MS. Add. A. 8
Summary Catalogue no.: 24757
Contents
, Benjamin major
Rubric: ... Liber Ricardi de Sancto Victore de archa mistica, seu de contemplatione
At the end is a list of chapters, not quite perfect
Language(s): Latin
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: ii + 112 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 8.125 × 5.875 in.
Decoration
Pächt and Alexander ii. 471
Fine border
Fine historiated initial
fol. 1r
- Type initial M
- Subject Portrait of the author in monastic habit, kneeling, hands joined in prayer
Fine initials. 6-line initials on gold background, decorated with floral and geometric designs
3-line red and blue initials with contrasting penwork
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Purchased by the Bodleian at Sotheby's on 2 April 1859 from the collection of Guillaume Libri. No. 864 in the sale catalogue
Record Sources
Description adapted (May 2025) by Stewart J. Brookes from the Summary Catalogue (1905). Decoration, localization and date follow Pächt and Alexander (1970)
Bibliography
MSS. Add., handwritten catalogue by F. Madan [Weston Library, shelved at R. 6. 58]
Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2025-05-29: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1905) and other printed sources