MS. Bodl. 340
Summary Catalogue no.: 3404
Homilies in Old English, with pen-trial in Dutch verse
Contents
All from Aelfric's two series of Sermones catholici except except arts. 1, 7, 8, 19-26.
At the end of the homily the scribe wrote 'Explicit hic liber'. The verso of f. 169 of MS. 340 is blank, except for scribbles in Latin of verses, &c., and a line of Old Dutch (s. xi2), see following. One of the hands on this page does not look English.
Pen trials, written shortly before 1100, including verses in Old Dutch, 'Hebban olla vogala', pr. Sisam 1933; Erik Kwakkel, ‘Hebban olla vogala in historisch perspectief’, Tijdschrift voor Nederlandse Taal- en Letterkunde, 121 (2005)
Physical Description
Collation
Layout
26 long lines. Written space c. 258 × 155 mm. Writing in some quires is between double ruled lines.
Binding
Late sixteenth or early seveenth century.
History
MS. Bodl. 340 - binding strips
Contents
Language(s): Latin
Physical Description
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Last Substantive Revision
2022-06: Description revised for publication on Digital Bodleian.