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MS. Douce 195

Summary Catalogue no.: 21769

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Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

Decoration

Fine miniatures, borders, initials. By Robinet Testard . Belongs to Kuhn's group VI. (P&A i. 787, pl. LIX)

History

Origin: 15th century, end ; French

Provenance and Acquisition

Arms of Louise of Savoy, 1476-1531.

Comte Justin MacCarthy-Reagh, 1744-1811 (Douce Legacy, no. 232a).

George Hibbert, 1757-1837.

His sale, March-April 1829, lot. 6947, bought by Douce for £84 (Douce Legacy, no. 232a).

Bequeathed by Douce to the Bodleian in 1834.

Record Sources

Summary description by Elizabeth Solopova and Matthew Holford, based on the Summary Catalogue and supplementary sources.
Summary Catalogue, vol. 4, p. 550

Availability

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Digital Images

Digital Bodleian (full digital facsimile)
Digital Bodleian (168 images from 35mm slides)

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