The Stamford Bible and The Hogg Roll

Item date: 13th century, 1593
Grant Value: 150
Item cost pre-decimal: Not recorded
Item date acquired: 1967
Item institution: Durham Cathedral
Town/City: Durham

The 13th century manuscript Bible is the only known manuscript to survive from the cell of Durham at Stamford. Written in Latin on 437 vellum leaves with numerous notes and annotations in medieval hands. The Roll consists of 65 pieces of paper pasted on linen and describes The Rites of Durham', a brief declaration of all the ancient monuments, rites and customs belonging to the church of Durham before the suppression of the Monasteries. Illustrated as plates II and III of AR

Item Provenance
The Hogg Roll belonged to Thomas Jefferson Hogg and James Hogg of Norton, Co. Durham.