LA/5/6/9
Reference code
LA/5/6/9
Level of description
File
Title
MS 150: Transcript of the Calendar by Wordsworth with Additional Notes
Original Title
Salisbury Cathedral MS 150 'Psalterium cum Calendaris' AD cir 969
Quantity & Format
1 booklet
1 sheet
1 sheet
Description
Wordsworth's own transcript of the calender at the beginning of MS150. Includes sketches of the signs of the zodiac and his own additional notes. At the beginning is a note on inscriptions at the beginning of MS 150 by Henry Hatcher from which Wordsworth deduces that the manuscript must have been rebound no later that 1830. At the end are further notes by Wordsworth on the manuscript discussing: whether the gloss was transcribed from another manuscript; the quantity and folio numbers of missing capitals; notes of the imagery of the 'human' figures; use of coloured inks. Includes a letter from Sir Ivor Atkins, Librarian Worcester Cathedral thanking Wordsworth for lending his this transcript and notes.
Language
English
Physical Characteristics
Material: paper
Keywords
Wordsworth, Christopher
Hatcher, Henry
Atkins, Sir, Ivor
Hatcher, Henry
Atkins, Sir, Ivor