Skip to main content

Part of a Breviary and extracts from a Manual, Written late in the 15th century in Italy (?)

 File
MS. Canon. Liturg. 35
Held at the Weston Library

  • Request
    this

1. Fols. 1, 78. Part of a Breviary, consisting of a Calendar and the 'Commune Sanctorum, secundum consuetudinem Curie Romane.'.

2. Fol. 61. Extracts from a Manual, consisting of the 'Ordo ante celebrandum' with prayers, 'Ordo ad sepeliendum pueros' (fol. 75), 'Ordo ad introducendum mulieres in ecclesia', churching (fol. 75v), 'Ad tondendum capillos pueris' (fol. 76v), etc.

The Calendar is peculiar, being in an Italian hand but South German in character (Erhard, Cunegunda, Rupert, Wolfgang, etc.), cf. no. 19395. On Apr. 16 is 'Caustri martyris', and on May 7 ' Domicille virginis.

Dates

  • Creation: Written late in the 15th century in Italy (?)

Extent

94 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • Latin

Shelfmark

MS. Canon. Liturg. 35

Other Finding Aids

Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. IV, no. 19245

Physical Facet

On parchment

Dimensions

4 5/8 × 3 1/2 in.

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

Contact:
Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom