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

MS. Douce 331

Summary Catalogue no.: 21905

Contents

Boccaccio, Filostrato

French translation by Louis de Beauvau

Language(s): Middle French

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

Decoration

Good miniatures.

Borders.

Initials. Imitation of the style of the MSS. of René d'Anjou. (Pächt and Alexander i. 729, pl. LVII)

Binding

Red velvet, rebacked.

History

Origin: 15th century, third quarter ; French, West

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).

Digital Images

Digital Bodleian (14 images from 35mm slides)

Bibliography

Last Substantive Revision

2022-04-04: Add binding information from Summary Catalogue.