Bodleian Library, MSS Bodley 340 and 342
| Bodley 340 and 342 | |
|---|---|
| Oxford, Bodleian Library, MSS Bodley 340, 342 | |
| Type | codices, a homiliary in two volumes |
| Date | early 11th century, with later additions |
| Place of origin | Canterbury or Rochester |
| Language(s) | Old English, Latin, Old Dutch |
| Material | parchment |
| Script | square Anglo-Saxon minuscule (original text) |
| Contents | homilies, largely by Ælfric of Eynsham |
| Additions | pen trials (including Hebban olla vogala), annotations and glosses |
| Previously kept | Rochester Cathedral Priory |
Oxford, Bodleian Library, MSS Bodley 340 and 342 are two medieval manuscripts kept at the Bodleian Library in Oxford. They date from the early 11th century and contain a collection of Old English homilies in two volumes. From the middle of the 11th century, they were kept in Rochester, Kent. They are particularly notable for containing medieval pen trials by monks from Normandy, Flanders, Germany, and Italy, including the Old Dutch poem known as Hebban olla vogala.