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MS. Wood F. 10

Summary Catalogue no.: 8472

Contents

Rentals of Oseney abbey, 1453–1479
Cartulary of Oseney Abbey, ed. H. E. Salter, III, Oxford Historical Society 91 (1931), pp. 245-275 summarizes the contents.
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: ii + 203 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 12.125 × 9.3 in.

Hand(s)

In various hands

Decoration

Historiated initials with strapwork, e.g. fol. 117r: 'O' containing ox before the gates of Oxford, spire in background with cockerel, flying birds. 'C' containing angel with coat of arms. Royal coat of arms outside the initials

History

Origin: 1453–1481 ; England

Provenance and Acquisition

Oseney Abbey. Passed after its dissolution to:

Christ Church, Oxford

One of the Christ Church muniments obtained by Anthony à Wood (The life and times of Anthony Wood, antiquary, of Oxford 1623-1695, ed. A. Clark, II (1891) 113-14).

Wood, who died on 29 November 1695, left his manuscripts and printed books to the Ashmolean. The entire collection was transferred to the Bodleian in 1860.

Record Sources

Description adapted (March 2025) by Stewart J. Brookes from the Summary Catalogue (1937)
Summary Catalogue, Vol. 2 Part 2, p. 1167

Digital Images

Digital Bodleian (1 image from 35mm slides)

Bibliography

Abbreviations

View list of abbreviations and editorial conventions.

Last Substantive Revision

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