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Pontificale — Evesham, Worcestershire. Benedictine abbey of St Mary the Virgin and St Egwin.


Provenance: Evesham, Worcestershire. Benedictine abbey of St Mary the Virgin and St Egwin.
Location: British Library, London
Shelfmark: Lansdowne 451
Author/Title: Pontificale
Type of evidence: inferred evidence
Notes on evidence:

James West stated that the book belonged to Evesham abbey, but gave no evidence. The ascription therefore remains doubtful. The liturgical form is probably based on Exeter.

Date: s. xiv
Ownership:

'Mr Fowler of Evesham, sold to Mr [Lord] Somers.'

'Bought by James West at Dr Joseph Jekyll's auction' (fol. 2r).

Notes:

See W. H. Frere, Pontifical Services 1, Alcuin Club 3 (1901) 90–91, 105–09; 2 (4, 1901), pl. x, xi and W. St. John Hope and E. G. C. Atchley, English Liturgical Colours (1918), 229.