MS. Barlow 28
Summary Catalogue no.: 6424
Contents
Quadripartite indenture between King Henry VII, abbot John Islip and the monks of Westminster Abbey, the dean and chapter of St. Paul's, and the mayor and commonalty of London.
Language(s): Middle English and Latin
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: parchment
Decoration
Imitation of Flemish ornament. (Pächt and Alexander iii. 1171, pl. CVIII)
Good border.
Good initial.
Binding
Purple velvet, rebacked, with brass Tudor portcullises as bosses at each corner (one wanting) and portions of two clasps, contemporary English work.
History
Record Sources
Summary description abbreviated from the Summary Catalogue (1937). Decoration, localization and date follow Pächt and Alexander (1973).
Digital Images
Digital Bodleian (1 image from 35mm slides)
Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2022-04-04: Add binding information from Summary Catalogue.