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MS. Hatton 2

Summary Catalogue no.: 4130

Contents

John Lydgate, The Fall of Princes
Language(s): Middle English

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: 172 leaves, in double columns
Dimensions (binding): 19 .875 × 14 in.

Decoration

Flemish influence. (Pächt and Alexander iii. 1089, pl. CII)

Good border.

Good initial.

History

Origin: 15th century, third quarter ; English

Record Sources

Summary description abbreviated from the Summary Catalogue (1937). Decoration, localization and date follow Pächt and Alexander (1973).
Summary Catalogue, Vol. 2 Part 2, p. 857

Digital Images

Digital Bodleian (2 images from 35mm slides)

Bibliography

    Printed descriptions:

    S. J. P. van Dijk, Latin Liturgical Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, vol. 6: Fragments - Office Books, Rituals, Directories (typescript, 1957), p. 143

Abbreviations

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Last Substantive Revision

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