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

MS. Auct. F. 4. 26

Summary Catalogue no.: 8868

Contents

Ovid, Fasti
Language(s): Latin

With some glosses and scribbling

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment
i + 66 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 8.375 × 4.625 in.

Condition

In parts much rubbed

History

Origin: 13th century

Provenance and Acquisition

Between fol. 58 and 59, 'Aemo iam Beriaci legit huc librum' (14th century)

'ex Bibliotheca MSS. Jo. Jacobi Mentelij'

Nicolaas Heinsius: this volume is no. 325 in the Heinsius sale catalogue (March 1682-1683), tom. ii. p. 87

Bought at the Heinsius sale by Edward Bernard (1638–1697).

Bequeathed by Bernard to his widow.

Purchased from her by the Bodleian in 1698.

MS. Auct. F. 4. 26, flyleaves

Contents

(fol. i)
Antiphoner

With musical notes

Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: Parchment
Musical Notation:

Neums (see van Dijk 1957).

History

Origin: early 10th century

Additional Information

Record Sources

Description adapted (June 2023) by Stewart J. Brookes from the Summary Catalogue (1895)

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. 80

Last Substantive Revision

2023-06-09: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1895)