MS. Wood F. 10
Summary Catalogue no.: 8472
Contents
Physical Description
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
Provenance and Acquisition
Oseney Abbey. Passed after its dissolution to:
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
Digital Images
Digital Bodleian (1 image from 35mm slides)
Bibliography
Online resources:
Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2025-03-03: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1937) and Biblissima