MS. Lat. misc. e. 86
Summary Catalogue no.: Not in SC (late accession)
Treatises on heraldry; England, second half 15th century
Contents
(fol. 1)
, Tractatus de armis Incipit: Quoniam de armis multociens in clipeis depictis
Explicit: Et hec de armis et insigniis dixisse sufficiat
Here without title. Ed. E. J. Jones, Medieval Heraldry, Cardiff, 1943, pp.95–143. An English translation is in MS. Laud Misc. 733.
On fol.32v are five coloured shields with the blazons. Fol.33 is blank.
Language(s): Latin
(fol. 34)
Treatise on heraldry Incipit: First as herawdis recorden atte siege of Troy
Explicit: he berith silver
Found also in MS. Ashmole Roll 4 (cf. H. S. London, Antiquaries Journal 33 (1953), 171). For F. P. Bernard's transcriptions of this text see MS. Eng. misc. c. 152.
Language(s): Middle English
Physical Description
Secundo Folio: quibus coloribus
Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: iii + 46 leaves
Dimensions (leaf): 195 × 140 mm.
Dimensions (written): 120–30 × 85–100 mm.
Collation
1(8) (1 canc.), 2(8)–4(8), 5(8), 6(6) (5, 6 canc.)
Layout
19–22 long lines. Frame ruling.
Binding
binding 17th cent. rough calf.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Label at foot of spine ‘M 242’, the number 2862 inside front cover.
Bequeathed by Francis Pierrepont Barnard, 1931.
Record Sources
Typescript description by Bodleian Library staff, revised by Peter Kidd, late 1990s.
Digital Images
Digital Bodleian (22 images from 35mm slides)
Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2017-07-01: First online publication.