MS. Rawl. G. 166
Summary Catalogue no.: 14889
Contents
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: i + 266 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 14.5 × 10.5 in.
Layout
2 cols
Hand(s)
Fols 1-28 are in an earlier hand than the rest of the volume. The Gospel of Mark is in a different hand from that of Matthew
Decoration
Pächt and Alexander iii. 643
Good penwork initial, 14th century, middle (replacement, fols 1–28). Fols 29r-193v perhaps not of English origin
History
Provenance and Acquisition
'Sum Roberti Woode aldermanni Norwici et amicorum' (17th century)
Owned by Robert Sadler in 1683 (fol. 4v)
Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1755
Record Sources
Description adapted (July 2024) by Stewart J. Brookes from the Summary Catalogue (1895). Decoration, localization and date follow Pächt and Alexander (1966)
Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2024-07-12: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1895)