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

MS. Hatton 10

Summary Catalogue no.: 4135

Contents

Statutes of England to 1495
Language(s): Middle English, Latin, and Anglo-Norman

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: vi + 373 + x medieval leaves
Dimensions (leaf): 343 × 257 mm.

Decoration

Fine historiated and other borders and initials. By two hands. (Pächt and Alexander iii. 1168, pl. CVII)

Binding

Of stamped brown leather on boards, much worn and repaired.

History

Origin: 15th century, end - c. 1500 (1496 (?)) ; English

Record Sources

Summary description abbreviated from the Summary Catalogue (1937). Decoration, localization and date follow Pächt and Alexander (1973).

Availability

This item is on display in the exhibition ‘Figures du fou. Du Moyen Âge aux romantiques’, Paris, The Louvre, 16 October 2024 – 3 February 2025 . It will not be orderable between those dates or for a short period before or afterwards.

Digital Images

Digital Bodleian (15 images from 35mm slides)

Bibliography

    Printed descriptions:

    A. Watson, Catalogue of Dated and Datable Manuscripts in Oxford Libraries (1984), no. 515

Last Substantive Revision

2024-05: Add extent and leaf dimensions from Summary Catalogue.

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