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

MS. Douce 245

Summary Catalogue no.: 21819

Contents

Breviary (Franciscan)
Language(s): Latin and Middle French

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: vi + 592 leaves, in double columns
Dimensions (binding): 7.25 × 5.5 in.

Decoration

Fols. 530–537 added, 15th century, beginning. Pächt and Alexander i. 593, pl. XLV:

Good borders.

Good historiated initials.

Good other initials.

History

Origin: 14th century, second quarter; additions, 15th century, beginning ; French, Paris

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 (10 images from 35mm slides)

Bibliography

    Printed descriptions:

    S. J. P. van Dijk, Latin Liturgical Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, vol. 2: Office Books (typescript, 1957), p. 286

Last Substantive Revision

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