An alphabet of moral sentences, in English and Latin, written as a specimen of ornamental penmanship, with elaborate initials, late 16th century
The name of Marmaduke Wilrings is scribbled on fol. 22b.
Dates
- Creation: late 16th century
Extent
22 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
- Latin
Shelfmark
MS. Rawl. D. 1024
Other Finding Aids
William D. Macray, Catalogi codicum manuscriptorum Bibliothecae Bodleianae partis quintae fasciculus primus viri munificentissimi Ricardi Rawlinson, J.C.D., codicum classes duas priores, ad rem historicam praecipue et topographicam spectantes, complectens(Oxford, 1862), no. D. 1024.
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. 13779.
Custodial History
The first page bears this inscription in red and black: "This booke dooth appertaine vnto me Zachery Humfry. Written by mee Thomas Luddington".
Physical Facet
On parchment, in quarto, forma oblonga
Repository Details
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