MS. Douce 144
Summary Catalogue no.: 21718
Contents
Physical Description
Layout
1 col., 14 lines, 100–117 × 70 mm.
Decoration
By at least five hands, the calendar pictures by the Master of Étienne Loypeau , the full page miniatures by the Boucicaut and Bedford Masters, the silver-point drawings probably by one of the Limbourg brothers, and the marginal droleries by a minor illuminator. Pächt and Alexander i. 641, pl. XLIX-XL:
Important miniatures and drawings.
Important borders.
Important initials.
Binding
Green leather with gold tooling, 18th cent. French work.
History
Record Sources
Availability
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Digital Images
Digital Bodleian (201 images from 35mm slides)
Microfilm
Microfilm available in the open shelf collections in the Weston Library (R. Films 101)
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Last Substantive Revision
2024-05: Add extent, leaf dimensions and layout from Watson, Dated and Datable.