MS. Douce 323
Summary Catalogue no.: 21897
Physical Description
Hand(s)
Hand 1: Anglicana in a dark brown ink, from fols. 1–160
Hand 2: Anglicana in a dark brown ink, from fols. 160–168
Decoration
Miniature (coloured drawing). (Pächt and Alexander iii. 1148)
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Fol. 101v, arms sable a saltire engrailed ermine between four roses (?) argent (the colours doubtful), with the name 'iohannes tubantisville', as though the scribe or owner (John of Trumpington?).
Belonged to William Dupre (Du pre), a specimen of whose intended metrical paraphrase of art. 2 in modem English is prefixed: sold by him to Douce, who has inserted notes of his own, chiefly also about art. 2.
Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1834
MS. Douce 232 – part 1
Contents
Physical Description
Collation
Layout
196 × 130 mm.
Decoration
Coat of arms in black and red on fol. 101v.
Catchwords decorated with scroll motif in red and black ink, becoming more complex from fol. 48v.
Marginal manicula in black ink on fols. 107v, 108r, and 130v.
MS. Douce 232 – part 2
Contents
Prologue and Passus i-xi of the A-text.
Physical Description
Collation
Layout
193 × 132 mm.
Decoration
Decorated catchwords in black ink.
Large elaborate rubrication (including black ink) on fol. 140r.
Decorated initial with dragon motif in rubrication on fol. 140r.
MS. Douce 232 – part 3
Contents
At the end is a coloured view of the abbey.
Physical Description
Layout
195 × 135 mm.
Decoration
Decorated catchwords in black ink.
Miniature depicting the Abbey of the Holy Ghost referenced in item 3 on fol. 159v.
MS. Douce 232 – part 4
Contents
Ends, abruptly, some leaves being lost, 'And thanketh God al his wille.'.
Physical Description
Layout
182 × 125 mm.
Additional Information
Record Sources
2025-05-16: Additional data collected by Megan Stuart and Adam Burge as part of the 'Big Data' and Medieval Manuscripts workshop held at the Bodleian Libraries, Oxford on 29th May 2025. Data encoded in TEI-XML by Sebastian Dows-Miller on 4th June 2025.
Digital Images
Digital Bodleian (4 images from 35mm slides)
Bibliography
Online resources:
Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2025-05-16: Additional data collected by Megan Stuart and Adam Burge as part of the 'Big Data' and Medieval Manuscripts workshop held at the Bodleian Libraries, Oxford on 29th May 2025. Data encoded in TEI-XML by Sebastian Dows-Miller on 4th June 2025.