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

MS. Junius 29

Summary Catalogue no.: 5141

Contents

New Testament (later Wycliffite version).
Language(s): Middle English

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

Decoration

Initials. Penwork borders, initials. (Pächt and Alexander iii. 876)

Binding

White vellum tooled in gold, stamped with 'E.G.' on outer front cover, 17th-cent. work.

History

Origin: 15th century, first quarter ; English

Provenance and Acquisition

Franciscus Junius, 1589–1677

Received by the Bodleian by 1677

Record Sources

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

Bibliography

    Published descriptions:

    Elizabeth Solopova, Manuscripts of the Wycliffite Bible in the Bodleian and Oxford College Libraries (Liverpool, 2016), cat. 27

Last Substantive Revision

2022-04-04: Add binding information from Summary Catalogue.