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Transcripts by Neil R. Ker of the seven Poema Morale manuscripts

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Four notebooks containing transcripts by Neil R. Ker of the seven Poema Morale manuscripts with three letters to Ker and some notes.

Dates

  • Creation: c.1930-1949 and n.d.

Extent

0.1 Linear metres (5 physical shelfmarks)

Language of Materials

  • English
  • English, Middle (1100-1500)
  • Latin

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. 24260/1].

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Full range of shelfmarks:

MSS. 24260/1-4 and MS. Misc. 5, fols. 14-20

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 24260

Abstract

Transcripts by Neil R. Ker of the seven Poema Morale manuscripts, created before 1932, with letters and notes, c.1947-1949.

Biographical / Historical

Neil Ripley Ker (1908-1982) was Reader in Palaeography at the University of Oxford, 1946-1968. For further information see the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Transferred to Special Collections from the English Faculty Library, University of Oxford, in 2025.

Related Materials

Bodleian: MSS. 21050/1-78 Papers of Neil R. Ker, Reader in Palaeography, Oxford University

Bibliography

'The Scribes of the Trinity Homilies' by N.R. Ker, Medium Aevum, vol. 1 (1932), pp.138-140.
Title
Catalogue of Transcripts by Neil R. Ker of the Seven Poema Morale Manuscripts
Status
Published
Author
Lucy McCann
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Edition statement
First edition.

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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