A catalogue of Western manuscripts at the Bodleian Libraries and selected Oxford colleges

MS. Douce 102

Summary Catalogue no.: 21676

Contents

Book of Hours, Use of Troyes
Language(s): Latin and Middle French

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: iii + 171 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 8.75 × 6.375 in.
Dimensions (leaf): 210 × 150 mm.
Dimensions (written): 92 × 65 mm.

Layout

12 long lines

Decoration

Fine miniatures.

Borders.

Initials. Related to the Troyes hours, Paris BN Lat. 924 (Pächt and Alexander i. 646, pl. LI)

Binding

Red velvet.

History

Origin: 15th century, beginning ; French

Provenance and Acquisition

Francis Douce, 1757–1834

Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1834

Record Sources

Summary description abbreviated from the Summary Catalogue (1897). Decoration, localization and date follow Pächt and Alexander (1966).

Digital Images

Digital Bodleian (1 image from 35mm slides)

Bibliography

Last Substantive Revision

2024-09: Add extent, leaf dimensions and layout from van Dijk, Latin Liturgical Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, Oxford.