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

MS. Douce 142

Summary Catalogue no.: 21716

Contents

Gesta Romanorum
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: i + 127 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 9.875 × 7.125 in.

Decoration

Penwork.

History

Origin: 15th century, second half ; English

Provenance and Acquisition

'Liber ... sis capellani', 15th cent.

'Edu. Umfreville', 18th cent.: the name of 'William Jaruis' occurs on fol. 86 (16th cent.), cf. 41v.

Francis Douce, 1757–1834

Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1834

Record Sources

Summary description abbreviated from the Summary Catalogue (1897).

Last Substantive Revision

2024-05: Add extent and leaf dimensions from Summary Catalogue.