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

MS. Selden Supra 77

Summary Catalogue no.: 3465

Contents

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

Decoration

Good border.

Good historiated initial. Imitation of Flemish style. (Pächt and Alexander iii. 1125, pl. CVI)

Binding

Stamped leather, perhaps of a Flemish type, late 15th cent.

History

Origin: 1499 ; 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.

Digital Images

Digital Bodleian (1 image from 35mm slides)

Bibliography

    Printed descriptions:

    A. Watson, Catalogue of Dated and Datable Manuscripts in Oxford Libraries (1984), no. 701

Last Substantive Revision

2024-09: Add extent, leaf dimensions and layout from Watson, Dated and Datable.