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

MS. Rawl. liturg. e. 38

Summary Catalogue no.: 15798 (shelfmark there misprinted as ‘e. 14’).

Contents

Book of Hours, Use of Rome (many leaves cut out)
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment
i + 251 + i fol.
Dimensions (leaf): 207 × 148 mm.
Dimensions (written): 113 × 69 mm.

Layout

16 long lines

Decoration

Fine penwork initials (all major leaves lost).

History

Origin: 15th century ; French

Provenance and Acquisition

Richard Rawlinson, 1690–1755

Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1755

Record Sources

Summary description abbreviated from the Summary Catalogue (1895).

Bibliography

    Printed descriptions:

    S. J. P. van Dijk, Latin Liturgical Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, vol. 4: Books of Hours (typescript, 1957), p. 201

Last Substantive Revision

2024-09: Add extent, leaf dimensions and layout from van Dijk, Latin Liturgical Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, Oxford.