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

MS. Rawl. G. 167

Summary Catalogue no.: 14890

Contents

Language(s): Latin

1. (fol. 1)
Gospel of St. Luke

With corrections: wanting all after xxiv. 47 (remissionem peccatorum in omnes).

2. (fol. 63)
Gospel of St. John

With corrections: wanting i. 1-v. 1, and all after xxi. 16.

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: v + 109 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 13.375 × 10.125 in.

Hand(s)

Written in Irish majuscule.

Decoration

Pächt and Alexander iii. 1268, pls. CXII-CXIII:

Fine border and initials (defaced).

Fine and good initials.

History

Origin: 8th century, second half ; Irish (?)

Provenance and Acquisition

The name 'Combe' occurs at fol. 106v attached to some notes (16th cent.?).

Richard Rawlinson, 1690–1755

Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1755

Record Sources

Description adapted from the Summary Catalogue (1895). Decoration, localization and date follow Pächt and Alexander (1973).

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Digital Images

Digital Bodleian (2 images from 35mm slides)

Microfilm

Microfilm available in the open shelf collections in the Weston Library (R. Films 101)

Bibliography

Last Substantive Revision

2024-12: Description revised to incorporate all information from Summary Catalogue.