MS. Lat. th. c. 24
Summary Catalogue no.: Not in SC (late accession)
Contents
Sermons on the Gospels
, Incipit: (prologue) Evangelice tube cosminacio a servo Mnam domini sui
Incipit: (text) Dominici adventus tempus ab eccleaia solemniter celebratum quatuor septimanas
Explicit: (serm. 53) quam sit tangere corpus Christi quod in fimbria tamen mon-||
Other Oxford MSS. containing this work are Corpus Christi Coll. 54 and Laud misc.635.
Language(s): Latin
Physical Description
Secundo Folio: -pionum capies
Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: 311 leaves
Dimensions (leaf): 330 × 210 mm.
Dimensions (written): 250–5 × 150–5 mm.
Collation
1(8)–6(8), 7(6)(wants 1 and 6), 8(8)–10(8), 11 missing, 12(8)–26(8), 27(8)(1 loose, wantss6–8), 28(8), 29(8) (wants 3 and 6), 30(8)(wants 4 and 5), 31(8), 32(8)(8 cut out), 33(6)(1 and 2 cut out), 34(8), 35(6), 36(8), 37(6), 38(8), 39(8)(1 loose, wants 2), 40(8), 41(10), 42(8) (wants 1, 7 and 8, leaf added after 5) catchwords the quires signed a - r, x - z and aa - ax on the lower right hand corner of the leaves
Condition
Some of the lower margins cut away
Layout
2 cols., 47 lines
Decoration
Blue initials flourished in red.
Binding
Contemporary white skin binding over boards, 16th cent. clasps with straps missing and nail marks for label on back cover.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
'Robertum ap Harry' (fol. 26), 'B...dy ap harry' (fol. 26), 'Himas (?) ap harry hys boke' (fol. 169v), 'Hugo Evanne' (fol. 235), all 16th century
'no. 9', '82' (front inside cover), '82' (spine)
Davies-Cooke family of Gwsaney, Llanerch and Owston, bought at Sotheby's, 15 June 1959, lot 215.
Record Sources
Typescript description by Bodleian Library staff
Abbreviations
View list of abbreviations and editorial conventions.
Last Substantive Revision
2017-07-01: First online publication.