MS. Selden Superius 111
Summary Catalogue no.: 3323
Contents
Exposition of Ten Commandments, Creed, Sacraments, Liturgy, etc., with prefaces
A list of contents is on p. 234
Language(s): Russian
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: paper
Extent: viii + 242 pages
Dimensions (binding): 6.375 × 4.625 in.
Condition
stained
Hand(s)
Apparently written by Christopher Borough (A. E. Pennington, 'A Sixteenth-Century English Slavist', Modern Language Review, 62, No. 4 (Oct., 1967), pp. 680-686)
Binding
Limp white parchment with gold ornament and the royal arms of England on the sides. English work of c. 1590
History
Origin: 16th century
Provenance and Acquisition
'Forte repertum Londinj hunc libellum emit M. Westermannus: Equidem ab eo redemj, si fortassis indagare queam characterum explicationes . 14 . Nouemb. 1590
'John Sjmson his boke', early 17th century.
Acquired by the Bodleian in 1659
Record Sources
Description adapted (September 2023) by Stewart J. Brookes from the Summary Catalogue (1922)
Bibliography
Printed descriptions:
Ralph Cleminson, A Union Catalogue of Cyrillic Manuscripts in British and Irish Collections (1988), no. 193
Abbreviations
View list of abbreviations and editorial conventions.
Last Substantive Revision
2023-09-06: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1922)