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

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

Origin: 14th century, second quarter (?) ; England

Provenance and Acquisition

Francis Douce, 1757–1834

Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1834

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)

Last Substantive Revision

2025-05-22: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1897) and other printed sources