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MS. Douce 165

Summary Catalogue no.: 21739

Contents

Jacques de Longuyon, Les Voeux du Paon (with continuations)
Language(s): Old French

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: vi + 252 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 10.375 × 7 in.

Decoration

Much defaced. Pächt and Alexander i. 599:

Miniatures.

Borders.

Initials.

Binding

Green velvet.

History

Origin: 14th century, first half ; 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).
Summary Catalogue, vol. 4, p. 542

Digital Images

Digital Bodleian (18 images from 35mm slides)

Bibliography

Abbreviations

View list of abbreviations and editorial conventions.

Last Substantive Revision

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