Peter Kidd
@mssprovenance.bsky.social
Oxford-based researcher of medieval manuscripts; formerly of the Bodleian and the BL; especially interested in provenance and illumination; currently preparing a catalogue of the medieval and renaissance manuscripts of University College, Oxford.
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November 3, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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I'm confused!
The April page has the expected layout: Dominical letters, Golden numbers, etc. at the left.
But the first side you posted appears to have the gradings at the left, which is very weird.
Was it written with two months per page, or something?
The April page has the expected layout: Dominical letters, Golden numbers, etc. at the left.
But the first side you posted appears to have the gradings at the left, which is very weird.
Was it written with two months per page, or something?
September 23, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I'm confused!
The April page has the expected layout: Dominical letters, Golden numbers, etc. at the left.
But the first side you posted appears to have the gradings at the left, which is very weird.
Was it written with two months per page, or something?
The April page has the expected layout: Dominical letters, Golden numbers, etc. at the left.
But the first side you posted appears to have the gradings at the left, which is very weird.
Was it written with two months per page, or something?
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September 23, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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How far did you get?
And can you share an image of the other side?
And can you share an image of the other side?
September 23, 2025 at 1:00 PM
How far did you get?
And can you share an image of the other side?
And can you share an image of the other side?
The short answer is: I don't know. (I assumed that the wax was mixed with soot, or something, but the example in the display-case is a facsimile, not the original, so I am reluctant to base anything on what it looked like).
September 22, 2025 at 11:54 AM
The short answer is: I don't know. (I assumed that the wax was mixed with soot, or something, but the example in the display-case is a facsimile, not the original, so I am reluctant to base anything on what it looked like).
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September 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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For more post-war provenance, see my blogpost here: mssprovenance.blogspot.com/2022/08/manu...
Manuscripts from the Collection of W. Charles Fewtrell
Fewtrell provided a Contents page which begins:
mssprovenance.blogspot.com
September 17, 2025 at 1:07 PM
For more post-war provenance, see my blogpost here: mssprovenance.blogspot.com/2022/08/manu...
It took time for Senate House to identify, trace, and make contact with the rightful owner, but the affair has now been brought to a happy conclusion: Senate House has been allowed to keep the manuscript, so it will continue to be available for teaching and research:
www.london.ac.uk/senate-house...
www.london.ac.uk/senate-house...
Intrepid detective work by Senate House Library reunites rare manuscript with rightful owner
Intrepid detective work by staff at Senate House Library has resulted in the reuniting of a rare 14th century manuscript looted by the Nazis with its rightful owner
www.london.ac.uk
September 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM
It took time for Senate House to identify, trace, and make contact with the rightful owner, but the affair has now been brought to a happy conclusion: Senate House has been allowed to keep the manuscript, so it will continue to be available for teaching and research:
www.london.ac.uk/senate-house...
www.london.ac.uk/senate-house...
It is listed as the property of 'Comte Chandon de Briailles'. It misdated as 16th-century: presumably simply a typo, substituting the Roman numeral 'XVI' for 'XIV'. Apart from the date, all the details match, and the binding even has the arms of the Comte Chandon de Briailles.
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September 17, 2025 at 12:58 PM
It is listed as the property of 'Comte Chandon de Briailles'. It misdated as 16th-century: presumably simply a typo, substituting the Roman numeral 'XVI' for 'XIV'. Apart from the date, all the details match, and the binding even has the arms of the Comte Chandon de Briailles.
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For comparison, here are some others:
September 11, 2025 at 12:51 PM
For comparison, here are some others: