MS. Douce 26
Summary Catalogue no.: 21600
Contents
Statutes of England (statuta vetera)
Contains thirty statutes, the first of which is an Edwardine confirmation of Magna Carta
Most of the statutes are of the reigns of Edward I and Edward II, a few of the latter part of Henry III
Ends with "Statutum Karliolense" (15 Edward II)
Language(s): Latin and Anglo-Norman
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: iii + 122 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 5.125 × 3.375 in.
History
Record Sources
Description adapted (May 2025) by Stewart J. Brookes from the following sources:
Catalogue of the Printed Books and Manuscripts Bequeathed by Francis Douce, esq. to the Bodleian Library (1840), p. 4
Summary Catalogue (1897)
Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2025-05-22: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1897) and other printed sources