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

MS. Rawl. poet. 234

Summary Catalogue no.: 14725

Physical Description

Composite: A || B || C

History

Provenance and Acquisition

Richard Rawlinson, 1690–1755

Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1755

MS. Rawl. poet. 234 – Part 1

Contents

William the Clerk of Normandy, Vie de Tobie (in verse)
Language(s): Anglo-Norman

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

History

Origin: 13th century

MS. Rawl. poet. 234 – Part 2

Contents

Ps.-John of Damascus, Barlaam et Josaphat (French prose epitome)
Language(s): Anglo-Norman

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

History

Origin: c. 1300

MS. Rawl. poet. 234 – Part 3

Contents

Song of Solomon, French verse paraphrase

With added prophecy in English verse

Language(s): Anglo-Norman, Middle English

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

History

Origin: 13th century, late; addition, 16th century, middle (?)

Additional Information

Record Sources

Summary description abbreviated from the Summary Catalogue (1895).

Bibliography

Last Substantive Revision

2019-10-31: Toby Burrows/Mapping Manuscript MigrationsProvenance and acquisition information added using https://github.com/mapping-manuscript-migrations/oxford-tei-updates/blob/master/update_oxford_prov.rb in collaboration with the Mapping Manuscript Migrations project.