MS. Duke Humfrey d. 2
Summary Catalogue no.: Not in SC (late accession): no detailed description available
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Physical Description
Decoration
Illuminated initials, one (fol. 1r) with the arms of Duke Humfrey, and penwork initials; translator's preface and epilogues written in a scheme of alternating colours.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Humfrey, Duke of Gloucester (1390–1447), with his arms, and an inscription probably in his hand
Inscribed 'William Hodgkin', 'Georg Hodgkin' and 'Fly:(?) Hodgkin', all probably 17th-century (fol. 119v)
James West, M.P. (c. 1704–72), signed 'J. West 1767' (fol. ii r)
Sixth Earl Fitzwilliam, of Wentworth Woodhouse, by 1862
William Charles de Meuron, seventh Earl Fitzwilliam (d. 1943), with his bookplate and the Wentworth Woodhouse shelfmark 'Z.I.22'.
Allocated to the Bodleian in 1984 in lieu of capital transfer tax.
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Digital Images
Digital Bodleian (3 images from 35mm slides)
Microfilm
Microfilm available in the open shelf collections in the Weston Library (R. Films 101)
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Last Substantive Revision
2017-07-01: First online publication.