Description | Lectionarium Pro Sanctis Diebus Et Festis (lectionary for holy days and feasts). Apparently incomplete. Coveney (see bibliographical note) suggests that the whole MS is on one hand, with the exception of f.1r. This main text is a 12th Century gothic minuscule, rather large and of varying quality, in black ink with red initials and headings. The hand on folio 1 is smaller and in a lighter ink. The parchment is of varying quality, with uneven thickness, some large holes and badly cut.
On the modern binding is: Sermones de sanctis. saec. XII (12th century sermons on saints). |
AdminHistory | Originally bound with University College London MS LAT 2 & 3 and MS GERM 16 as Phillipps MS 18090. |
CustodialHistory | The manuscript belonged to Sir Thomas Phillipps (1792-1872), baronet, an antiquary and bibliophile whose collection included c60,000 manuscripts of various kinds, some relating to the administration of Swiss towns. Various manuscripts were sold after Sir Thomas's death, some to the German government, and were dispersed to several libraries. |