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MS. Douce 271

Summary Catalogue no.: 21845

Contents

1.
Treatises on heraldry and the Order of the Garter
Language(s): Anglo-Norman and Middle English
2.
Religious treatise
Language(s): Anglo-Norman and Middle English

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: ii + 78 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 7.875 × 5.875 in.

Decoration

drawings, partly unfinished). Borders, initial. Other marginal drawings added later, fol. 49. Close in style and content to BL Cotton Nero D. ii.(Pächt and Alexander iii. 1096, pl. CIII:

Fine miniatures

History

Origin: 15th century, third quarter; additions, 16th century ; 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).
Summary Catalogue, vol. 4, p. 575
Summary Catalogue, vol. 4, p. 576

Digital Images

Digital Bodleian (3 images from 35mm slides)

Bibliography

Abbreviations

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Last Substantive Revision

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