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MS. Douce 292

Summary Catalogue no.: 21866

Contents

1.
Gospel of St. Matthew
Language(s): Latin
2.
Gospel of St. Mark
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: 110 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 10.5 × 8.25 in.

Decoration

Pächt and Alexander i. 266, pl. XVIII:

Important miniatures.

Important Canon Tables.

Important borders.

Important initials.

Binding

Thick wooden boards covered with leather, with brass clasps (one lost), and two small rings attached; front cover overlaid with brass, with ivory carving let in of Christ surrounded by symbols of the rour evangelists; elaborately engraved flat brass frame.

History

Origin: 11th century, second half (c. 1060 (?)) ; Flemish, Liège, or German, Lorsch (for full discussion see the description at Bibliotheca Laureshamensis)

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 (1966).
Summary Catalogue, vol. 4, p. 582

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Abbreviations

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Last Substantive Revision

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