MS. Douce 267
Summary Catalogue no.: 21841
Contents
Book of Hours, Use of Besançon
Language(s): Latin and Middle French
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: parchment
Decoration
Unfinished. Pächt and Alexander i. 721, pl. LVI:
Good miniatures.
Fine historiated borders.
Fine initials.
Binding
Dark leather with a stamp of the Crucifixion on each side (early 17th cent.?).
History
Record Sources
Summary description abbreviated from the Summary Catalogue (1897). Decoration, localization and date follow Pächt and Alexander (1966).
Digital Images
Digital Bodleian (14 images from 35mm slides)
Bibliography
Online resources:
Printed descriptions:
S. J. P. van Dijk, Latin Liturgical Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, vol. 4: Books of Hours (typescript, 1957), p. 37
Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2022-04-04: Add binding information from Summary Catalogue.