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

MS. Rawl. liturg. f. 11

Summary Catalogue no.: 15769

Contents

Book of Hours, Use of Avranches
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment
i + 1 + 125 + 2 + iii fol.
Dimensions (leaf): 155 × 105 mm.
Dimensions (written): 86 × 51 mm.

Layout

18 long lines

Decoration

Pächt and Alexander i. 802::

Good miniatures in two different styles.

Good borders.

Good initials.

History

Origin: c. 1500 ; French, West

Provenance and Acquisition

Richard Rawlinson, 1690–1755

Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1755

Record Sources

Summary description abbreviated from the Summary Catalogue (1895). Decoration, localization and date follow Pächt and Alexander (1966).

Digital Images

Digital Bodleian (2 images from 35mm slides)

Bibliography

    Printed descriptions:

    S. J. P. van Dijk, Latin Liturgical Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, vol. 4: Books of Hours (typescript, 1957), p. 30

Last Substantive Revision

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