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

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).

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

Last Substantive Revision

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