber et sine labe liber (fol. 288v).
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

Decoration

Pächt and Alexander iii. 397

Good borders

Good initials

History

Origin: 13th century, first half ; England

Additional Information

Record Sources

Description adapted (April 2025) by Stewart J. Brookes from the Summary Catalogue (1937). Decoration, localization and date follow Pächt and Alexander (1973)

Last Substantive Revision

2025-04-29: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1937)