Durham University Library Archives & Special Collections Catalogue
Legal texts of Justinian with gloss of Franciscus Accursius in a book which was at Oxford (deposited in the University chest as surety against a loan) and was annotated and used by several owners.
Parchment
Modern pencil foliation
Four matching coeval sections – f.1-59 (quires I-VIII); f.60-123 (quires IX-XVI); f.124-247 (quires XVII-XXXII); f.248-267 (quires XXXIII-XXXV) corresponding to the principal texts. The first and last (items (a) and (e)) are linked by common scribes and artists as are the second and third (items (b) and (c)).
I7 (= 8 lacks leaf 1), II-VII8, VIII4, IX-XXXI8, XXXII4, XXXIII-XXXIV8, XXXV4. Endleaves (f.268-9)2, formerly endleaf and pastedown.
Two columns.
Written by four scribes: scribe 1 wrote the main text and apparatus of (a) and the start of the main text of (e) plus all of its apparatus; scribe 2 did the main texts of (b) and (c); scribe 3 contributed the apparatus to both (b) and (c); scribe 4 wrote the end of the main text of (e).
Extensive further glossing, marginal and interlinear, throughout (a), the work of several 14-15th century cursive hands. Added glosses and annotation throughout (b), most consistently on f.60r-64r. Additional glossing and annotation throughout (c), most intensely on f.124r-126r. Additional glossing of (e) on f.248r and f.252v by two different hands
Standard Tuckett binding, mid 19th century full brown calf over thick wooden boards (Charles Tuckett, binder to the British Museum, rebound many Durham manuscripts in the 19th century). Stains on f.269 from the turnovers and metalwork of an earlier binding.
Written in Italy or Southern France, mid 14th century (before 1383).
Caucio Roberti Clowttesham et Roberti Redeness exposita in antiqua cista universitatis pro una marca die Mercurii proxima ante festum Natalis domini Anno domini Millesimo CCCmo octomo Tercio, f.268v, centre (erased).
Willelmus Admudeston, Adm′toun, Willelmus Admudeston′, 15th century casual additions, f.269r, at right angles to main text.
Starts imperfect within Book I, Titulus 1§3. f.59 blank.
f.123v blank.
Alphabetical listing of tituli in (c); listing by Collatio of the tituli in (c). Uncompleted alphabetical listing of the tituli in (e), by Thomas Swalwell.
f.268r-269r blank apart from later notes.