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

MS. Arch. Selden. B. 10

Summary Catalogue no.: 3356

Physical Description

Composite: fols. 1–199 || fols. 200–212

Binding

A silken or velvet cover, adorned with brass bosses and gilt leaves see Gough (as below), but this has disappeared.

History

Provenance and Acquisition

John Selden, 1584–1654

Acquired by the Bodleian in 1659

MS. Arch. Selden. B. 10 – Part 1

Contents

John Harding, Chronicle (second version)
Language(s): Middle English and Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

Decoration

Pächt and Alexander iii. 1117:

Fine historiated and other diagrams.

Fine borders.

Fine initials.

Fine maps.

History

Origin: c. 1470–1480 ; English

MS. Arch. Selden. B. 10 – Part 2

Contents

John Lydgate, Fall of Princes,

extracts: 'The Prouerbes of Lydgate vpon the fall of prynces', copied from The Proverbs of Lydgate printed by Wynkyn de Worde in 1519, fol. 209v.

Language(s): Middle English

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

Decoration

Pächt and Alexander iii. 1180:

Fine interlace initials.

History

Origin: c. 1520 ; English

Additional Information

Record Sources

Summary description by Elizabeth Solopova and Matthew Holford, based on the Summary Catalogue and supplementary sources.

Digital Images

Digital Bodleian (10 images from 35mm slides)
Digital Bodleian (1 image from 35mm slides)
Digital Bodleian (1 image from 35mm slides)
Digital Bodleian (1 image from 35mm slides)

Last Substantive Revision

2022-04-04: Add binding information from Summary Catalogue.