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

MS. Douce 295

Summary Catalogue no.: 21869

Contents

Dives and Pauper
Language(s): Middle English

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: i + 222 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 10.75 × 7.375 in.

Binding

Red velvet, faded.

History

Origin: 15th century, first half ; English

Provenance and Acquisition

'Thomas Richardson' (17th cent.) is on foll. 70, 85v, 99, cf. 78.

Probably bought by Douce in January 1834 from William Pickering (Douce Legacy, p. 134).

Francis Douce, 1757–1834

Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1834

Record Sources

Summary description abbreviated from the Summary Catalogue (1897).

Last Substantive Revision

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