MS. Hamilton 3
Summary Catalogue no.: 24433
Contents
As pr. PG 93.787–1180. Fol. 1r, proem; fol. 2v, bk. 1; fol. 30r, bk. 2; fol. 59r, bk. 3; fol. 69v, bk. 4; fol. 89r, bk. 5; fol. 104v, bk. 6; fol. 142v, bk. 7
Physical Description
Layout
1 col., 41 lines, written space c. 235 × 140 mm.
Decoration
Space for initial, not filled in, fol. 1r.
Red initial with penwork flourishing in the ink of the text, fol. 2v.
Red initials at the beginning of the other books.
Annotated in a slightly later hand as far as fol. 96v.
Binding
Contemporary binding of tawed skin over wooden boards. Clasps and other furniture lost.
Blind-ruled.
Rebacked.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Tentatively attributed by Theele, Kramer and Eifler to St Peter's, Erfurt, due to the similarity of the binding to that of MS. Hamilton 4.
Sir William Hamilton, 1788–1856
Presented to the Bodleian Library by his sons and received in 1857.
Record Sources
Digital Images
Digital Bodleian (full digital facsimile)
Bibliography
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Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2019-07-04: Description revised for Polonsky German.