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

MS. Lat. th. d. 42

Summary Catalogue no.: Not in SC (late accession): no full description available

Physical Description

Composite: three parts
Form: codex
Support: Parchment
i (paper) + 203 + i (paper)
Dimensions (leaf): 255 × 170 mm.
Dimensions (ruled): × mm.
Foliation: Modern pencil, i, 1–204

Hand(s)

Gothic, with many abbreviations

Binding

Sewn on four wide split straps and bound in reddish-brown leather over pastboards; the spine inscribed in a grey-blue ink 'Tract. Diver.' and with a large rectangular paper label inscribed 'S6' or '56'

History

Provenance and Acquisition

The Cistercian monastery of Chiaravalle della Colomba, near Piacenza, on the evidence of the binding (cf. e.g. MS. Lat. th. d. 41).

Paolo Giovio (1483–1552); the upper pastedown inscribed '9L'(?)?.

Bought at Christie's 17 Nov. 1976, lot 382.

MS. Lat. th. d. 42 – Part 1

Contents

(fols. 1r–72v)
Commentary on the Psalms.
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment
Dimensions (ruled): 185 × 115 mm.

Layout

46 lines, in 2 columns

Decoration

Coloured initials with penwork. Penwork drawings.

History

Origin: 12th century, late or 13th century, early ; Italian

MS. Lat. th. d. 42 – Part 2

Contents

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment
Dimensions (ruled): 195 × 115–20 mm.

Layout

44 lines, in 2 columns

Decoration

fol. 73r:

Fine penwork including a human head

History

Origin: 13th century ; Italian

MS. Lat. th. d. 42 – Part 3

Contents

(fols. 135r–203r)
Innocent III, Sermons
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment
Dimensions (ruled): 190–5 × 130–5 mm.

Layout

37–8 lines, in 2 columns

History

Origin: 13th century, end ; Italian

Additional Information

Record Sources

Preliminary description by Peter Kidd, late 1990s

Last Substantive Revision

2025-04-22: Sebastian Dows-Miller. Corrected typo in provenance.