IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0096 MS 575
Held at: Senate House Library, University of London
Title: Fragment of a treatise on the Mass
Date(s): 14th century
Level of description: Collection (fonds)
Extent: 2 leaves
Name of creator(s): Unknown
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
No information available at present.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
Two fragments of a medieval Dutch manuscript, subsequently used to re-inforce a binding, and containing part of a treatise on the Mass. The manuscript dates from the 14th century and is written in Flemish.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: Flemish
System of arrangement:
Conditions governing access:
Access to this collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the supervised environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Uncatalogued material may not be seen. Please contact the University Archivist for details.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.
Physical characteristics:
The first fragment contains 14 ruled lines and is 3¼" x ¾"; the second is 12 lines long and is 2½" x ¾". They are both written in two columns on vellum, with red capitals.
Finding aids:
See R. Watson, 'Descriptive list of fragments of medieval manuscripts in the University of London Library' (1976).
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information:
Accruals:
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Given by J. Cross in 1962.
ALLIED MATERIALS
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DESCRIPTION NOTES
Note:
Archivist's note: Compiled by Sarah Aitchison as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project.
Rules or conventions: Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
Date(s) of descriptions: Oct 2001