M6466 Leaf from a large format word list, in Latin, decorated manuscript on vellum England, probalby Oxford, c. 1300

M6466 Leaf from a large format word list, in Latin, decorated manuscript on vellum England, probalby Oxford, c. 1300

Singl  leaf, with double column, 66 lines in a rounded English bookhand red paraphs 2 abd 3-line initials in red or blue with contrasting penwork, recovered from reuse as a pasterdown in a later bookbinding and hence with scuffs, discolored areas, overall good condition.  Size: 13 1/2 x 8 3/4 inches.

From a large and imposing codex most probably produced for use in a university setting, almost certainly in Oxford, here with entries for ‘T’.