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

MS. Douce 130

Summary Catalogue no.: 21704

Contents

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

Decoration

Fine miniatures.

Borders.

Initials. Written with calligraphic flourishes. (Pächt and Alexander i. 896, pl. LXVI)

Binding

Black stamped leather, with brass bosses and clasp, contemporary, re-backed.

History

Origin: 1558 ; Spanish

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 (58 images from 35mm slides)

Bibliography

    Printed descriptions:

    A. Watson, Catalogue of Dated and Datable Manuscripts in Oxford Libraries (1984), no. 457

Last Substantive Revision

2022-04-04: Add binding information from Summary Catalogue.