MS. Selden Supra 36
Summary Catalogue no.: 3424
Physical Description
Notation (see van Dijk 1957)
Binding
Early resewing. Contemporary white leather on boards; title lettered on the spine; clasp lost; worn; 13th century English work
History
MS. Selden Supra 36 – Part 1
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MS. Selden Supra 36 – Part 2
Contents
Some 16th cent. English verses are on fol. 72v ('Apes will be apes ...', Folger First Line Index, 'Acquiant thee with honesty ...', Folger First Line Index) .
A French note on fol. 72v.
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History
MS. Selden Supra 36, flyleaves
Contents
A very tiny potion of text, comprising a few letter-forms, is on fol. 74r. See MS. Selden Supra 36*
A note at the beginning of the manuscript records that another fragment of the text was originally kept in this volume but was removed at the request of EWB Nicholson on July 16 1909 and rebound as MS. Selden Supra 36*. The wooden board and the turn-ins of the cover of MS. Selden Supra 36 contain an imprint (in reverse) that may be from the fragment that was removed
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Last Substantive Revision
2023-11-29: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1922)