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

MS. Douce 189

Summary Catalogue no.: 21763

Contents

Lancelot cycle, Branch 5
Language(s): Old French

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: iv + 81 leaves, in double columns
Dimensions (binding): 12.75 × 8.375 in.

Decoration

Pächt and Alexander ii. 86:

Good initial.

Good fleuronnée initials.

History

Origin: 13th century, second half ; Italian

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 (1970).

Bibliography

Last Substantive Revision

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