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MS. Lyell 15

Contents

Cartulary of Abingdon Abbey
Language(s): Latin and Anglo-Norman

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

Decoration

Initials in blue flourished in red or red in violet.

History

Origin: 14th century, middle (c. 1345-6 (?)) ; English

Provenance and Acquisition

James P. R. Lyell, 1871–1948

Chosen as one of the hundred manuscripts bequeathed to the Bodleian by Lyell in 1948.

Record Sources

Summary description abbreviated from A. de la Mare, Catalogue of the Medieval Manuscripts Bequeathed to the Bodleian Library Oxford by James P. R. Lyell (1971)
Catalogue, p. 35
Catalogue, p. 36
Catalogue, p. 37
Catalogue, p. 38

Digital Images

Digital Bodleian (1 image from 35mm slides)

Bibliography

    Printed descriptions:

    A. Watson, Catalogue of Dated and Datable Manuscripts in Oxford Libraries (1984), no. 635

Abbreviations

View list of abbreviations and editorial conventions.

Last Substantive Revision

2018-06-15: Mitch Fraas Provenance and acquisition information added using https://github.com/littlegustv/oxfordupdates/blob/master/test_case_for_oxford_prov.rb in collaboration with the Mapping Manuscript Migrations project.