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

MS. Selden Supra 52

Summary Catalogue no.: 3440

Contents

1.
Old Testament, metrical paraphrase,

including Judith and the Maccabees; 18,372 lines in 12-line stanzas

Incipit: God fader in heuyn of myghtes most That mad this mold & all man kynd
Language(s): Middle English
2.
Northern homily cycle,

extract: thirty-five rhymed narratives

Language(s): Middle English

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: paper
Musical Notation:

Notation on staves (see van Dijk 1957).

Binding

Plain brown leather on boards, clasp lost, contemporary English work.

History

Origin: 15th century, middle ; English

Provenance and Acquisition

John Selden, 1584–1654

Acquired by the Bodleian in 1659

Record Sources

Summary description by Elizabeth Solopova and Matthew Holford, based on the Summary Catalogue and supplementary sources.

Bibliography

    Printed descriptions:

    S. J. P. van Dijk, Latin Liturgical Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, vol. 5: Fragments - Mass Books (typescript, 1957), p. 102

Last Substantive Revision

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