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

MS. Douce 217

Summary Catalogue no.: 21791

Contents

Grandes Chroniques de France
Language(s): Middle French

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: iv + 447 leaves, in double columns
Dimensions (binding): 16.375 × 12.25 in.

Decoration

Good miniatures.

Borders.

Initials. Related to the style of Jehan de Nizières. (Pächt and Alexander i. 618)

History

Origin: 14th century, end ; 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).

Digital Images

Digital Bodleian (34 images from 35mm slides)

Bibliography

Last Substantive Revision

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