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MS. Barlow 55

Summary Catalogue no.: 6489*****

Fragments of manuscripts taken from the bindings of the Barlow collection

Physical Description

Composite: collection of fragments.

History

Provenance and Acquisition

Thomas Barlow, 1607–1691

Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1691

MS. Barlow 55 – Part 1

Contents

(fol. 3)
Glossary (fragment)
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

History

Origin: 13th century ; English

MS. Barlow 55 – Part 2

Contents

(fol.4).
Gradual (fragment)
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

History

Origin: 13th century ; English

MS. Barlow 55 – Part 3

Contents

(fol.6).
Breviary, Use of Sarum (fragment)
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

Decoration

Good border, initial (damaged), fol. 6. (P&A iii. 687)

History

Origin: 14th century, end ; English

Additional Information

Record Sources

Summary description abbreviated from the Summary Catalogue (1937). Decoration, localization and date follow Pächt and Alexander (1973).
Summary Catalogue, Vol. 2 Part 2, p. 1067

Digital Images

Digital Bodleian (1 image from 35mm slides)

Bibliography

Abbreviations

View list of abbreviations and editorial conventions.

Last Substantive Revision

2019-10-31: Toby Burrows/Mapping Manuscript MigrationsProvenance and acquisition information added using https://github.com/mapping-manuscript-migrations/oxford-tei-updates/blob/master/update_oxford_prov.rb in collaboration with the Mapping Manuscript Migrations project.