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MS. Laud Lat. 85

Summary Catalogue no.: 664

Contents

Psalter with Calendar (points to Bruges).

Sarum additions, 14th century

Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

Decoration

Fine miniatures.

Fine borders.

Fine historiated initials.

Fine initials. (Pächt and Alexander i. 288, pl. XX)

Binding

Blind-stamped vellum, c. 1630.

History

Origin: 13th century, end and 14th century ; Flemish

Record Sources

Summary description abbreviated from the Quarto Catalogue (H. O. Coxe, Laudian Manuscripts, Quarto Catalogues II, repr. with corrections, 1969, from the original ed. of 1858–1885). Decoration, localization and date follow Pächt and Alexander (1966).

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Digital Images

Digital Bodleian (1 image from 35mm slides)

Bibliography

    Printed descriptions:

    S. J. P. van Dijk, Latin Liturgical Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, vol. 2: Office Books (typescript, 1957), p. 93
    S. J. P. van Dijk, Latin Liturgical Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, vol. 6: Fragments - Office Books, Rituals, Directories (typescript, 1957), p. 374

Last Substantive Revision

2017-07-01: First online publication.

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