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

MS. Selden Supra 38

Summary Catalogue no.: 3426

Physical Description

Composite: fols. 1–36 || fols. 37–129

History

Provenance and Acquisition

John Selden, 1584–1654

Acquired by the Bodleian in 1659

MS. Selden Supra 38 – Part 1

Contents

Gesta infantiae salvatoris (French verse translation)
Language(s): Anglo-Norman

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

Decoration

Fine miniatures. (Pächt and Alexander iii. 579, pl. LIX)

History

Origin: c. 1315–1325 ; English

MS. Selden Supra 38 – Part 2

Contents

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

Decoration

Fine and good miniatures.

Fine and good borders.

Fine and good initials. Partly damaged. (Pächt and Alexander iii. 578, pl. LX)

History

Origin: c. 1315–1325 ; 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 (full digital facsimile)
Digital Bodleian (73 images from 35mm slides) [part 1]
Digital Bodleian (63 images from 35mm slides) [part 2]

Bibliography

Last Substantive Revision

2019-10-31: Toby Burrows/Mapping Manuscript MigrationsProvenance and acquisition information added using https://github.com/mapping-manuscript-migrations/oxford-tei-updates/blob/master/update_oxford_prov.rb in collaboration with the Mapping Manuscript Migrations project.