MS. Rawl. D. 893
Summary Catalogue no.: 13659
Contents
Fragments: collection of MS fragments
Physical Description
Decoration
Fine miniature on fol. 103, with a symbolical representation of alchemical processes; 15th century, third quarter, West German (Pächt and Alexander i. 173, pl. XII)
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Fols. 19-26, 105, 106, 113: Bardney, Lincolnshire, Benedictine abbey of St Peter, St Paul, and St Oswald: The manuscript contains an account of a visit of King Henry IV to Bardney in 1412. (MLGB3: evidence from locally specific contents, including obits, scribbles, etc.).
Thomas Rawlinson (1681–1725) Richard Rawlinson (1690–1755) (MLGB3)
Bodleian Library, MSS Rawlinson C.504, C.510, and D.893 fols. 19–26, 105–106, 113, formed one volume. (MLGB3)
Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1755
Record Sources
Digital Images
Digital Bodleian (1 image from 35mm slides)
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Last Substantive Revision
2021-12-14: Add provenance information from MLGB3.