MS. Lat. misc. b. 13
Summary Catalogue no.: Not in SC (late accession): no full description available
Guardbook of fragments: the following description is incomplete
Physical Description
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Durham, Benedictine cathedral priory of St Cuthbert: (MLGB3: evidence from an inscription of ownership by an individual member of a religious house (which may not, however, be evidence for institutional ownership)).
Formerly London, British Records Assn., 481. (MLGB3)
MS. Lat. misc. b. 13, fols. 24–5
Contents
Physical Description
History
MS. Lat. misc. b. 13, fol. 50
Contents
Physical Description
Layout
Ruling not visible; part of 36 lines survive.
Hand(s)
Written in an informal gothic hand.
Decoration
No headings survive.
The lower part of an initial survives, with elaborate red and blue penwork.
History
Provenance
Removed in 1974 from the binding of B.6.6.Linc.
MS. Lat. misc. b. 13, fol. 51
Contents
A series of cautions, headed 'liber sci dunelmens''; most of them subsequently crossed-through or erased. The third entry is dated 1313, the penultimate one is dated 1325.
Physical Description
Layout
Apparently not ruled.
Hand(s)
Written in an a variety of cursive hands.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust; given by them to the British Records Association.
British Records Association; stamped 'BRA | 481' on the verso; deposited on temporary loan at Bodleian in May 1952, and given as a gift on permanent deposit in August 1975.
MS. Lat. misc. b. 13, fol. 52
Contents
Physical Description
Layout
Not ruled.
Hand(s)
Written in an a cursive hand.
Red wax seal on the dorse
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Inscribed in 19th century pencil: 'S[otheby?] 1856 | No 273'.
Sir Thomas Phillipps , part of his MS. 21499.
Phillipps sale at Sotheby's, 25 June, 1968, lot 889.
Bought at Sotheby's, 8 December 1975, lot 47
MS. Lat. misc. b. 13, fol. 54
Contents
Physical Description
Layout
Ruled apparently in very faint leadpoint, with two columns of 68 lines
Hand(s)
Written in gothic script..
Decoration
Headings in red ink; capitals stroked in red; paraphs and underlinings in red.
One two-line initial in blue, with red penwork.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
F. S. Ferguson ; given by him to Neil Ker in 1954.
Given to the Bodleian by N. R. Ker, 8 January 1976.
MS. Lat. misc. b. 13, fols. 55–61
Contents
Physical Description
Layout
Ruled in brown 'crayon', in two columns; each cutting with up to 29 lines, so a full leaf would probably have had at least 60 lines per column
Hand(s)
Written in a neat rounded gothic hand.
Decoration
One heading in red; paraphs in red or blue, running titles in red and blue; some captials stoked in a orange-yellow wash.
Part of a three-line 'puzzle' initial survives, in red and blue with red and mauve penwork; a two-line intial is in red with simple mauve penwork.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Bought at auction at Buckell and Ballard, Banbury, 28 January 1975, lot 407, for £5.50.
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Last Substantive Revision
2021-12-14: Add provenance information from MLGB3.