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

MS. Wood B. 3

Summary Catalogue no.: 8574

Contents

Juvenal, Satires

A fragment of the 'P' class of Juvenal's Satires (I-III), written in Italy, with contemporary glosses

Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: 8 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 7.4 × 4.3 in.

Binding

17th-century white vellum

History

Origin: 11th century ; Italy

Provenance and Acquisition

Rochester, Kent, Cathedral priory of St Andrew: 'De claustro Roffensi maur. mo'.', at foot of fol. 1r, s. xiv. (MLGB3)

Anthony à Wood

Bought by the library in 1690

Record Sources

Description adapted (March 2025) by Stewart J. Brookes from the Summary Catalogue (1937)

Bibliography

Last Substantive Revision

2025-03-13: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1937)