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

MS. Douce 195

Summary Catalogue no.: 21769

Contents

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: ii + 158 leaves, in double columns
Dimensions (binding): 14 × 9.75 in.

Decoration

Fine miniatures.

Borders.

Initials. By Robinet Testard . Belongs to Kuhn's group VI. (Pächt and Alexander i. 787, pl. LIX)

Binding

Maroon leather with gold ornament, doublé (French, 18th cent.).

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 abbreviated from the Summary Catalogue (1897). Decoration, localization and date follow Pächt and Alexander (1966).

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Digital Images

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Bibliography

Last Substantive Revision

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