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

MS. Douce 149

Summary Catalogue no.: 21723

Contents

Vegetius, De re militari

French translation by Jean de Meun

Language(s): Old French

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: ii + 114 leaves, in double columns
Dimensions (binding): 10.125 × 7 in.

Decoration

Fleuronnée initials. (Pächt and Alexander i. list, p. 72)

History

Origin: 13th century, end ; 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).

Bibliography

Last Substantive Revision

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