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MS. Douce 213

Summary Catalogue no.: 21787

Contents

Boccaccio, Decameron

French translation by Laurens de Premierfait .

Language(s): Middle French

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment, paper
Extent: 12 + cclvii leaves, in double columns
Dimensions (binding): 15.375 × 11.75 in.

Decoration

Fine miniature.

Border.

Initials. (Pächt and Alexander i. 717, pl. LV)

Binding

18th cent. with armorial device and legend 'Lud. Mag. Minst. 1695', referring to Louis XIV of France.

History

Origin: 15th century, middle (before 1467) ; French, Anjou (?)

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. 557

Digital Images

Digital Bodleian (2 images from 35mm slides)

Bibliography

Abbreviations

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Last Substantive Revision

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