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

MS. Rawl. G. 162

Summary Catalogue no.: 14886

Contents

Language(s): Latin

1. (fol. 10)
Bible

Contains: Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Ecclesiasticus, Wisdom, Maccabees

The Psalter is followed by the usual Canticles and Creeds, a Litany and a few prayers

2. (fol. 98)
Bible

Following with scarcely a break:- General Epistles, Epistles of Paul (Romans, Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, Thessalonians, Timothy, Titus, Philemon), Epistle to the Hebrews, Four Gospels, Acts, Apocalypse

Fols 135-158: Matthew 1.i-Luke vii.12 is from another manuscript, and duplicates the first part of Luke

At fol. 2, prologues to the separate works of the whole volume are collected

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: ii + 256 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 12.125 × 8.75 in.

Layout

2 cols

Decoration

Pächt and Alexander iii. 529

Fleuronnée initials

Coloured capitals

History

Origin: c. 1300 ; England

Provenance and Acquisition

'Caucio Johannis de... [erased word] pro Domo Sumonitorum anno xxvijº [1327 or 1353?] saluo jure cuiuslibet', fol. 253v

'liber Philippi Bu(?)tere' (first two letters of the last word doubtful), 15th century

Once in the possession of Thomas Rawlinson

Richard Rawlinson, 1690–1755

Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1755

Record Sources

Description adapted (August 2024) by Stewart J. Brookes from the Summary Catalogue (1895). Decoration, localization and date follow Pächt and Alexander (1973)

Last Substantive Revision

2024-08-01: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1895)