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

MS. Douce 188

Summary Catalogue no.: 21762

Contents

2.
Jean de Meung, Testament
Language(s): Old French

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: ii + 178 leaves, in double columns
Dimensions (binding): 12.75 × 11.875 in.

Decoration

Pächt and Alexander i.654:

Drawings completely overpainted in 18th century (?).

History

Origin: 15th century, beginning ; 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).

Availability

This item will be on display in the Bodleian Libraries exhibition "Oracles, Omens and Answers" (ST Lee Gallery, Weston Library) from 6 Dec. 2024 to 27 April 2025, and will not be orderable between those dates or for a short period before and after.

Digital Images

Digital Bodleian (25 images from 35mm slides)

Bibliography

Last Substantive Revision

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

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