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

MS. Douce 243

Summary Catalogue no.: 21817

Contents

Book of Hours
Language(s): Middle Dutch

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: i + 202 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 7.25 × 5.5 in.

Decoration

Pächt and Alexander i. 223, pl. XVII:

Good historiated borders.

Good initials.

History

Origin: 15th century, third quarter ; Dutch, Delft

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 (14 images from 35mm slides)

Bibliography

Last Substantive Revision

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