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

MS. Barlow 16

Summary Catalogue no.: 6472

Contents

(fol. 1)
Paraphrase of and commentary upon sequences, arranged according to the seasons of the Christian year
Incipit: (imperfect) ista inferiora per naturam

Under each heading: 'ista sequencia cantatur...'

Followed by a list of sins along with biblical references which advise how the sins may be avoided

E. Kihlman, Expositiones Sequentiarum: Medieval Sequence Commentaries and Prologues. Editions with Introductions, Acta Universitatis Stockholmiensis, Studia Latina Stockholmiensia, 53 (Stockholm: Stockholm University, 2006), esp. pp. 93-108 (ed. fols. 95v-98v), p. 281 (inventory of contents)
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: paper
i + 127 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 11.9 × 8.6 in.

Binding

Brown leather, with roll-produced border

History

Origin: 15th century, middle ; England

Provenance and Acquisition

Thomas Barlow, 1607–1691

Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1691

Record Sources

Description adapted (April 2023) by Stewart J. Brookes and Matthew Holford from the Summary Catalogue (1937) with additional reference to published literature as cited.

Last Substantive Revision

2023-04-14: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1937)