The 'Pars hiemalis' of an Evesham breviary, Written in the 3rd quarter of the 13th century at Evesham
The 'Pars hiemalis' of an Evesham breviary (fol. 4) followed by:
- paschal tables (fol. 156v)
- calendar (fol. 158)
- psalter (fol. 242)
- canticles (fol. 236v)
- litany (fol. 239)
- office of the dead (fol. 242)
- hymnal and monastic canticles (fol. 245v)
- the commune sanctorum (fol. 319)
The office 'in festo depositionis s. Egwini' of Evesham occurs under December 30. Fols. 9-10, 34, 54, 109, 275, 304, 308 are later insertions. The fly-leaves (fols. 1, 355) are formed out of part of a 16th-cent. indenture concerning a Worcestershire manor, mentioning Robert Rondylle, John Blackwelle. There are bibliographical notes by Barlow on fol. 2v, for which see the Old Catalogue.
Dates
- Creation: Written in the 3rd quarter of the 13th century at Evesham
Extent
355 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Latin
Shelfmark
MS. Barlow 41
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. 6481
Bibliography
- For the hymns see Julian's Dictionary of Hymnology, p. 292a , and for the date of the calendar see Mélanges Chatelain , p. 146.
Physical Facet
On parchment, for the most part in double columns. Binding, brown leather on boards, English 15th-cent. work
Dimensions
7 2/5 × 4 2/5 in.
Repository Details
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