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

MS. Selden Supra 28

Summary Catalogue no.: 3416

Contents

Gospels
Language(s): Greek

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

Decoration

Ornamental strips.

Decorated initials.

Erased miniature (15th century, first half) (fol. 4v). Added Western ornamental strips and decorated initials (15th century, end/16th century, first quarter). (Hutter, III. 187)

Binding

A silver ikon of Christ is affixed to the modern binding.

History

Origin: 13th century, end/14th century, beginning ; Byzantine, Constantinople; ; additions, Italian (?)

Provenance and Acquisition

John Selden, 1584–1654

Acquired by the Bodleian in 1659

Record Sources

Summary description abbreviated from the Quarto Catalogue (H. O. Coxe, Greek Manuscripts, Quarto Catalogues I, repr. 1969, with corrections, from the ed. of 1853). Decoration, localization and date follow Hutter (1977–1982).

Digital Images

New Testament Virtual Manuscript Room (digitized microfilm)

Bibliography

Last Substantive Revision

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