MS. Douce 242
Summary Catalogue no.: 21816
Contents
, Fabulae
Language(s): Latin
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: iii + 41 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 7.125 × 4.875 in.
Decoration
Much damaged. Important as reflecting a MS. belonging to an ancient pictorial tradition of illustrated fables. Pächt and Alexander i. 582, pl. XLIII:
Good coloured drawings.
Good initials.
History
Record Sources
Summary description abbreviated from the Summary Catalogue (1897). Decoration, localization and date follow Pächt and Alexander (1966).
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Last Substantive Revision
2024-05: Add extent and leaf dimensions from Summary Catalogue.