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

MS. Douce 335

Summary Catalogue no.: 21910

Contents

Edward, duke of York, Master of Game
Language(s): Middle English

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: iv + 77 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 11.375 × 8 in.

Decoration

Pächt and Alexander iii. 1000, pl. XCIII:

Good miniatures.

Good historiated initials.

Penwork initials.

Binding

Red morocco with gold ornament, 18th cent..

History

Origin: 15th century, middle ; English

Provenance and Acquisition

With the armorial bookplate of 'Charles Chauncy M.D.' (d. 1777).

Chauncy sale, April 1790; bought by Douce (Douce Legacy, p. 135).

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).

Digital Images

Digital Bodleian (49 images from 35mm slides)

Last Substantive Revision

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