Boldon book, 16th century
- Boldon Book (survey of the bishopric of Durham, 1183)
- Documents relating to the bishopric of Durham, temp. Henry II - temp. Edward III
Dates
- Creation: 16th century
Extent
16 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Latin
Shelfmark
MS. Laud Misc. 542
Arrangement
Originally arranged and housed in 1641 at the Bodleian in Duke Humfrey’s Library, Selden End, compartment as ‘I 52’, see 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. II, p. 14
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. II, no. 1392
Henry O. Coxe, Catalogi codicum manuscriptorum Bibliothecae Bodleianae pars secunda codices Latinos et Miscellaneous Laudianos complectens (Oxford, 1885, reprinted in 1973, with numerous corrections and additions, and an historical introduction by R.W. Hunt), Misc. no. 542
Custodial History
Manuscript 1965 acquired by the Bodleian Library
Physical Facet
Bound in 19th century cloth folder, traces of Tudor velvet binding remain
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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