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

MS. Douce 247

Summary Catalogue no.: 21821

Contents

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: iii + 63 leaves interleaved
Dimensions (binding): 7.25 × 5.375 in.

Decoration

Pächt and Alexander ii. 531, pl. LI:

Fine border.

Fine historiated initials.

Fine other initials.

History

Origin: 15th century, third quarter ; Italian, Venice or Verona

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 (1970).

Digital Images

Digital Bodleian (1 image from 35mm slides)

Last Substantive Revision

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