Four photographs taken in 1897 from MS. Oriel college 32
Four photographs taken in 1897 from MS. Oriel college 32 (Capgrave on Genesis, given to the University Library by Humphrey, duke of Gloucester, in 1444):
- The first photograph is a list of contents
- The second is the preface by Capgrave, with a miniature representing the author presenting the book to his patron the duke
- The third gives the first page of the text of the exposition
- The fourth the last page of the text with the colophon (A.D. 1438) and the duke's note of the presentation of the volume to him in the same year
Dates
- Creation: 1897
Extent
4 items
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Duke Humfrey b. O, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Duke Humfrey b. O
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 19379
Abstract
Four photographs taken in 1897 from MS. Oriel college 32
Biographical / Historical
Biographical details unknown.
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. VI, no. 32385
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Acquired by The Bodleian Library in 1897.
Topical
- Title
- Four photographs taken in 1897 from MS. Oriel college 32
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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