'Hierde Boc, or, the Book of the Pastoral care...', Written about 1730 (?) by G. Ballard
'Hierde Boc, or, the Book of the Pastoral care. Wrote originally in Latin by Gregory the Great. And translated into Anglo-Saxon by King Ælfred', a transcript of MS. Hatton 20 (O. C. 4113), made by George Ballard.
Dates
- Creation: Written about 1730 (?) by G. Ballard
Extent
280 pages
Language of Materials
- English, Old (ca.450-1100)
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Shelfmark
MS. Ballard 57
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. III, no. 10843
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
10 3/8 × 8 1/8 in.
Repository Details
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