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

MS. Add. A. 282

Summary Catalogue no.: 29399

Contents

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment, paper

Decoration

Good historiated initial.

fol. 1r

  • Type initial M
  • Subject Profile half-figure of the author.
  • Type border, upper, left and lower margins
  • Subject Laurel leaves, floral designs; medallion with skull and bones on rocks.

Good historiated border, added (?). (Pächt and Alexander ii. 912)

History

Origin: 15th century, end ; Italian North-west (?)

Record Sources

Summary description by Elizabeth Solopova and Matthew Holford, based on the Summary Catalogue and supplementary sources.

Digital Images

Digital Bodleian (1 image from 35mm slides)

Last Substantive Revision

2017-07-01: First online publication.