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

MS. Douce 25

Summary Catalogue no.: 21599

Contents

Edmund of Abingdon, Speculum ecclesiae (English translation)
Language(s): Middle English

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: viii + 77 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 5 × 3.75 in.

Decoration

Pächt and Alexander iii. 1128:

Miniature, initial added to a MS. of 15th century, beginning.

History

Origin: 15th century, beginning; 15th century, end (decoration) ; English (?)

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 (1973).

Digital Images

Digital Bodleian (1 image from 35mm slides)

Last Substantive Revision

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